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# Filling Allocations Forward

Filling forward copies an allocation into following blank scenes.

It is useful when someone keeps the same mic for several scenes or throughout the show.

## Using fill forward

In the **Mic plot**:

1. Assign the wearer in the first relevant scene.
2. Press the **→** button beside that allocation.

StageMic fills the following blank cells on the same mic row.

A brief message confirms how many cells were filled.

## Where filling stops

Filling stops before the next existing assignment.

That includes:

* Another character.
* The same character already assigned.
* A Mic table assignment.

It also stops at the end of the show.

Existing allocations are not overwritten.

## Example

Before filling:

| Mic | Scene 1 | Scene 2 | Scene 3 | Scene 4 | Scene 5 |
| :- | :- | :- | :- | :- | :- |
| 1 | John | Unassigned | Unassigned | Alice | Unassigned |

Pressing **→** in Scene 1 produces:

| Mic | Scene 1 | Scene 2 | Scene 3 | Scene 4 | Scene 5 |
| :- | :- | :- | :- | :- | :- |
| 1 | John | John | John | Alice | Unassigned |

Alice’s existing assignment stops the fill. The blank cell after Alice is left unchanged.

## Mic table assignments

Mic table counts as an existing assignment and stops a fill from an earlier scene.

You can also fill a Mic table assignment forward if you want the plot to show the mic remaining at the table across several scenes.

## When the button is unavailable

There is nothing to fill forward from an unassigned cell or beyond the final scene, so the button is unavailable in those cases.

## After filling

Review the Character and Actor plots for unintended multiple-mic allocations.

Fill forward follows the mic row. It does not check whether the wearer should retain that mic for dramatic or practical reasons.

To correct a filled allocation, edit the affected cells in the Mic plot. Save a separate backup before making substantial changes if you may want to return to the earlier plot.


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