Structuring in Scrivener: Understanding the binder icons
Structuring in Scrivener is all about creating folders and documents ...
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Structuring in Scrivener: Introducing folders
In this next series of posts, I'm focusing on how to use folders and documents within Scrivener to create a meaningful structure for a writing project. Although my initial reason for using Scrivener was for writing novels for NaNoWriMo - and we will look at how the structure works in fiction in subsequent posts - I now use Scrivener for all my writing projects. So I'm starting with my most recent 'use' of folders -...
Split screen options in Scrivener: Locking the Inspector and the Active Pane
Split screen option was #2 on my list of Scrivener Plus Points as it provides such a feeling of control over my content. From day 1, I've been using split screens for my NaNoWriMo projects and all other projects too. (Back in December 2015, I needed a third editing screen and pulled into play the Quick Reference screen too.) In October 2016, in the run-up to NaNoWriMo for that year, I wrote my first...
Guest post: Alinka Rutowska
Posted on
25 February 2017
Today's guest is Alinka Rutkowska, fellow Wrimo and Scrivener fan. Back in March 2016, Alinka shared how she uses Scrivener in her writing. Since then, she and I have been talking and finding that we have much in common. We're learning all the time, and we make mistakes along the way. We both want to share what we've discovered, to help other writers enjoy the same success we've had, without the setbacks. We...
Bookmarks
Bookmarks Annotations are useful for leaving yourself messages within your manuscript, but a special form of these, linked to the text itself, is the bookmark. What is a bookmark in Scrivener? A bookmark is a linked annotation, one which marks a spot within the manuscript so that you can navigate to that spot easily when needed. Bookmarking can also be used to mark out sections of text within a longer manuscript. Why use bookmarks? Bookmarks can...
Messaging in Scrivener: Overview
Messaging in Scrivener can be achieved in many ways. 1 Annotations 2 Footnotes 3 Comments 4 Project and document notes Which method(s) you choose depends mostly on whether you are working alone or in collaboration with others, and the extent to which you want to export these messages. The links below take you back to the posts which gave an in-depth discussion of each option. There are two more posts to complete...
Messaging in Scrivener: 5 Project notes
This is the fifth of a series posts introducing the topic of messaging in Scrivener And today’s post is all about notes, in particular: project notes. Essentially, there are four options for messaging: 1 Annotations 2 Footnotes 3 Comments 4 Project and document notes Depending on what you are trying to achieve, choosing the best of the four options could make life easier for you in the long run, so learning about all...
Messaging in Scrivener: 4 Document notes
This is the fourth of a series of posts introducing the topic of messaging in Scrivener and today’s post is all about notes, in particular: document notes. 1 Annotations 2 Footnotes 3 Comments 4 Project and document notes Depending on what you are trying to achieve, choosing the best of the four options could make life easier for you in the long run, so learning about all four makes sense. What are notes? Within...
Messaging in Scrivener: 3 Comments
This is the third of a series of posts introducing the topic of messaging in Scrivener Aand today's post is all about comments. Essentially, there are four options for messaging: 1 Annotations 2 Footnotes 3 Comments 4 Project and document notes Depending on what you are trying to achieve, choosing the best of these could make life easier for you in the long run, so learning about all four makes sense. What are comments? Comments...