Far more than a word processor, Scrivener helps you organize and brainstorm even the most complex writing project, bring together your research, and write more efficiently and successfully than ever before. Long available for Mac, there’s now a Windows version, too. Thousands of writers and aspiring writers are discovering this powerful, low-cost tool. Now, there’s an up-to-the-minute, easy guide to the latest versions of Scrivener for both Mac and Windows: Scrivener Absolute Beginner’s Guide.   Written by working novelist and experienced computer book author Jennifer Kettell, this guide doesn’t just present features and menus: it presents Scrivener in the context of your creative workflow, so you can make the most of this amazing software. Kettell draws on years of Scrivener experience and private tutoring to help you use Scrivener in both fiction and non-fiction projects, including screenwriting and academic writing.   This book is as authoritative as it gets. Kettell not only wrote it in Scrivener: screen captures show her work in progress, and identify powerful ways to use Scrivener to improve productivity. Her book has been tech edited by the Literature & Latte software team member who serves as main liaison for the Scrivener Windows product to ensure that the Windows version is covered as thoroughly as the Mac version.   You’ll learn how to: · Integrate Scrivener into your own personal workflow · Get to know Scrivener’s interface and customize it to your workstyle · Write, organize, storyboard, plot, and edit your document · Create custom templates to manage manuscripts, brainstorming, and research · Use keywords and metadata to keep track of complex projects · Track your progress and backing up your work · Generate a completed manuscript · Create an e-book from your manuscript · Discover new uses for Scrivener   Throughout, Kettell clearly identifies differences between the Mac and Windows versions of Scrivener, so you’re never frustrated by searching for a feature that isn’t there. Scrivener Absolute Beginner’s Guide is simple, clear, non-technical, and written from the viewpoint of a professional writer for other writers. It’s the Scrivener guide thousands of writers have been waiting for.  

Table of Contents:
Introduction ..............................1   What Is Scrivener? ...............................................................2 Mac Versus Windows Versus Linux Versus iPad ................2 How This Book Is Organized ........................................................3 Conventions Used in This Book ..............................................4 Assumptions About Computer Knowledge ....................................7 Getting More Help .............................................................7   I Getting Started in Scrivener   1 Getting to Know the Scrivener Interface ...............9 Understanding Projects ...............................................................10  Creating a New Project ...............................................10  Selecting a Project Template ...............................14  Saving Projects ..........................................................15 Introducing the Main Scrivener Components ......................15  Examining the Editor ........................................16  Using the Binder................................................17  Opening the Inspector .............................................19 Changing the Group View Mode ................................20 Understanding Folders Versus Files ...............................23 Accessing Other Panels.....................................................23   2 Customizing Your Work Environment .................27 Setting General Preferences ............................28  Startup Options ..........................................29  Saving .............................................................29  Services (Mac Only) .............................................30  Separators (Mac Only) ................................................30  Scratch Pad .............................................................31  Bibliography Manager .....................................31 Customizing Scrivener’s Appearance ............................32  Binder ........................................................33  Outliner .......................................34  Notepad Lines ......................................34  General .......................................35  Full Screen ......................................35  Fonts .............................................36  Modifying the Color Scheme .................................36 Customizing the Corkboard Appearance ....................40  Appearance ..............................................41  Fonts .............................................................43  Dragging and Double-Clicking ....................................43 Setting Full Screen Composition Mode Preferences ..........44  Composition Mode Setup .................................45  Editing Options .................................46  Composition Mode Appearance ...............................47  Composition Mode Customizable Colors .........................47  Default View Settings ................................................48 Customizing the Editor..............................................48  Editing Options ...................................................49  Wrap to Editor Mode ............................................50  Wrap to Page Mode ............................................51 Setting a Writing Font ...............................................53 Saving and Sharing Your Preference Settings .............55  Saving Preference Presets ..............................................57  Saving Theme Preferences .........................................58 Using Workspace Layouts ..........................................59  Creating Layouts ..........................................................61  Accessing Layouts ..........................................62  Modifying Layouts ..............................................63  Renaming Layouts ..................................................63  Deleting Layouts ...........................................................64  Exporting and Importing Layouts .....................................64 Customizing the Toolbar ...................................................65   3 Organizing the Binder ...................................69 Working with Files and Folders ......................................70 Adding Documents and Folders to the Binder .......................73  Adding Text Documents .........................................74  Adding Folders .........................................75  Adding a Folder at the Root Level.................................76  Adding a File at the Root Level...................................77  Grouping Documents and Folders ........................77 Organizing Documents and Folders in the Binder .............78  Moving Items ................................................79  Duplicating Items .......................................80  Renaming Items ..............................................81  Deleting Items .............................................81 Adding Icons to Documents and Folders (Mac Only) ..............82  Installing Additional Icons ........................................83  Restoring Original Icons .....................................85 Importing an Existing Manuscript ............................85  Setting Import Preferences .......................................87  Importing Documents .............................................88  Splitting and Merging Files ...........................88  Using Import and Split .......................................89 Focusing on the Chapter at Hand ...........................90  Revealing and Hiding Items .................................90  Hoisting the Binder (Mac Only) ...........................91   4 Writing in the Editor ..............................93 Examining the Editor Window ..........................94 Using the Header Bar .....................................95  Navigation History Buttons .............................95  The Item Icon Menu.......................................96  Sidebar Navigation Buttons ...............................98 Splitting the Screen ...........................................98  Splitting the Editor ...........................................99  Selecting an Item in Split Screen ................. 101  Binder Affects Menu ................................ 101  Closing a Split ...................................... 103  Saving Your Layout ................................... 103 Formatting Text and Paragraphs ........................ 104  Preserving Formatting ...................................... 107 Using Formatting Presets (Mac Only) ................... 107  Creating a Formatting Preset ..................... 108  Deleting a Formatting Preset ........................ 110 Accessing the Ruler ................................. 110  Setting Tabs ......................................... 111  Adjusting Indents ............................................ 112 Using the Footer Bar .......................................... 112 Checking Spelling ...................................................... 113  Automatic Spell Checking ...................................... 113  Manually Checking Your Spelling............................. 115  Automating Corrections as You Type ........................ 116 Adding Images to a Document ................................ 118  Inserting Linked Images (Mac Only) .................... 119  Embedding PDF Images (Mac Only) .......................... 120 Viewing Scrivenings ............................................ 120 Using QuickReference Panels (Mac Only) ........................... 121 Taking Notes in the Scratch Pad ......................................... 123  Adding and Deleting Notes.............................. 125  Sending a Note to a Project ...................... 125   5 Writing in Full Screen ......................... 127 Using Composition Mode ....................................... 128 Making Adjustments in the Control Strip ..................... 130 Using Composition Mode with Multiple Displays .................. 134 Using the Mac’s Full Screen Mode ........................ 134   II Organizing Your Writing Process   6 Storyboarding with the Corkboard .............. 137 Opening the Corkboard ............................ 138  Viewing Multiple Containers in a Stacked Corkboard ......... 139  Adding Documents to the Corkboard .................... 141 Examining Index Cards .................................. 142 Adding Index Card Options ............................ 143 Setting Corkboard Options on the Footer Bar .................. 145 Using the Corkboard in Split Screen ............................ 146  Putting Split Screen to Work ................................ 148  Using Images to Your Advantage ............................ 150 Locking the View Mode (Mac Only) ..................................... 152 Working with the Freeform Corkboard (Mac Only)...................... 152 Printing Index Cards ........................................... 155   7 Plotting in the Outliner ................... 161 Exploring the Outliner ................................... 162 Customizing the Outliner .............................. 163  Expanding and Collapsing Containers ...................... 163  Adding and Removing Columns ........................... 164  Arranging Columns and Items ...................... 167  Hiding the Synopsis ........................................... 168  Sorting by Outliner Columns (Mac Only) ................. 168 Printing an Outline on the Mac ............................ 170 Exporting an Outline ........................................... 173  Exporting to a Spreadsheet (CSV Format) ..................... 173  Exporting to OPML Format................................... 174 Importing an OPML or Freemind Outline ..................... 177   8 Organizing Your Research ............ 181 Importing Research Files .......................... 182  Using File Import .................................. 182  Opening Files in an External Editor ................... 183  Linking to an Alias .............................. 185 Using PDFs ......................................... 188 Accessing Media Files ................................. 189 Importing Web Pages ............................... 190   9 Brainstorming with Scrivener ......................... 193 Using the Name Generator ............................... 194  Searching for Names on the Mac................................... 194  Adding Names to the Mac Name Generator ................... 196  Searching for Names in Windows .................................. 198  Adding Names to the Windows Name Generator .................. 201 Creating a Sketchpad ...................................... 202 Using Aeon Timeline with Scrivener (Mac Only) ...................... 205   10 Editing Your Manuscript .......................... 211 Using Inline Annotations ....................................... 212  Adding Annotations ......................................... 212  Editing Annotations ................................................. 213  Changing the Appearance of Annotations ........................... 214 Adding and Reviewing Comments ............................ 217  Adding Comments ........................................ 217  Editing Comments .................................... 218  Changing the Appearance of Comments ........................... 219  Moving Comments ......................................... 219  Removing All Document Notations ........................... 220 Converting Annotations to Comments (and Vice Versa) ................ 221 Searching for Annotations and Comments ................... 222 Exporting Annotations and Comments ................... 223 Using Revision Mode (Mac Only) ..................... 223  Marking Text .......................................... 224  Marking Text for Deletion ................................... 226  Customizing Revision Mode ............................... 226  Finding Revisions .......................................... 227  Removing Revisions ................................ 228 Taking Snapshots ......................................... 229  Creating Snapshots ..................................... 229  Viewing Snapshots .................................... 230  Comparing Snapshot Versions (Mac Only) .................. 232  Reverting to a Prior Snapshot ......................... 233   III Digging Deeper into Scrivener   11 Digging into the Inspector ...................... 237 Navigating the Inspector ..................................... 238 Adding a Synopsis in the Inspector ........................... 239  Automatically Generating a Synopsis ................................ 240  Adding an Image to the Synopsis ................................ 241 Toggling the Created and Modified Date .......................... 242 Selecting Compile Settings ...................................... 242 Adding Project and Document Notes ................................ 243  Adding Images to Notes ........................................... 244  Managing Project Notes (Mac Only) ........................... 246 Using Reference Links ................................................ 247  Adding Internal References ................................ 248  Adding Internal References to the Item Icon Menu (Mac Only) ......... 249  Adding External References ................................. 250  Viewing References ............................................... 251  Editing and Deleting References ............................... 252 Locking the Inspector ....................................... 253   12 Putting Keywords and Meta-Data to Work ............... 255 Setting Status and Labels ...................................... 256  Changing the Label and Status Titles ........................... 256  Removing Status and Label Values .......................... 259  Adding Status and Label Values ............................... 260  Setting a Default Status or Label ......................... 262  Associating Color with Labels ................................... 262  Applying Label Color to Interface Elements .................... 264  Applying a Status Stamp to Index Cards ............................. 266  Using Glyphs as a Status Stamp on the Mac ......................... 266  Adding Glyphs as a Status Stamp in Windows...................... 268 Using Keywords........................................................ 270  Viewing the Keywords Inspector Pane ........................ 271  Adding Keywords to Documents ..................................... 271  Removing Keywords from a Document ................................. 272  Using the Keywords Panel .................................. 272  Organizing Project Keywords ............................. 274  Searching by Keyword .......................................... 274  Deleting Keywords from a Project ................................... 276 Adding Custom Meta-Data (Mac Only) ................................... 276  Adding Fields ................................................... 277  Adding Values ..................................................... 279  Deleting Custom Meta-Data Fields .................................. 280   13 Creating and Using Template Sheets ............................ 283 Using Predesigned Template Sheets ................................ 284  Changing the Template Folder ............................... 285  Modifying Template Sheets ................................... 285  Creating a Document from a Template ......................... 287 Creating Your Own Template Sheets ...................................... 288 Setting a Default Document Type ............................................ 290   14 Creating and Using Project Templates ........................ 293 Creating a Project to Build a Template ................................... 294 Developing a Good Template .......................................... 295  Create a Workspace Layout .......................................... 296  Set Up the Draft Folder .................................................... 296  Add or Modify the Information File ........................................ 297  Create Non-Draft Folders and Files .................................... 297  Set Default Meta-Data ............................................. 300  Set Project Targets ................................................... 301  Create Template Sheets ................................................ 301  Create Initial Collections ............................................... 302  Designate Compile Settings .......................................................... 303 Using Template Placeholder Tags (Mac Only) ................................. 303 Saving a Project Template ............................................................ 306  Modifying a Project Template ............................................. 307  Setting a Default Project Template .................................... 308  Deleting a Project Template ........................................................ 308 Importing and Exporting Project Templates ................................ 309  Importing a Project Template ........................................ 310  Exporting a Project Template ...................................... 311   IV Managing Your Writing Projects   15 Tracking Your Progress ........................................ 313 Using Project Targets .......................................................... 314  Setting Target Options (Mac Only) ............................... 315  Setting Draft Targets ................................................. 319  Setting Session Targets ................................... 320  Resetting Target Sessions ......................................... 320 Using Document Targets .............................................. 321 Using Project Statistics ...................................................... 323 Viewing Word Frequency .......................................... 325   16 Searching Your Project ....................................... 329 Conducting Project Searches ............................................... 330  Narrowing Project Search Results by Element ........................... 331  Limiting Project Searches with Operators ........................... 332  Narrowing Search Options ................................ 333  Using Project Replace .................................. 334 Using Document Find and Replace ..................................... 336  Performing a Document Find ........................................ 336  Using Document Replace with Document Find.................... 338 Using the Find Synopsis Tool (Mac Only) .......................... 338 Searching by Format ................................... 340 Creating and Using Collections.................................. 342  Creating a Standard Collection ...................................... 343  Adding and Removing Files from Standard Collections .............. 346  Moving Files in a Standard Collection ...................... 347  Creating a Search Collection ............................... 348  Converting a Search Collection to a Standard Collection......... 349  Renaming Collections ..................................... 349  Removing Collections ..................................... 349  Toggling the Collection View ............................... 349 Setting Bookmarks (Mac Only) .................................... 350  Adding Bookmarks ........................................................ 350  Using Bookmark Headers for Navigation ............................. 351 Choosing Favorites (Mac Only) .................................... 352   17 Backing Up Your Work....................... 355 Setting Backup Preferences ............................... 356 Backing Up to Dropbox ................................. 359 Excluding a Project from Automatic Backups ...................... 361 Performing Manual Backups ...................................... 361 Backing Up to Time Machine or Windows Backup ....................... 364 Restoring from a Backup ................................ 364   18 Taking Scrivener Out and About ..................... 367 Using Scrivener on Multiple Computers ...................... 368 Using Dropbox to Access Your Scrivener Project ........................... 369 Syncing Your Project (Mac Only) ................................................ 371  Using Files in the External Folder ..................................... 375  Working Wisely with Synced Folders ........................... 376 Using iPad Apps with Scrivener Files (Mac Only) .............................. 376  Using iA Writer with Scrivener Files (Mac Only) ........................... 377  Using Index Card for iOS (Mac Only) ........................................... 380   V Generating a Completed Manuscript   19 Compiling Your Completed Work .................... 387 Understanding the Compile Process ............................................ 388  Choosing a Compile Format................................................ 389  Selecting an Output Format ................................................. 391  Compiling the Project Using Compile Presets ............................ 394 Using the Compile Window ....................................................... 396 Choosing the Contents to Compile ................................................. 397  Selecting Items in the Compile Group ....................................... 399  Filtering the Contents of a Compile Group (Mac Only) ...................... 400  Adding Front Matter (Mac Only) ....................................... 402