As I mentioned above, unless you have a burning desire for something different, go with the defaults to start with. You can specify the separators according the type (folder or document) or according to the section types. This additional material is called a separator. ![]() This is in addition to whatever you typed in the Binder (your headings) and whatever you typed into the Editing pane (your text). You have the option to include some text, or special characters, or a line space between consecutive documents/folders. Note that these settings apply to all section types – Scrivener applies them globally to your manuscript. In this post, though, we’ll whistle through the other ten. In the next blog post, I will concentrate on the most important topic: Section Layouts tab (the top entry). If you were to choose a different output route, you’d see other topics, those relevant to your choice. Having done that, you are then faced with a plethora of decisions! Let’s consider all the options … Formatting via Compile – the left hand pane entriesĭepending on the output route you chose, the left hand pane presents a list of topics, each of which leads to controls for you to set.įor this blog post, I’ve opted for Print and Scrivener has presented 11 topics for me to consider. Whichever you choose – My Formats / Project Formats – if you change your mind, you can create a duplicate of it and opt for the other: Project Formats / My Formats. The next hurdle was deciding whether I wanted this to be one of My Formats (available for all my projects) or as a Project format (only available for this project) I’d started with Scrivener’s default ‘Manuscript (Times)’ and – once I’d selected the ‘duplicate’ route – entered the name DEMO Manuscript (Times). Whichever route you try to take, you need to accept Scrivener’s directions! Whereas, clicking on the + invites you to ‘Duplicate and Edit Format’. I wanted to start by formatting the Chapter Heading section type that I had assigned to the Chapter Heading section layout …īut as soon as you click on the pencil icon for one of Scrivener default section layouts, you’ll be prompted to create a duplicate – you cannot amend the default project layout!Īnd if you click on the cog wheel, the edit option is greyed out. Ready? Let’s walk through the process … Step-by-step approach to formatting via Compileįor each section type, once you’ve assigned a section layout, you can then accept Scrivener’s default, or set the formatting to suit yourself. This process requires a clear head, not a frazzled one.
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