# Scrivener for Dummies  ## Metadata - Author: [[Gwen Hernandez]] - Full Title: Scrivener for Dummies - Category: #books ## Highlights - people who write by the seat of their pants ([Location 615](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=615)) - pantsers ([Location 615](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=615)) - Plotters, ([Location 617](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=617)) - live and die by the outline ([Location 617](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=617)) - Any file or folder ([Location 653](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=653)) - An item that contains text. ([Location 655](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=655)) - A container for documents and other folders. ([Location 658](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=658)) - Much like a folder, but designated as a file, rather than a folder. ([Location 664](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=664)) - Any Binder item ([Location 666](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=666)) - Every Scrivener project starts out with three root folders: ([Location 676](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=676)) - Manuscript (Draft): ([Location 677](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=677)) - Research: ([Location 684](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=684)) - Trash: ([Location 686](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=686)) - Change Log, ([Location 773](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=773)) - When you import, Scrivener makes a copy of the file so that the original remains untouched. It doesn’t create a link between the original and the imported copy, so changes in one don’t affect the other. ([Location 793](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=793)) - OPML (Outline Processor Markup Language): ([Location 814](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=814)) - .indexcard ([Location 817](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=817)) - Research Files as Aliases: Imports a file while retaining a link to the original file so that you always have the most up-to-date version. ([Location 846](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=846)) - grouping, which organizes the selected items into a new folder. ([Location 968](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=968)) - resulting document has the Label, Status, and other metadata settings of the topmost file. ([Location 1050](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=1050)) - if you’re storyboarding, think about what you need to see for each document. ([Location 1102](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=1102)) - The Auto-Generate option overwrites any existing Synopsis text, ([Location 1141](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=1141)) - If you select lines of text from your document in the Editor before you click the Auto-Generate Synopsis button, Scrivener fills the card with the selected lines when you click the button. ([Location 1147](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=1147)) - That row of buttons at the bottom of the Inspector ([Location 1428](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=1428)) - when you add a reference, all that’s stored in Scrivener is the link to it. ([Location 1528](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=1528)) - References are also great for files that can’t be viewed within Scrivener, such as spreadsheets, presentations, or other files created with specialty software. ([Location 1530](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=1530)) - external references to files on one computer don’t work on another. ([Location 1630](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=1630)) - You can sort documents by a custom metadata field in the Outliner. ([Location 1802](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=1802)) - snapshots allow you to keep multiple versions of your documents, compare them, and even revert back to an older version. ([Location 1874](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=1874)) - if you like to type in 16-point blue Helvetica, you can do that and still have Scrivener export to Times New Roman or Courier without ([Location 1930](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=1930)) - Tools ([Location 2053](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=2053)) - Project⇒Text Preferences ([Location 2067](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=2067)) - To compare snapshot versions (see Chapter 19 for more on snapshots). ([Location 2206](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=2206)) - Locking the Editor pane — which you can do in Single Pane view, as well — prevents Binder selections from affecting the locked pane. ([Location 2259](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=2259)) - View⇒Binder Affects, ([Location 2272](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=2272)) - you can lock the Inspector, ([Location 2292](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=2292)) - View ([Location 2332](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=2332)) - Tab key to move forward, or Shift+Tab to move backwards. ([Location 2666](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=2666)) - You can add keywords to documents while in Corkboard view ([Location 2668](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=2668)) - Keywords Panel button in the toolbar. ([Location 2670](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=2670)) - Stacked Corkboards are available only in Linear mode. ([Location 2763](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=2763)) - Print Cutting Guides: ([Location 2856](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=2856)) - To remove the Synopsis with one click, click the Hide Synopses button in the Outliner footer. ([Location 2987](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=2987)) - Want to open an item to work on it in the Editor? You don’t need to find it in the Binder — simply double-click the item icon. ([Location 3007](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=3007)) - Annotations are embedded within the text, whereas comments are stored outside the text, accessible by a hyperlink or the Comments & Footnotes pane in the Inspector. ([Location 3115](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=3115)) - Inline annotations are notes inserted directly into the text of your document. ([Location 3121](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=3121)) - Choose Edit⇒Find⇒Find by Formatting. ([Location 3181](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=3181)) - You can strip them all at the same time — although still only one document at a time ([Location 3237](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=3237)) - Scrivener offers two basic styles of footnotes: linked and inline. ([Location 3360](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=3360)) - Linked footnotes are especially suited for long notes that might visually disrupt the flow of your text while you’re working, ([Location 3365](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=3365)) - eferenced footnotes ([Location 3375](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=3375)) - footnote marker ([Location 3413](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=3413)) - A referenced footnote is a type of inline footnote that uses a reference word (anchor) ([Location 3458](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=3458)) - it’s stored right in the document itself ([Location 6014](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=6014)) - Format⇒Options⇒Show Invisibles ([Location 6504](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=6504)) - Documents⇒Duplicate⇒With Subdocuments and Unique Title ([Location 6612](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=6612)) - Documents⇒Duplicate⇒Without Subdocuments. ([Location 6620](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B008S2MXTS&location=6620))