Scrivener!
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Scrivener has an
number of features...
Today we will only cover a small crosssection of features...
Vaguely Accurate Agenda
What isn’t Scrivener?
What is Scrivener?
Key concepts
Less obvious features
Walkthroughs
Scrivener is not a word processor
What is Scrivener?
“Scrivener is aimed at writers of all kinds... who need
to structure a long piece of text while referring to
research documents.”
“Scrivener is a ring-binder, a scrapbook, a corkboard,
an outliner and text editor all rolled into one.”
“Scrivener is intended to be a kind of ‘writer’s shed’
for those of us who don’t have a spare shed.”
What is Scrivener?
“One of the key philosophies behind Scrivener is that
it shouldn’t try to force you into a particular
workflow.”
“It is primarily intended to be a first draft tool... often
you will want to take your draft to a dedicated word
processor or layout program for final formatting.”
Scrivener is more important to me than my own family.
[not really true but needed a third bullet...]
Scrivener Purchase Info
Available for both Mac and Windows
(iPad coming soon!)
Available from the Literature and Latte website:
http://literatureandlatte.com/
Available from the Mac app store
Free 30-day trial
$45 for a license
Student discount available
Tutorials!
Literature and Latte’s video tutorials:
http://www.literatureandlatte.com/videos.php
Yuvi’s tedious one-hour video tutorial:
http://yuvizalkow.com/videos/scrivener
Scrivener’s interactive tutorial:
from the menu, select “Help > Interactive Tutorial...”
Scrivener’s manual:
from the menu, select “Help > Scrivener Manual”
Scrivener Support:
http://www.literatureandlatte.com/support.php
Key Concepts (1 of 2)
The Binder
Research
The Four Views
Inspector
Search
Compiling
Key Concepts (2 of 2)
Toolbars
Title, Synopsis
Label, Status
Writing Targets
Syncing
Preferences
Less Obvious Features
Customizing Label & Status
Annotations, Comments, Highlights, Footnotes
Format menu
Document Notes, Project Notes
Snapshots, Change Tracking
Document menu
Collections
Split Screen
Other Notes
Learn the keyboard shortcuts!!!
•
Scrivener Manual: Appendix A
(also page 387 for creating your own shortcuts)
•
http://scrivenerwriter.com/all-the/all-the-keyboard-shortcuts/
•
Do a search for “Scrivener keyboard shortcuts”
and you’ll find many other resources!
Walkthroughs
Creating a New Document
Importing into Scrivener
Outline or Mind Map
Import into Scrivener
Using Label and Status
Compiling an Output
Q&A
the end
Import Hints
Format a temporary document as desired
Select Scrivener > Preferences > Formatting...
Click “Use Formatting in Current Editor”
Select File > Import... choose the document to import
Select Document > Convert > Formatting to Default Text Style
Use Document > Split to split the document into pieces
Label & Status Hints
Click a Label or Status in the Inspector and select Edit... This should open up a
new window. Use this window to change the names and colors.
Use the View > Use Label Color In... menu to determine where you see the
label colors.
Use View > Corkboard Options > Show Stamps to turn on the status stamp.