{"product_id":"9781615421947","title":"Take Control of Scrivener 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this ebook, you'll take a creative voyage with Scrivener, a unique and popular content-generation tool. Scrivener supports wordsmiths of all types, and it's designed especially for long-form writing projects - scripts, novels, academic works, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Kirk McElhearn walks you through using Scrivener to create and manage a writing project on your Mac. You'll learn how to use Scrivener's Binder, Outliner, and Corkboard to develop characters and settings, collect and organize research materials, and arrange your scenes. Kirk even explains how to keep yourself on track by switching to Full Screen (Compose) mode and by setting daily progress targets, all on the way to helping you produce a polished, submission-ready manuscript.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhich Scrivener versions?\u003c\/b\u003e This ebook was last updated when Scrivener for the Mac was at version 2.4. The developers of Scrivener are putting a lot of effort into bringing the Windows version into feature parity with the Mac version. This ebook has info for Windows users so they can tell which features will work for them, with the ebook last updated for version 1.2.5.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn how to handle each aspect of the flexible Scrivener manuscript-generation process:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet up:\u003c\/strong\u003e Add reference materials to your project for easy access -- videos, audio files, PDFs, Web resources, and more. And, if you've already written bits of text, you can import those items too, including OPML outline files (such as from OmniOutliner Pro). Beyond importing from the Finder, you can use Mac OS X Services or Scrivener's handy Scratch Pad panel. Or, you can use the Import and Split feature to import a long document into multiple chapters or segments in Scrivener.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBONUS!\u003c\/b\u003e The ebook has inspirational testimonials about Scrivener from published authors who have embraced Scrivener, including James Fallows, Jason Snell, Jeff Abbott, and Michael Marshall Smith. Who knows, maybe you'll be next!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrganize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Use the Outliner, Corkboard, Collections, and Binder to mix and match your content into the perfect final arrangement. For example, you can:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIgnore the concept of a traditional file and break your manuscript into sections based on character, theme, topic, scene, or whatever you like.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganize your manuscript linearly in the Outliner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse search Collections to search for a character, location, or phrase and see just those texts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganize ideas by dragging and pinning index cards on the Corkboard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWrite:\u003c\/strong\u003e Learn how to hide distractions so you can wordsmith in peace, whether in Full Screen mode in Windows or the Mac, or Compose mode on the Mac; set up Typewriter Scrolling to keep your writing focus at the center of the screen, not the bottom; and view more than one part of your project at once, so you can write in one section while referring to another. Also, use Scrivenings view to write one thread of a story all at once in a single view, even if it is broken up in multiple scenes or chapters in the final manuscript.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Optimize the formatting you see when you work in Scrivener for your eyes and your screen, and understand how this can differ from the formatting in a \"compiled\" version of your manuscript.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRevise:\u003c\/strong\u003e Use revision marking and the useful Snapshot capability to experiment with and compare the effect of different revision strategies, while still being able to roll back to a previous version.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBe Mobile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Work on your project using more than one computer, or on an iPad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Don't worry if the term \"compile\" is unfamiliar; it enables you to assemble your manuscript into linear order, in a form that can be printed or converted to common file formats. 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