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Informationen zum Autor Gwen Hernandez conducts online training courses in Scrivener. An aspiring romance author, she has worked as a programmer, a business school instructor, and a manufacturing engineer. Klappentext Make complicated writing projects simple and take your writing skills to the next level with Scrivener Scrivener is the first and only word processing program designed specifically for the messy, non-linear way writers really work. Scrivener For Dummies is the easiest way to master this powerful writing software. Written by veteran Scrivener trainer and novelist Gwen Hernandez, you'll learn to set up a new project, organize your research, track scene elements, create custom layouts, and more with this friendly Scrivener guide. Say "hello" to Scrivener ? quickly learn your way around the Scrivener workspace and all its basic functions, features, buttons, parts, and pieces The perfect form ? create custom project templates tailored to your needs and style, and store them to use for future projects Bid adieu to pushpins, index cards, and lost ideas ? keep your writing, research, character sketches, synopses, outlines, drafts and images all in one dedicated project file Unlimited formatting freedom ? instantly export your work into many formats and document combinations, without affecting the original manuscript Bring your story to life ? view multiple scenes at once, storyboard with index cards, or view your work in outline form Goodbye to paper clutter and paper cuts ? track multiple versions of a manuscript with Revision mode and keep notes ready-to-hand with Quick Reference panels Open the book and find: Tips for finding your way around Scrivener Help navigating the interface Ways to track scene elements with metadata Methods for working with split screens How to export content to EPUB Tools for compiling a manuscript for a publisher Methods for setting manuscript and document goals Tricks for structuring and organizing research Learn to: Structure your work with index cards and preserve earlier drafts along the way Break your text into sections and edit them separately or as a whole Keep track of all your ideas with the Collections feature Compile your work to send to a publisher or share as an e-book Zusammenfassung No matter what you want to write, Scrivener makes it easier. Whether you re a planner, a seat-of-the-pants writer, or something in between, Scrivener provides tools for every stage of the writing process. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Part I: Getting to Know Scrivener 7 Chapter 1: Getting Started in Scrivener 9 Chapter 2: Organizing Your Work with the Binder 21 Part II: Meeting the Inspector 43 Chapter 3: Working with the Synopsis 45 Chapter 4: Tracking Scene Elements with Metadata 51 Chapter 5: Working with Document Support Panes 67 Part III: Starting to Write 93 Chapter 6: Introducing the Editor: Where the Magic Happens 95 Chapter 7: Getting Rid of Distractions with Composition Mode 119 Chapter 8: Planning Your Project with the Corkboard 129 Chapter 9: Getting a High-Level View of Your Project with the Outliner 145 Chapter 10: Marking Up Your Text with Inline Annotations and Comments 159 Chapter 11: Citing Your Sources with Footnotes 171 Part IV: Getting Your Manuscript Out There 183 Chapter 12: Setting Up the Compile Options 185 Chapter 13: Exporting Your Project with Compile 227 Part V: Customizing Your Scrivener Experience 245 Chapter 14: Setting Word Count Goals and Checking Progress 247 Chapter 15: Saving Time with Custom Layouts and Project Templates 261 Chapter 16: Creating Useful Forms with Doc...
