#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: When a document’s icon is dog-eared, that means that it has snapshots associated with it.

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#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: We do not have copies of your writing. Make sure you have a backup (you can use ‘File > Back Up > Back Up To…’) before changing computers, updating your operating system, etc.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: We do not have copies of your writing. Make sure you have a backup (you can use ‘File > Back Up > Back Up To…’) before changing computers, updating your operating system, etc.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: Use your ruler (‘View > Text Editing > Show Ruler’) to set up paragraph indents rather than tabs.

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#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Use your ruler (‘View > Text Editing > Show Ruler’) to set up paragraph indents rather than tabs.

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#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: Use the corkboard to navigate the other editor when there’s a split by clicking the box-with-arrow icon in the footer. (Works with the outliner too.)

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Use the corkboard to navigate the other editor when there’s a split by clicking the box-with-arrow icon in the footer. (Works with the outliner too.)

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: Use the Bookmarks pane in the Inspector to create links to external files that you don’t want to import into the project.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Use the Bookmarks pane in the Inspector to create links to external files that you don’t want to import into the project.

November has always been a time for writing! We’re bringing you tools, tips, and inspiration to help you stay organized, motivated, and creative this month..and beyond! Follow along throughout the month, and go to the link in bio under November Writing Month.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Use Styles to format special sections of text such as block quotes. Updating the Style’s formatting automatically reformats the text.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Use an image instead of a synopsis on the corkboard by clicking on the picture icon in the “Synopsis” header bar of the Inspector.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: Use an emoji as a document icon using ‘Documents > Change Icon > Icon from Text…’.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Use an emoji as a document icon using ‘Documents > Change Icon > Icon from Text…’.

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#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: Use ‘View > Outliner Options > Use Fixed Row Height’ to show the first lines of text for documents without a synopsis.

Even though I only use about 2% of Scrivener’s features, it absolutely adds to the joy to know I could use fancy functionality like this too if I got around to it. Scrivener is a totally no-bullshit and writer-centred tool and that is a BIG DEAL.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Use ‘View > Outliner Options > Use Fixed Row Height’ to show the first lines of text for documents without a synopsis.

This is SO helpful if you want to keep track of how your characters change their POV through a timeline of events. #WritingCommunity #Writesky #Writing

You can use Scrivener's Corkboard to visualize some complex elements of novels with multiple point-of-view characters and timelines, giving you a bird's eye view of your plot to ensure the coherence of complex stories. Find out more: buff.ly/tqWGyQT #Preptober

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: Use ‘Project > Show Project Targets’ to set word and character count goals for your entire manuscript and for the current session.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Use ‘Project > Show Project Targets’ to set word and character count goals for your entire manuscript and for the current session.

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#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: Use ‘Format > Scriptwriting > Script Mode’ to switch the editor to scriptwriting mode.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Use ‘Format > Scriptwriting > Script Mode’ to switch the editor to scriptwriting mode.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: Use ‘Edit > Paste and Match Style’ to strip out images, and any formatting code from Microsoft Word (and other editors) as they may use their own proprietary optimization and formatting which can cause problems in Scrivener.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Use ‘Edit > Paste and Match Style’ to strip out images, and any formatting code from Microsoft Word (and other editors) as they may use their own proprietary optimization and formatting which can cause problems in Scrivener.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Use ‘Documents > New Folder from Selection’ to create a new folder and move selected documents into it in a single action.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Turn on line numbering in the editor using ‘View > Text Editing > Show Line Numbers’.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: Transcribe audio and video by splitting the window and playing media in one editor. See ‘Navigate > Media’ for keyboard shortcuts.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Transcribe audio and video by splitting the window and playing media in one editor. See ‘Navigate > Media’ for keyboard shortcuts.

#Scrivener 3 on Mac & Windows Tip of the Day: Toggle the ruler using ‘View > Text Editing > Show/Hide Ruler’ on macOS, or ‘View > Text Editing > Ruler’ toggle option on Windows.

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#Scrivener 3 on macOS & Windows Tip of the Day: Toggle the ruler using ‘View > Text Editing > Show/Hide Ruler’ on macOS, or ‘View > Text Editing > Ruler’ toggle option on Windows.

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#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: To split up text after importing, use ‘Documents > Split’.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: To split up text after importing, use ‘Documents > Split’.

#Scrivener 3 on Mac & Windows Tip of the Day: To see where a project is saved, use ‘File > Show Project in Finder’ (Mac) or ‘File > Show Project in File Explorer’ (Windows).

#Scrivener 3 on macOS & Windows Tip of the Day: To see where a project is saved, use ‘File > Show Project in Finder’ (Mac) or ‘File > Show Project in File Explorer’ (Windows).

I mentioned @scrivenerapp.bsky.social in my Orycon panels over the weekend. For fiction, journalism, and more, I've sworn by this app for many years. They're doing the November free trial again (followed by a hefty discount), if you're interested: www.literatureandlatte.com/novelnovember

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: To print or export your entire draft, go to ‘File > Compile…’.

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#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: To print or export your entire draft, go to ‘File > Compile…’.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: To print an outline, go to ‘File > Compile…’ and choose “Full Indented Outline” or “Outline Document”.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: To paste text without source formatting being included, use ‘Edit > Paste and Match Style’.

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#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: To merge multiple sections into a single section, use ‘Documents > Merge’.