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BASIC Power Up Your Writing Process with Scrivener (Mac version)

Getting Started

Welcome to the Course! (1:11)
7 Scrivener Secrets

Preliminaries

Housekeeping* (7:10)
Things to consider before switching to Scrivener 3 (6:56)
Bringing Scrivener 2 Preferences into Scrivener 3 (2:35)

SECTION 1: Getting the look and feel right

Distraction free writing* (21:36)
Customize the toolbar with the actions you take most often* (Customization. Time Saver) (10:38)
Labels and Colors* - Visual Shortcuts (Customization. Organization. Time Saver.) (19:26)
Custom Icons* - More Visual Shortcuts (Organization. Customization. Time Saver.) (15:38)
Summary Sheet - Scrivener Look and Feel

SECTION 2: It's just an idea

Keeping your story ideas organized* (Organization. Time Saver.) (23:10)
Saving ideas to the Scratchpad* (Organization. Time Saver.) (23:47)

SECTION 3: Before the writing begins

Bringing an existing project into Scrivener* (17:51)
Setting up a project template (8:51)
Creating a character template (6:16)
Summary Sheet - Templates
Creating your book file (2:55)
Navigation tips (8:01)
Working with your characters - Part 1 (Name generator, using images, organization) (9:10)
Working with your characters - Part 2 (Using the synopsis, notes, keywords, meta-data fields, and links) (9:51)
Summary Sheet - Working with your characters
Outlining (10:04)

SECTION 4: Research

Research - Part 1 (Overview and unusual files) (6:40)
Research - Part 2 (Web pages, references, and links) (7:57)
Summary Sheet - Research
Evernote (3:12)

Wrap-Up

Thank you! (1:14)
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