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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* (Customization.) (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* (Time Saver.) (17:51)
Setting up a project template* (Organization. Customization. Time Saver.) (23:10)
Creating character and document templates* (Organization. Customization. Time Saver.) (21:33)
Summary Sheet - Templates
Creating a Book File* (Customization. Organization.) (5:56)
Navigation tips* (Time Saver.) (15:41)
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)
SECTION 5: Targets
Targets - Part 1 (Project and session targets) (8:47)
Targets - Part 2 (Document targets, project statistics) (6:51)
Summary Sheet - Targets
SECTION 6: As you're writing
Writing Tips - Part 1 (Spelling and grammar, substitutions, comments, project and document notes, snapshots) (9:23)
Writing Tips - Part 2 (Looking up a word, scrivenings for a scrolling view, assigning labels/statuses to multiple documents at once, how to tell from the binder if you've already worked in a scene) (6:05)
Summary Sheet - Writing Tips
SECTION 7: Keeping track of arcs, location, time of day, and other details
Using keywords (10:38)
Using custom meta-data fields (10:49)
SECTION 8: Collections and searches
Gathering similar items into a collection (5:33)
The power of search (9:42)
Saving a search as a collection (5:19)
SECTION 9: Revisions
Revisions - Part 1 (Status tracking, using sort in the Outliner, showing document counts, text statistics) (7:22)
Revisions - Part 2 (Working with comments, document notes in QuickReference panels, project notes, favorites, locking the editor) (8:03)
Summary Sheet - Revisions
SECTION 10: Working with Track Changes
Track Changes - Part 1 (Revision mode, snapshot compare mode, what can/can’t be brought in from Track Changes) (7:13)
Track Changes - Part 2 (How to bring in the in-line edits and the comments in from Track Changes) (9:18)
Summary Sheet - Track Changes
SECTION 11: Compile
Compile - A brief overview of choosing content and formatting (10:43)
SECTION 12: Series Bible
Creating a Series Bible (8:50)
Downloadable Series Bible Template
Wrap-Up
Thank you! (1:14)
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Track Changes - Part 1 (Revision mode, snapshot compare mode, what can/can’t be brought in from Track Changes)
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