

The draft section is the area that will contain folders and text files. The Binder has three sections: Draft, Research, and Trash. Let’s skip over and take a look at the Binder. Underneath the toolbar is the formatting toolbar. The toolbar in this image has been customized to my preference. Below that is the toolbar, which can be customized to include whichever icons you want for easy access. Let’s take a look at the various parts of the project. Once the project is saved, it will open, and this is how it looks like: Once you’ve selected the template, go to Save As, name it, and choose where you want to save your project. That gives the freedom to arrange the binder with folder and text files in any way you like. I like to create templates, so I typically choose the blank one. What if I’m not sure which one to select? Click on each category, select and read through each template description until you decide which one you’d like to use. When you select a template, a description will appear below. The templates are designed for various forms of writing, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screenplay, and even recipes! On the left, you’ll see the categories and in the window to the right you’ll see the different templates for each corresponding category. Scrivener will open a New Project Window.
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If you want to learn how to use Scrivener, pipe down! Click on any of the icons. I have it in all three.Ī little obsessive-compulsive, aren’t we? Moving on…Now that you’ve downloaded Scrivener and installed it, you should have a shortcut on your desktop or have it pinned in your task bar or if you’re running Windows 8.1 have a tile pinned in your Start window.

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You don’t need to (although it would be nice), but when it’s time to purchase the software type in the Coupon Code box: SIMPLYSCRIVENER, and you’ll get a discount. If I subscribe to your site may I get a discount? You can download it from the Literature and Latte site and later purchase it there or on Amazon. You use it once a day then it’s good for the entire months of September, April, June and November (you know, 30 days hath….). You use it once a week then it’s good for 30 weeks.

In other words, not a pared-down version. If you don’t have the software, Literature and Latte has a 30 day trial of the software that’s fully operational. Now I have the means to share it because these tutorials are written using Scrivener for Microsoft Windows software on a Windows OS laptop. As I was saying…I’m a big believer of sharing the wealth of KNOWLEDGE. Sometimes the tone is a bit confrontational, and my nose gets out of joint, but I’m a believer of sharing the wealth… I get a lot of that when I post these tutorials.
