Scrivener Basics - Setting Up Your Writing Environment

[davidmj13]

Hello wisetraveller. Yes you can! :-) You can compile all your draft documents into a single document in a plethora of file format choices including; DOC, PDF, RTF, RTFD, TXT, DOCX, ODT, FDX, FCF, EPUB, MOBI, HTML, WEBARCHIVE and a number of MMD formats. Please give the Scrivener free trial a go, working through Help > Interactive Tutorial.

All the best, David.

[wisetraveller]

Once I am done with writing/editing the document(chapters), can I combine all the chapers together into one major document(as in a novel) ?.

Also, once im done with the project, can I convert everything into a MsWord .doc format?.

[coolkayaker1]

2/ The novel template thus doesn't at all follow your Intro video. Things are labeled differently. Please consider, since most will be novelists (esp during NanoWriMo), doing a specific video on how to use Scrivener to write, from scratch, a novel. Thanks, David.

[davidmj13]

@coolkayaker1 or via supportATliteratureandlatteDOT­com. You may find the 'Scrivener Basics - Introduction for Windows' YouTube video helpful though. Going through Help > Open Tutorial in the beta version would probably also be a good idea. I hope that helps.

All the best, David.

[coolkayaker1]

David--I like your videos and am new to Scrivener Windows. I am trying to use the novelist template--most (but not all) Scrivener users are likely novelists. The novel manuscript is hard to understand. It's broken down in scenes (rather than chapters) when I click the "+" button, plus the title seems not to be the book title, and hard to know how to edit the pre-loaded title page. I did read the "how to" page, but for anyone new to Scrivener, it's hard to know what it all means.

[davidmj13]

@coolkayaker1 Hello! The Scrivener for Windows application is still in beta and is therefore constantly evolving. As with our Mac version, there will be a comprehensive user manual embedded within the release version. The user manual for the Mac is currently approaching 400 pages for version 2.0.4, as we have tried to cover all aspects of the application. Support for the Windows version is available via the relevant area of our forum...

[rosscoman]

Looks like there are lots of ways to spend your time other than actually doing any writing. This is perfect for most writers. :)