Hi. I am posting here because I think this is where we post any problems with compiling manuscripts on Scrivener.
I LOVE Scrivener’s 2.0 upgrade. It’s fantastic. Especially because I’m writing a novel in parts.
However, I noticed something strange when compiling my draft. I wanted to ask if I was doing something wrong or if this was a “bug.” I apologize in advance for the lengthy details, but I read that we’re supposed to be as detailed as possible so Scrivener can fix the problem… or if someone can tell me if I’m doing something wrong? Thanks! 
- I compiled my Novel In Parts. I chose the following:
– FORMAT AS: CUSTOM
– COMPILE: PRINTING/PDF
The PDF compilation came out perfectly! There was Part One followed by Chapter One and the scenes, then Chapter Two etc., followed by Part Two onwards.
BUT…
- I was curious to try the other forms of compilation. So then I chose this:
– FORMAT AS: NOVEL (STANDARD MANUSCRIPT FORMAT)
– COMPILE: PRINTING/PDF
Unfortunately, this threw everything off. Part One was now on a separate page and re-titled “CHAPTER ONE” followed by my title for Part One. Chapter One was now “Chapter Two,” Chapter Three was now “Chapter Four.” And Part Two was now “Chapter Five.”
SO….
- I tried compiling it differently. I chose FORMAT AS: RTF and also FORMAT AS: Microsoft Word etc. Same problem. All the chapters were one “off” and the Parts were now incorrectly labeled as “Chapters.”
THEN…
- I returned to what I originally did from the beginning when it was compiled correctly:
– FORMAT AS: CUSTOM
– COMPILE: PRINTING/PDF
BUT instead of returning to the original settings, my Novel In Parts STILL had the wrong labels. The Part One and Part Two were incorrectly labeled as “Chapter One” and “Chapter Two,” and the chapters themselves were now off by one number (Chapter One was now “Chapter Two,” etc.).
FINALLY…
- Out of curiosity, I created a BRAND NEW Scrivener file from the Novel In Parts format. I tried compiling immediately as:
– FORMAT AS: NOVEL (STANDARD MANUSCRIPT FORMAT)
– COMPILE: PRINTING/PDF
And guess what? It came out INCORRECTLY. All the Parts were now labeled “Chapters” and the chapters themselves were numbered by one off (Cp. 1 was now Cp. 2 etc).
I even created another new Scrivener Novel In Parts document and compiled in other formats and the same thing happened.
So it seems as if you start with the original CUSTOM/PRINTING PDF FIRST, it compiles correctly. All the other choices change the Parts/Chapters labels incorrectly.
I was just wondering if I did something wrong or if this is a bug. In a nutshell, if you choose to compile as CUSTOM/PRINTING PDF, everything is formatted correctly. But the minute you choose something different, like STANDARD MANUSCRIPT FORMAT or RTF or WORD, it messes up the labels and chapter numbers.
Thank you!
