Compile Problems

Scrivener Scrivener for macOS
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I knew I was in for trouble because ever since upgrading to 3.0 my word count has been stuck at “0”. When I go to compile in the right hand column I get the message “No documents selected to compile.”

When I choose different sections of the document in the Compile drop down, nothing changes. I get two random documents included if I choose “search results” or “synced documents”. If I select a bunch of documents I can get them to compile but that seems very clumsy.

I’ve tried applying a filter. That didn’t help. I’ve read through the manual. Not helpful. It seems to assume that you already have a populated list of documents in the compile window. I don’t. My Scriverner file originates from a template that I downloaded so it doesnt’ have a folder specifically named “Drafts”. Not sure if that’s an issue. I’ve tried checking the section formats (and changing them). Seems to make no difference. Totally stuck.

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The “Draft” folder can be renamed but is always a white icon with a blue bar down the left hand side. Select that above the Compile contents list - assuming there are documents inside the Draft folder, of course. If not, you’ll need to move them into it.

All the best,
Keith

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The Drafts folder can be renamed, but there is still only a single folder that will contain your documents that can be compiled.

Under what top-level folder in your project are the two documents that show up in search during compile? That’s probably your re-named Drafts folder – try creating additional test documents there and see if they show up in the compile results.