So, I did something and cannot figure out how to undue it. I’m working on a synopsis for my story. To that end, I use the corkboard. I have written a synopsis for each chapter on the index card in the chapter folders. Each chapter folder has a few subdocuments: usually a scene (or scenes), and possibly some documents with notes.
To work on a book-wide synopsis, I would select only the chapter folders and view in corkboard. This would show me the synopsis index card for each chapter, giving me an overview of my book.
Then I futzed in the settings. I don’t remember to what end, it’s been a few days. But…now, when I select the chapter folders it does not show the index card for the chapter folder, it only shows the subfolders (scenes, notes etc).
So my question: How do I undo this? How do I make it such that when I select folders, the corkboard shows me only the selected folders and not also (or only) their subdocuments/children?
So in this screenshot, what I’d like to see is only the index cards for Chapter A and Chapter B, not index cards from the subfolders (scene 1, scene 2, scene 3 etc).
Thank you. But… a) that wasn’t how I was doing it just last week, and b) only works if your draft folder is “clean”–which I understand my example made it seem. As my project stands, I have a bunch of “ghost” chapters in the Draft Folder (meaning, oh maybe x chapter fits better here, or here, so I create an additional “ghost” folder in this or that place to remind me). Therefore, at this stage, my draft folder is a bit messy. So I need to be able to select only the chapter folders I want to view and see their index cards, not index cards of subdocuments. Which…up until a few days ago I was able to do.
No, just individually selecting folders, the index cards of which I needed to view. I never got as far as to save them into a collection.
But you gave me an idea: I did save the folders in question into a collection just now and found a work-around. By selecting the collection view of the folders, pressing the little arrow on the left in the collection bar (“show the contents of the current list in the current editor”), it is now showing me only the folders/index cards I want to see. It’s a little annoying because you have to create a collection, and sometimes you just want to view certain folders’ index cards on the fly, not make it a permanent something. I’d still like to figure out how I messed this up for myself…
Chapter A and B have content in the Synopsis or Corkboard (different views of the same level), but nothing in the associated main text. As has been pointed out, place your cursor on Draft to see the content of the Chapter A and B.
Scene 1 and 2 contain subdocument according to their icon. Click on Scene 1 and 2 to see their underlying content.
Scene 3 and 4 are empty text documents, also have nothing in the synopsis/corkboard, since you would see that having clicked on Chapter B.
You may find you have placed all your corkboards under Scene 1 and 2.
The easiest way to restructure those once you’ve opened all your Binder items is to select an item and hold down the Ctrl key while moving item around with the arrow keys.
Another option is to make a collection of chapters only so all your chapters and their synospis content can be viewed at one time.
Could do the same for scenes in Act I, II, and III if you want or scenes by location or pov. Options to organize are limitless using collections and metadata.
Hello, I guess I understand exactly what your questions and difficulties are.
My explanation may be a little confusing because I am not fluent in English, but I will try my best to communicate it to you. Please understand me.
Conclusion 1. You didn’t change any settings or touch something wrong. In other words, you can get the corkboard the way you want it to be without reversing any settings. You just need a TINY TRICK.
Conclusion 2. Please take a look at the screenshot below. I made an example and took a screenshot.
2-1. The Left Side: The problem situation that bothers you.
I selected the RED files from the binder, each have several Sub files. You can ONLY see the ‘Sub files’ on the corkboard.
2-2. The Right Side: The situation you want.
The GREEN files are the ones I selected from the binder. Two of them are files that each have Sub files, and one is A SINGLE FILE that DOES NOT have ANY SUB FILE. This is the key. Again, the file in the screenshot named ‘File3 has NOT any Sub files’ is the key.
Although in this example, File1, File2, and File3 have the same hierarchy in treeview, but it doesn’t matter.
Even if I’d chosen File1, File2, and ‘File2’s Subfile3’, it’d have looked like the Right Side. The really important factor is that ONE OF THE FILES YOU CHOOSE MUST NOT HAVE ANY SUBFILE’ to get the right result you want to see.
I hope this answer was helpful. Hope you have a great day!
Oh wow, thank you, thank you, GreenBird!!! What must have happened then is not that I changed settings but added a sub-file somewhere that I don’t remember adding. I was going crazy, like how could a function I’d been using repeatedly for days just stop working?!
That being said, for anyone reading this, creating a collection for the chapters, like I suggested in the 5th post (above; see screen shot), and then clicking the arrow (“show the content of the current list…”) will also work. In case all of your files do have subs.
