I have created many books with Scrivener and now I cannot get cover image to display when I compile as mobi.
The book in the Kindle library displays with only written title and author.
In compile in cover page tab I only get option “No cover Image” or “First Image in Front Matter Folder”.
I get this whether I include cover matter or not.
I have not been able to do this since upgrading from 2.0 to 3.0 > Is this a factor or did I disable something in preferences?
Please help.
Thanks-Alex
Those are the two standard options that appear under the Cover Image tab of the Compiler if you’re using one of Scrivener’s templates that comes with a Front Matter folder. Do you have your Cover Page image in the Front Matter folder? If so, you should see any images that are in that Front Matter folder appear as an option in the dropdown. If not, you’ll want to locate that folder in the binder and add your Cover Image there (you’ll also need to move your other Front Matter to that folder if you had manually arranged it in the Manuscript folder, which will also help with page and chapter numbering) and make sure you have “Add Front Matter” and the correct folder selected on the main Compile tab.
Hi, I have a jpeg front cover in my binder in the front matter, but when I compile it doesn’t appear in the front matter list in the drop down. How do I fix this please?
Do you perhaps have the image embedded in a text file? You should be able to tell by the icon, if it looks like a page of text then it’s not going to be seen by the compile setting. You can drag and drop images from the text editor into the binder, and then probably trash the text item once you’ve done that, to reduce confusion.