Don't see option to add columns in Outline after Update

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Hi;

Last night I was using Outliner mode on my Manuscript directory, and adding custom columns with the little triangle/arrow in the upper right corner of that view. This morning, I saw there was an update, ran the update, and I don’t see that arrow/triangle anymore, so I can’t continue adding more columns. I also don’t see any other way to add columns.

I’m on Sequoia 15.7.3.

Custom metadata alignment options incorrect [Scrivener 3.5.2 on macOS Sequoia 15.7.3]
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View → Outliner Options.

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You can also right-click anywhere in the column headers to add additional columns. The latest update made some adjustments to drawing the view in the outliner to work around a macOS 26 bug, and this button seems to be a casualty—I’m only seeing it now if there are enough items that the vertical scrollbar appears. I’ll check up on it to see if we can restore that button regardless (although it is nice visually not having the extra empty gutter along the edge of the view!).

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Thanks for the replies, but I don’t see how to add a new custom header with either of those approaches. I’ve tried attached screenshots from right-clicking, and going to view→Outliner options on a brand new project, but I don’t have permissions on this website. What am I missing? I honestly don’t see how to add a new custom column. There isn’t an option to bring up the dialog that lets me manage those columns.

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Oh, found a way to get to that dialog. Project→Project Settings…→Custom Metadata.

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When selecting Manuscript in the binder, then switching to Outline mode, the little chevron on the far right that shows the available metadata for columns is missing. Is it in a setting somewhere? I’m not sure if it’s permanently gone or if I’m just missing something.

Thank you in advance.

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I posted this bug just now as well, ha ha. Are you running macOS Sequoia or the newest Tahoe?

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Fortunately, you can still navigate to Project | Project Settings… and create the new column entries there, under Custom Metadata, but I also noticed the Alignment assignments are incorrect.

However, both the chevron icon and the alignment assignment are still present / correct on my older MacBook Pro running the latest Scrivener, but on macOS Monterey, so I’m pretty sure it’s a bug specifically for Sequoia (unless it’s also present in Tahoe, which I don’t have installed).