I’m formatting the draft of my manuscript to compile a six by nine inch printed book. I have no problems setting up the compile so that the PDF matches the 6x9 format but I was wondering if there was a way to have that set up in the editor view as I am adjusting the text and line breaks so that what I see on the screen matches what it will look like when it compiles.
Most of the stuff I’ve seen online says that I should just adjust the Page size to 6 x 9 and then the Editor pages will look that way. But in Windows there is no 6 x 9 option in the drop-down list of page sizes - and theee also doesn’t seem to be an option to set a customized page size. So currently I’m having to do a full compile to see what the actual pagination looks like.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated as most of the advice online seems to show the Apple version of the software which seems to have a customized page option.
Before Compiling, Scrivener doesn’t know about Page Sizes or margins.
The Page Settings menu on the left in the Compile Format Designer has a Page Setup button showing a slew of Page Size options.
I think 6x9" is in that list.
Setting a Custom Page size is the bottom option in that list.
My page size seems to be set OK to 6x9 for compling - and it is compiling to 6x9 perfectly - but the page view in the Editor seems to be more like A4.
Are you saying you cant do anything to make the page size in Editor mode match the page size in Compile mode?
If that’s the case I’m assuming my only option is to do what I’m doing already - which involves doing a new compile each time I want to check how the flow of the pagination is working on the six by nine sized pages.
Getting the basics of the rectangle on the screen about the same size aside, it is important to bear in mind what the user manual has to say about Page View. This is not intended to be a proofing environment, or indicative of how anything will look when compiled. Even if you are ditching most of what Scrivener does for you, and doing all of your formatting meticulously and by hand in the editor, it’s still very likely going to be off when it comes to word wrapping, end of page stuff and so on.
In other words, you’re way past Scrivener’s scope if this is the phase your project is at. It’s time to be in a tool that actually shows what will print.
Page View is an aesthetic option for those that like the feel of “paper” going by as they write, and that’s it.
