Very short intro to the Compile command:
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Section Types define what an item in the Binder is: A chapter, a scene, whatever. See Section 7.6 of the manual for more information. Section Types can often be assigned automatically, based on the Binder hierarchy.
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Section Layouts define how an item looks. This is where the magic happens, as you can make your scenes look completely different without changing the underlying text.
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A Compile Format is a collection of Section Layouts, plus some additional settings for pagination and so on. (See Chapter 24 for everything Compile Formats can do.)
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The key step in compiling a manuscript is to tell Scrivener how the conceptual elements in your manuscript – the Section Types – should appear on the page, by assigning Layouts to them. (See Chapter 23.)
In the Outline Document Format, the Layouts are already configured to include Synopsis text. See how the preview tiles say “Synopsis text goes here?”
If you click the “Assign Section Layouts” button at the bottom of the center pane of the main Compile screen, you’ll be able to pick from a series of preview tiles that format the Synopsis in a variety of ways.
Please click that button, and if you are still confused, take another screenshot of what you see.