Keeping annotations 'inline' when compiling

Scrivener Scrivener for macOS
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Hi,

I was hoping someone might be able to help me with this issue. I would like to keep my Scrivener inline annotations as they are when I compile my draft. However, when I compile to .docx or .doc, the annotations appear in Word as comments (i.e. in the margins, not in the text). When I compile to .rtf, the annotations just disappear completely. I have unchecked the box in the compile settings that says “remove annotations”.

Is what I’m asking for possible? Any suggestions?

Thanks!

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Yes, the checkboxes in the compile overview screen merely determine whether to include annotations and/or comments. As with most things, to adjust how they look, you will need to edit the Format you are using:

  1. Right-click on the highlighted format in the left sidebar of the compile screen and edit (duplicating if necessary).
  2. In the Footnotes & Comments compile format pane, set Export comments and annotations as: “Inline comments”. Choose the visual markers to place around the comments in the text (if you leave these empty, only colour will denote their presence.
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HI,

I’m having a similar problem. I’ve made sure that “Export comments and annotations” is “Inline Comments” and the enclosing markers are set as ‘[’ but when I compile to rtf (or pdf or print) they simply disappear. Help??

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Have you double-checked that your project’s compile settings include annotations in the first place? It will not by default, so check in the main compile overview screen, under the general options tab on the right.

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As ever, Amber, thanks for your help. But goodness this is arcane! I worry about not finding it again. As far as I can tell it is not findable in the manual. I found it only by making a new topic and (wonderful feature!) as I did so, it located your relevant wisdom. So, problem solved, but given the (increasingly) refined and precise nature of Scrivener, some kind of better documentation seems increasingly necessary. What happens when you get bored with this and go off to Tahiti?
Thank you, but!

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There’s definitely a section on the Footnotes & Comments compile settings in the manual. Section 24.19 in the Mac version. And there’s a reference there to Section 23.4.3, which covers the on/off General Options setting.