I am grinding my way through the Scrivener beginners tutorial.
Currently I am at Step 5 - 3) Click on the “+” button again and this time enter “Characters”. For this one, also click on the “Wrap Text” button.
When I click on the + button nothing happens.
Am I doing something wrong or is the button broken?
Help appreciated.
Coach
Which step is this again? There is no step referred to as “5 - 3)”—and the closest thing to that, “Step 5c: Notes” concerning Document Notes in the Inspector—doesn’t match what you are talking about in terms of steps to be taken.
I am at step 5f: Custom Meta-Data - 3)
That takes me to the Meta-Data Settings drop down menu.
I open Custom Meta-Data and click the + button at the bottom left and nothing happens.
Coach
When I follow those steps, a new line is created (highlighted in blue) and the left hand field (under Meta-data Title is opened for text-entry.
What do you see?
I see everything that you see, but I am unable to enter any text, even when I click on the “+” button at the left hand foot of the page. When I click on “OK” the drop down disappears.
Coach
So you see this…
[attachment=1]Before.png[/attachment]
And click the + button, but don’t see this…
[attachment=0]After.png[/attachment]
If it isn’t working at all – and if you have tried the standard troubleshooting steps of (1) closing and relaunching the program, and (2) rebooting your Mac – I would try creating a new test project (using one of the standard templates) to see if the + button works as it should in that project. If it still doesn’t work, I would uninstall Scrivener, reboot the Mac, grab a copy of the latest Scrivener build, reinstall the software, and then try again.
Thank you - the reinstall worked wonders.
Your help is much appreciated.
Coach
A pleasure. Must have been frustrating.
Happy writing
Bestest
Briar Kit