I’m using Scrivener to write a novel in 3 parts.
That works fine, but,
I write using Times New Roman 12 point, single space, first line indent.
I apply the preset Body Text First Line Indent. Fine.
It indents properly, but, when I hit Enter to go to the next paragraph, the text loses first line indent, and I have to reapply the preset, which, of course, is quite annoying.
So, anybody got any ideas?
I think Scrivener would be well served to create some “styles.”
Help please.
Thanks.
Never mind.
I accidentally found how to turn off the script mode. That did it.
But I could not find the simple Cntrl 4 toggle in the manual.
Now I’m searching for a way to apply hot keys to the formatting. Looks like it ain’t possible in Scrivener.
For a software so nearly perfect for writers, how could a simple idea like hot keys for formatting not be available.
Adding more custom shortcuts is definitely something on our list. On Windows we have to write the keyboard shortcut manager ourselves, and it’s rather complex. Formatting presets add another layer to the technical challenge because they don’t have fixed menu names. Note though that while there aren’t direct keyboard shortcuts yet, you can use the Alt accelerator keys to get close, or use the formatting preset menu from the Format bar for faster access.
You also may not need to bother with these at all. Usually for a novel you can handle all the formatting at the end, during compile. The presets are most useful if you have a lot of different formatting within a single document and you need to do the formatting directly in the editor rather than overwriting it all when compiling.
If you want to change the default formatting for the editor to use TNR, 12pt, single space, etc. you can do this in the Editor tab of Tools > Options… using the format bar and ruler to adjust the sample text. (The blue A button on the left of the format bar opens the font options.) Click OK to apply the changes and close the Options. Your new defaults will apply to all new documents you create (in any project); to change existing documents to match, select them in the binder (Ctrl- or Shift-click to select multiple) and then choose Documents > Convert > Formatting to Default Text Style. You won’t of course want to use this conversion on documents that already have specialised formatting, although you can limit the conversion somewhat to preserve tabs and indents, alignment, etc.
Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
I’m okay for now, but Word formatting with hot keys and macros has spoiled hell out of me.
Can’t wait for the upgrade to include hot keys and automatic Chapter/scene numbering for Windows as it is for MAC. But. . .won’t hold my breath.
Chapter and scene numbering is handled in compile, the same in Windows as for Mac. Section 23.8 of the user manual goes over this portion of compile. The auto-numbering would be handled as a preset, described under “Section Layout”. As an example, the “Standard Manuscript Format” compile preset uses chapter numbering on folders and level 1 single documents (i.e. documents immediately inside the Draft folder).
Hi, again,
Actually, I don’t publish chapter numbers or scene numbers.
I use them in Word Navigation pane to more easily track how many chapters I’ve written. I know my average word count per chapter, so that lets me instantly where I am.
I outline and thought it would be neat to have automatic number in the card view and binder view, but it’s no biggee. Thanks