# Roman Numbered Chapters **URL:** \ **Category:** Scrivener\ **Tags:** support, compile, placeholders\ **Created:** [September 7, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/roman-numbered-chapters/150220 "2025-09-07T17:03:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![eliamartin65](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/eliamartin65/32/38876_2.png) [@eliamartin65](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/eliamartin65)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/roman-numbered-chapters/150220/62 "2025-09-25T13:09:37Z")
I didn’t quite get how to do this, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![GoalieDad](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/goaliedad/32/28584_2.png) [@GoalieDad](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/GoalieDad)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/roman-numbered-chapters/150220/63 "2025-09-25T18:47:16Z")
Okay will see if I can be clearer. First for adding POV characters create a custom metadata list called POVs (you can make any name for this) In this list, list the characters you want in the scene or chapter. Would look like this ( are other ways to do this but I will use this way) Your custom metadata should look like this in project settings. ![image](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/9/798d9875095b046a8db42e22b64bd5eccb0e06b8.png) Now if look at custom metadata for a “scene” you can click on POVs and choose a character. This will look like this- ![image](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/d/2daad6a350d6adc4160d79aa365e0c6f350bbe6a.png) Now to get the Character name under the scene or chapter title you need to use a placeholder which will pull the Custom Metadata value for POVs into the Compile output. You must configure a Section Layout for either chapters (this example) or scenes to use a placeholder to place the Pov name when you compile. This looks like this. ![image](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/d/6dbbcf23b157ad6d73d9b35551fcd42800ae154d.png) Now go to the compile format designer and choose the Section Layout you customized and apply to Chapters or scenes when you assign section Layouts. When done you will see a preview in the second pane if you did it correctly and when you compile you will see the result. ![image](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/c/1c91368b5ea0fb2a1d2f426b57846ad80d596791.png) And finally the final compile result. You can play with fonts, and spacing as well. ![image](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/5/456dde2c36761c9570bd8931498c105f142c240a.png) Hopefully this makes it clearer. ---
**Author:** ![eliamartin65](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/eliamartin65/32/38876_2.png) [@eliamartin65](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/eliamartin65)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/roman-numbered-chapters/150220/64 "2026-05-15T11:49:42Z")
Hello, I’m back again with a somewhat related issue. Yesterday I purchased a MacBook Neo, and after some setting up, I’m doing some outlining. On Windows, @AmberV’s compile format worked a treat, but on MacOS, I’m unable to do this using labels: ```nohighlight The Maid (Anna I) ``` Any pointers? ---
**Author:** ![Vincent\_Vincent](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/vincent_vincent/32/19680_2.png) [@Vincent\_Vincent](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Vincent_Vincent)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/roman-numbered-chapters/150220/65 "2026-05-15T11:58:49Z")
Hi ![image](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/b/0b06db7defce6f7f08a86bb1e1e1c67b9b6e37b8.png) ![image](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/d/8d8f011a5d89658cff36ccc06d12592a2786437b.png) Pretty sure it is the same accross versions/platforms. . . . . . . . . [EDIT] ·(\<$label\>·\<$R\>) if the “I” (one) isn’t part of the label. [The above was edited back in to preserve coherence after I deleted what this here line says in favor of my next post.] ---
**Author:** ![eliamartin65](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/eliamartin65/32/38876_2.png) [@eliamartin65](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/eliamartin65)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/roman-numbered-chapters/150220/66 "2026-05-15T12:16:37Z")
Thank you! That did it! ---
**Author:** ![Vincent\_Vincent](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/vincent_vincent/32/19680_2.png) [@Vincent\_Vincent](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Vincent_Vincent)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/roman-numbered-chapters/150220/67 "2026-05-15T12:22:44Z")
There is an issue with that though, that came to my mind after the fact. If the “I” (one) needs to be incremental, it restricts the section type / section layout to documents of the “Anna” label. So you don’t really gain anything. Because in ·(\<$label\>·\<$R\>) the \<$R\> wouldn’t be unique to Anna. And if you go \<$R:anna\>, then you need a section type + layout combo for each pov. In order to have a one size fits all section layout, you’d need to be able to do something like ·(\<$label\>·\<$R:\<$label\>\>) I’ve never done it, and I don’t know if placeholders can be combined this much. (And/or in this specific location.) @AmberV will know. . . . . . . . P.S. Here, in my formula, I used · to make spaces visible. If you copy/paste from here, you need to rather use real spaces, in the compile format designer, in the formula, where I wrote · The compile format designer will show spaces as ·, but at compile will output spaces, not · ---
**Author:** ![eliamartin65](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/eliamartin65/32/38876_2.png) [@eliamartin65](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/eliamartin65)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/roman-numbered-chapters/150220/68 "2026-05-15T12:24:22Z")
> [@Vincent\_Vincent](#): > > ·(\<$label\>·\<$R:\<$label\>\>) Yeah, that one works. [Previous page](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/roman-numbered-chapters/150220.md?page=3)