# \#basics **URL:** https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/tag/basics/26.md [Latest](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/tags.md) --- ## [From free to paid](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/from-free-to-paid/154919)
**Author:** [@John\_Dodds](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/John_Dodds)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/from-free-to-paid/154919 "2026-10-24T07:25:25Z")
My first novel, Bone Machines, was published by a small press in Scotland. I got the rights back and narrated it myself as a free podcast. The father of the Director of Blackstone Audio heard it and recommended it as a c… --- ## [Transferring projects from another computer](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/transferring-projects-from-another-computer/125562)
**Author:** [@wisdombody](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/wisdombody)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/transferring-projects-from-another-computer/125562 "2026-10-21T15:43:45Z")
How do you guys go about syncing / transferring projects from one computer (or USB) to another? I work on both a laptop and a desktop, with Scrivener installed on my USB stick as a “just in case”. (It works, but I wish … --- ## [Transferring from older Scrivener on PC to new one on Apple Mac](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/transferring-from-older-scrivener-on-pc-to-new-one-on-apple-mac/154918)
**Author:** [@John\_Dodds](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/John_Dodds)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/transferring-from-older-scrivener-on-pc-to-new-one-on-apple-mac/154918 "2026-10-21T14:06:03Z")
Is there a quick way to transfer a novel I started working on with Scrivener on a Mac, then continued it on older Scrivener on a PC and to transfer it back to the Mac version? --- ## [Markdown questions](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/markdown-questions/154898)
**Author:** [@Dart](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Dart)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/markdown-questions/154898 "2026-10-21T15:03:58Z")
Can I I work in markdown – that is the stored file is .md – but display in rich text? Yes. I know I’m working with a subset of rich text. The idea is that a line that starts with pound sign is displayed by whatever t… --- ## [Any Way to Change Or Add Writing Tool URLs?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/any-way-to-change-or-add-writing-tool-urls/154910)
**Author:** [@Superechidna](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Superechidna)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/any-way-to-change-or-add-writing-tool-urls/154910 "2026-10-18T22:37:42Z")
Hello! I’d like to know where I could look at the list of URLs that are generated when right-clicking on a word or piece of text: Search in Google Search in Wikipedia Look Up in Dictionary .com Look Up in Thesaurus .… --- ## [Undo button?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/undo-button/154905)
**Author:** [@Gydancer](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Gydancer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/undo-button/154905 "2026-10-18T03:50:50Z")
When moving a body of text while editing, I inadvertently pasted it in the wrong location. Is there an undo button that can help get me back to my original doc? --- ## [Proving that you aren't an AI/ Didn't use an AI](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/proving-that-you-arent-an-ai-didnt-use-an-ai/154430)
**Author:** [@Dart](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Dart)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/proving-that-you-arent-an-ai-didnt-use-an-ai/154430 "2026-10-18T00:10:08Z")
Of course proof is pushed a bit here. Evidence may be a better word. Showing how the book developed tp me would go a long way. Over on the Reddit subforum for scriverner, someone asked if there was an automatic way to… --- ## [Hello from Brazil](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/hello-from-brazil/151856)
**Author:** [@fabio\_n\_biazetti](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/fabio_n_biazetti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/hello-from-brazil/151856 "2026-10-16T06:00:06Z")
Hello everyone. I’m not what you can call “a newcomer”, 'cos I’m already using Scrivener about two years almost. Although, there’s so much to learn from it. I’m a brazilian writer and poet. If you wanna to talk, plea… --- ## [Right indent working on screen but not printing](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/right-indent-working-on-screen-but-not-printing/154879)
**Author:** [@sablesabot](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/sablesabot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/right-indent-working-on-screen-but-not-printing/154879 "2026-10-14T15:33:04Z")
New user here. Followed the directions to create indents. They are showing up on the screen but not printing out as shown, the right side ending up at the right of the page. I have been printing straight from the docu… --- ## [How to select multiple scenes/chapters](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-to-select-multiple-scenes-chapters/125786)
**Author:** [@EricIndiana](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/EricIndiana)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-to-select-multiple-scenes-chapters/125786 "2022-01-24T18:39:35Z")
At the moment, all of my millions of scenes are unchecked. I don’t want to go through one at a time time checking them to compile. I can’t figure out how to shift-click or otherwise select multiple files at once (or dese… --- ## [Final print ready formatting](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/final-print-ready-formatting/154833)
**Author:** [@EddieM](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/EddieM)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/final-print-ready-formatting/154833 "2026-10-04T18:26:46Z")
How do y’all do the final print-ready formatting? Do you compile straight from Scrivener to a PDF format or do you compile to Word or OpenOffice (etc.) to do final formatting then export from there to PDF? I have finish… --- ## [Margins in Editor variable after importing from Word](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/margins-in-editor-variable-after-importing-from-word/154820)
**Author:** [@sarmut](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/sarmut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/margins-in-editor-variable-after-importing-from-word/154820 "2026-10-03T17:20:17Z")
Hi, Not tech savvy, so dumb it down for me, please. I tried Scrivener a couple of years ago but got so frustrated I gave it up. Decided to try again. I successfully imported my WIP from WORD and split it into chapters w… --- ## [Mac shortcut to switch between top and bottom editors without leavin full-screen mode?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/mac-shortcut-to-switch-between-top-and-bottom-editors-without-leavin-full-screen-mode/154785)
**Author:** [@littleyellowzebra](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/littleyellowzebra)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/mac-shortcut-to-switch-between-top-and-bottom-editors-without-leavin-full-screen-mode/154785 "2026-09-26T21:50:54Z")
Hope this is clear — I have my manuscript in the top editor and research in the bottom. I like to work in full screen mode. Is there a quick way to switch the fullscreen document from the one in the top editor to the one… --- ## [Scrivener 2 with a Scrivener 3 license](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/scrivener-2-with-a-scrivener-3-license/154689)
**Author:** [@marcosfisica](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/marcosfisica)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/scrivener-2-with-a-scrivener-3-license/154689 "2026-09-20T11:56:32Z")
Hi everyone. I’m new here. I’m using a trial of Scrivener and loving it. I want to acquire a license to Mac OS, however, I’m a bit weird when it comes to my writing. I have a Mac mini M4 but I also love to use old Mac c… --- ## [\[Looking for Expand All to Find\] Nested Documents](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/looking-for-expand-all-to-find-nested-documents/154651)
**Author:** [@John\_Auckerman](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/John_Auckerman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/looking-for-expand-all-to-find-nested-documents/154651 "2026-09-14T04:26:55Z")
I thought I had lost some of my WIP. I remembered some unique words in those documents and then by doing a “Project Search” and then a “Reveal in Binder,” I found them. I had accidentally nested them some layers down. S… --- ## [Unwanted link to Comment](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/unwanted-link-to-comment/154641)
**Author:** [@MissGrimke](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/MissGrimke)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 9:37am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/unwanted-link-to-comment/154641 "2026-09-13T09:37:55Z")
Scrivener has started linking any new Comment to the last word my cursor was on in the text. The “remove link” doesn’t work when I highlight the linked word. If I delete that word, the system also deletes the comment. Ho… --- ## [Introductions, Prologues, Cast of Characters](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/introductions-prologues-cast-of-characters/154643)
**Author:** [@TH1](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/TH1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/introductions-prologues-cast-of-characters/154643 "2026-09-11T18:23:05Z")
When my book includes things like Introductions, Prologues, and Cast of Characters, do I set those up like a Chapter? Or is there a specific thing called “Prologue”? --- ## [Need Notes Of Cards](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/need-notes-of-cards/154606)
**Author:** [@Tava](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Tava)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/need-notes-of-cards/154606 "2026-09-05T13:40:16Z")
Hi, How to store the Notes data even if a mapped file (scene card) of the manuscript is deleted? Regards, TIA --- ## [What is the DIFFERENCE between Novel and Novel with Parts?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-novel-and-novel-with-parts/33133)
**Author:** [@Birdie](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Birdie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-novel-and-novel-with-parts/33133 "2026-08-30T22:07:26Z")
Doesn’t every novel has parts, which are called chapter? Is there a Scrivener glossary that explains some of your terms? Where? I am reading through the Quick Start and some of the steps suddenly disappeared and I can… --- ## [Manually saving scriveners projects to an external drive suddenly stopped working](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/manually-saving-scriveners-projects-to-an-external-drive-suddenly-stopped-working/154495)
**Author:** [@Selki](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Selki)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/manually-saving-scriveners-projects-to-an-external-drive-suddenly-stopped-working/154495 "2026-08-24T17:44:26Z")
HI, I have been saving my scrivener files to an external drive for several years, and it has been working fine. All of a sudden it says file can’t be saved. I checked and the drive has room. I even tried with a differen… --- ## [Scrivener 3 - Compiling - Cover not showing on epub file on ereader](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/scrivener-3-compiling-cover-not-showing-on-epub-file-on-ereader/126865)
**Author:** [@DanK](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/DanK)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/scrivener-3-compiling-cover-not-showing-on-epub-file-on-ereader/126865 "2026-08-24T16:34:27Z")
Hello :slight\_smile: I’m trying to navigate Scrivener 3 - even though my cover is showing in the cover image tab in the compile box it is not showing up when I put it on the ereader - any thoughts?? Also, I noticed th… --- ## [Folder Contents not showing in Editor](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/folder-contents-not-showing-in-editor/154499)
**Author:** [@Onoma](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Onoma)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/folder-contents-not-showing-in-editor/154499 "2026-08-22T23:56:32Z")
I’m not sure if this is a bug or if I’ve missed a setting. I have two projects which I keep open always and back up daily. In Project 1, when I click on a folder in the binder, the contents do not show in the editor. I… --- ## [Tab doesn't tab instead acts like a return to nextline](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/tab-doesnt-tab-instead-acts-like-a-return-to-nextline/154496)
**Author:** [@Selki](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Selki)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/tab-doesnt-tab-instead-acts-like-a-return-to-nextline/154496 "2026-08-22T04:24:40Z")
HI, Tab used to work, suddenly on current document it just returns to next line and refuses to tab. In formatting I have it set on .5 so there must be another place to deal with tab being a tab? thanks! --- ## [Press Enter to Skip to Next Search Result](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/press-enter-to-skip-to-next-search-result/137824)
**Author:** [@Hotspur71](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Hotspur71)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/press-enter-to-skip-to-next-search-result/137824 "2026-08-15T12:03:00Z")
Hi, is there a way to skip to the next result when doing a Search simply by clicking Enter? The default seems to be: Cmd-F, add Search Text, results appears in binder, click on a result, then a dialogue box comes up with… --- ## [Quotation/Punctuation marks](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/quotation-punctuation-marks/154402)
**Author:** [@PRIGO](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/PRIGO)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/quotation-punctuation-marks/154402 "2026-08-08T12:37:58Z")
Hi everyone! Sorry if this has been asked before, but I’ve been searching the internet for hours trying to find a solution to my problem. I want to use the same punctuation style as shown in LibreOffice: ”Scrivener.” “… --- ## [How to get consistent formatting while writing](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-to-get-consistent-formatting-while-writing/139238)
**Author:** [@This-is-my-username](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/This-is-my-username)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-to-get-consistent-formatting-while-writing/139238 "2026-08-06T19:45:48Z")
Hello, I am evaluating Scrivener and have come upon a very frustrating dealbreaker. I’m hoping someone here can help me find a solution, as for the most part I’m enjoying the software and feel productive. The problem is … --- ## [Ideating and Freewriting Techniques](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ideating-and-freewriting-techniques/151383)
**Author:** [@SebastianLarrs](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/SebastianLarrs)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ideating-and-freewriting-techniques/151383 "2026-08-02T11:14:53Z")
Hey there! I’m relatively new to L&L Community Forum. I’m a screenwriter/director close to finishing my degree at University, and I’ve been using Scrivener for about two to three years now. It’s a great program for both … --- ## [How to begin formatting chapters](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-to-begin-formatting-chapters/154363)
**Author:** [@Landisbook](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Landisbook)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-to-begin-formatting-chapters/154363 "2026-08-01T02:11:13Z")
I am a new user. When I try to create chapters (called Parts), the side panel mostly creates scenes. I don’t want scenes in most chapters except 2 very long ones. How can I format Parts as chapters without scenes? Thanks… --- ## [Isolating Outliner to Draft Folder](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/isolating-outliner-to-draft-folder/154266)
**Author:** [@SuzyRoyal](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/SuzyRoyal)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/isolating-outliner-to-draft-folder/154266 "2026-07-19T22:51:07Z")
I’m trying to isolate the Outliner to my Draft folder, but for some reason, it’s on across almost my entire Binder! :expressionless\_face: :melting\_face: I’ve set it up with custom metadata following Shawn Coyne’s Story … --- ## [Chapter Numbers for partial parts of the manuscript](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/chapter-numbers-for-partial-parts-of-the-manuscript/154258)
**Author:** [@RonV2](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/RonV2)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/chapter-numbers-for-partial-parts-of-the-manuscript/154258 "2026-07-17T15:02:59Z")
I searched for this extensively before adding this. Note, this applies only to macOS. I do not have a Windows system to verify. I, too, struggled to get chapter numbers for the middle chapters of my book during a compil… [Next page](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/tag/basics/26.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=basics)