# \#text-editing **URL:** https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/tag/text-editing/24.md [Latest](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/tags.md) --- ## [Find & Replace function for text with a particular Style?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/find-replace-function-for-text-with-a-particular-style/126315)
**Author:** [@scrive](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/scrive)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/find-replace-function-for-text-with-a-particular-style/126315 "2026-10-28T18:31:52Z")
Almost 8 years ago on June 2014 at L&L, a similar question was posted regarding a Find & Replace Style function?. The current version of Scrivener (Mac) has an excellent and powerful Find by Formatting function that all… --- ## [I never aspired to be an author; but I have something to say](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/i-never-aspired-to-be-an-author-but-i-have-something-to-say/154948)
**Author:** [@writerslogic](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/writerslogic)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/i-never-aspired-to-be-an-author-but-i-have-something-to-say/154948 "2026-10-27T17:54:46Z")
My name is David Condrey and before I founded WritersLogic I struggled for years with depression, anxiety, PTSD, drug addiction, and homelessness. I eventually got off the streets and become quite successful but I never… --- ## [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? --- ## [Custom font not working properly (Windows \<-\> iOS sync)](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/custom-font-not-working-properly-windows-ios-sync/130550)
**Author:** [@AnimusAstralis](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/AnimusAstralis)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/custom-font-not-working-properly-windows-ios-sync/130550 "2026-10-18T00:36:14Z")
I’m trying to install Cambria font on iOS. I’ve tried both old methods (Fonts subfolder on Dropbox) and system-wide font installation (using FontCase app). The font itself seems to work fine, but after I edit project on … --- ## [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… --- ## [Strikethrough in PDF](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/strikethrough-in-pdf/154891)
**Author:** [@greyling](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/greyling)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/strikethrough-in-pdf/154891 "2026-10-16T00:03:07Z")
I’m having a strange issue. I have a PDF that I imported into a Scrivener file, which I access on multiple computers using Dropbox. Both computers are on the same OS and the same version of Scrivener. One is a 2018 MacBo… --- ## [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 adapt the colour of the ruler](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-to-adapt-the-colour-of-the-ruler/154842)
**Author:** [@RevoTiLlor](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/RevoTiLlor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-to-adapt-the-colour-of-the-ruler/154842 "2026-10-10T08:04:50Z")
On MacOS 26, Scrivener, in dark mode, rendered the ruler with a black background and white settings. On MacOS 27, it’s the exact opposite. Is there a way to adjust the ruler’s colour? --- ## [How do I change the width of a page?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-do-i-change-the-width-of-a-page/154850)
**Author:** [@livy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/livy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-do-i-change-the-width-of-a-page/154850 "2026-10-08T14:23:05Z")
Hello! I am working on a document in regular edit mode, not composition mode and I would like to change the width of the page size. Is there an option for this that is similar to what is available in composition mode to… --- ## [Focus change after Table insert](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/focus-change-after-table-insert/154814)
**Author:** [@Writehand](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Writehand)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/focus-change-after-table-insert/154814 "2026-10-06T00:46:15Z")
Hello! So I’ve recently had to make the switch back to win from mac and purchased the Scrivener win v3. Is it supposed to move focus to the top of the page every time I insert a table? The cursor doesn’t move, just the … --- ## [Change global default formatting (or "No Style") in the editor](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/change-global-default-formatting-or-no-style-in-the-editor/132498)
**Author:** [@Jedi\_Bail](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Jedi_Bail)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/change-global-default-formatting-or-no-style-in-the-editor/132498 "2026-10-06T00:03:32Z")
Hello all, I’ve been writing off and on for most of my life. Since I went electronic, I’ve been using Word. I have a couple of works for which I needed something more, and I found an excellent set of organizational to… --- ## [Export from scrivener ios to ao3](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/export-from-scrivener-ios-to-ao3/154838)
**Author:** [@TalysAlankil](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/TalysAlankil)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/export-from-scrivener-ios-to-ao3/154838 "2026-10-05T13:10:24Z")
I use scrivener on both Mac and iOS for both original work and fanfiction. When working on Mac, I can just copy-paste fanfiction straight from the Scrivener editor into archiveofourown’s rich text editor and all the for… --- ## [Scrivener completely breaks tables after reopening project (formatting randomly lost)](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/scrivener-completely-breaks-tables-after-reopening-project-formatting-randomly-lost/151825)
**Author:** [@Makriavel](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Makriavel)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/scrivener-completely-breaks-tables-after-reopening-project-formatting-randomly-lost/151825 "2026-10-02T18:31:11Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve been running into a serious problem with tables since the latest Scrivener update. I’ve created a large table manually — quite a long one (around 395 rows). Up until now, everything worked fine. It wa… --- ## [Links spread uncontrollably](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/links-spread-uncontrollably/133578)
**Author:** [@Sturmschreiberin](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Sturmschreiberin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/links-spread-uncontrollably/133578 "2026-09-28T17:23:36Z")
Hi there! It would love you to fix this bug. I have this problem since I installed Scrivener 3 and so far none of the updates havedone the trick, so I thought, I’d post it here. It’s not that bad but quite annoying: Whe… --- ## [Dissertations](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/dissertations/154800)
**Author:** [@labrandau](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/labrandau)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/dissertations/154800 "2026-09-28T16:51:29Z")
Can’t I add footnotes in Scrivener? --- ## [Finding and Replacing Links Embedded In Text](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/finding-and-replacing-links-embedded-in-text/150226)
**Author:** [@dbc183c7](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/dbc183c7)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/finding-and-replacing-links-embedded-in-text/150226 "2026-09-24T12:16:12Z")
I’ve add to text links provided by a 3rd-party app (Logos) in several files. It turns out, the link provision represented a unannounced changed programming assumption (or a bug … it hasn’t responded yet). Regardless Lo… --- ## [Line spacing issue because of italics](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/line-spacing-issue-because-of-italics/154593)
**Author:** [@Rhelm](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Rhelm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/line-spacing-issue-because-of-italics/154593 "2026-09-22T12:00:26Z")
Hi everyone ! I’ve been a Scrivener user for a few years now and so far, I’m really enjoying it. There is this issue I’m having that I can’t seem to resolve on my own this time, so I’m turning to you for some help, ple… --- ## [Change document language on Scivener 3 for Windows](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/change-document-language-on-scivener-3-for-windows/148541)
**Author:** [@ticow](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/ticow)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/change-document-language-on-scivener-3-for-windows/148541 "2026-09-20T20:17:17Z")
Hi, I didn’t find how to change the current language of a document or a paragraph in Scrivener 3.1.5.1 for Windows. I can access the spell checker params but didn’t find a way to change the language. --- ## [Question: Double space after period in sentences?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/question-double-space-after-period-in-sentences/154673)
**Author:** [@theduchessofkitty](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/theduchessofkitty)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/question-double-space-after-period-in-sentences/154673 "2026-09-19T12:32:49Z")
Hello, I’m a GenX-er who learned typing the old-fashioned way - by typewriter. I obviously have evolved. But I have a question. I still have the habit of leaving a double space after a period when I finish a sentence… --- ## [Document icon on folder icon for some reason?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/document-icon-on-folder-icon-for-some-reason/154680)
**Author:** [@Catspaw](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Catspaw)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/document-icon-on-folder-icon-for-some-reason/154680 "2026-09-17T19:55:41Z")
So I started typing, and a window popped up and I have no idea what it was about, so I quickly closed it, and now one of my section folders has a little document icon on the folder icon. You can see it here: https://img… --- ## [How to make spell check un-ignore a word?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-to-make-spell-check-un-ignore-a-word/124864)
**Author:** [@Jakob\_Hero](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Jakob_Hero)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-to-make-spell-check-un-ignore-a-word/124864 "2026-09-15T23:52:00Z")
Hi I had a word that I accidentally misspelled. I then wanted to quickly right-click and choose the correct spelling in the box that pops up, but by mistake I clicked the “Ignore spellcheck” right below the suggested wo… --- ## [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… --- ## [MacBook Pro Scrivener Right Margins Issue. Lots of wasted space](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/macbook-pro-scrivener-right-margins-issue-lots-of-wasted-space/154600)
**Author:** [@Bassett](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Bassett)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/macbook-pro-scrivener-right-margins-issue-lots-of-wasted-space/154600 "2026-09-07T15:36:39Z")
I’ve been stressing over this for the past hour and I’ve gotten nowhere. I’ve attempted changing too many variables to count, and it (the rightmost margin) can never extend past 13.61cm or 6.35 inches. Whenever it prints… --- ## [Inserting a page break without compiling](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/inserting-a-page-break-without-compiling/154575)
**Author:** [@suzanimated](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/suzanimated)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/inserting-a-page-break-without-compiling/154575 "2026-09-02T17:34:55Z")
I need to be able to insert a page break into a document. I cannot do this by splitting my document into more documents to use the page breaks compiling would give me, as I am working in a script format, and creating a n… --- ## [No Antidote integration? Use 'Ctrl+C+C'](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/no-antidote-integration-use-ctrl-c-c/134494)
**Author:** [@Canne](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Canne)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/no-antidote-integration-use-ctrl-c-c/134494 "2026-08-19T20:40:51Z")
Presumably Antidote API will not find its way to Scrivener 3 - search for ‘Antidote’; for example, in this thread it becomes quite obvious: That is why I have been using the external sync of RTFs and on them, LibreOffi… --- ## [Cursor position and editor field of view unaligned in Scrivenings mode](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/cursor-position-and-editor-field-of-view-unaligned-in-scrivenings-mode/154437)
**Author:** [@Murphius](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Murphius)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/cursor-position-and-editor-field-of-view-unaligned-in-scrivenings-mode/154437 "2026-08-17T09:00:33Z")
\[Scrivener 3.1.6, 64-bit, Windows 11\] So, when I open a folder in Scrivenings mode, I get this fun problem where placing my cursor anywhere in the document automatically scrolls the editor to a new position (in the main … --- ## [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 … --- ## [Unwanted Conversion of Text Size](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/unwanted-conversion-of-text-size/154373)
**Author:** [@Lit913](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Lit913)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/unwanted-conversion-of-text-size/154373 "2026-08-03T17:50:56Z")
The type size in all files has been abruptly changed, possibly due to an accidental key stroke when bringing my hands away from the keyboard. I may have touched the space bar and some other key. Dozens of text files su… --- ## [New writing font for monospace lovers](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/new-writing-font-for-monospace-lovers/38517)
**Author:** [@nontroppo](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/nontroppo)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/new-writing-font-for-monospace-lovers/38517 "2026-08-03T05:30:57Z")
I’m not really a fan of writing in Scrivener with monospace fonts, but for those who are, iA Writer have a new open source font they have shared, and a blog post which describes their reasoning creating what they call a D… [Next page](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/tag/text-editing/24.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=text-editing)