From 2a96fa1a2d8931f6f6233b2607c0755a8763dccc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Veronica Berglyd Olsen <1619840+vkbo@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 4 May 2024 20:54:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update the docs for 2.4.1 --- docs/source/int_howto.rst | 16 +++++++++++----- docs/source/project_overview.rst | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++----- 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/source/int_howto.rst b/docs/source/int_howto.rst index bab60b39..f549d785 100644 --- a/docs/source/int_howto.rst +++ b/docs/source/int_howto.rst @@ -16,13 +16,21 @@ This is a list of hopefully helpful little tips on how to get the most out of no Managing the Project ==================== +.. dropdown:: Create a Project from a Template + :animate: fade-in-slide-down + + On the Welcome dialog's **Create New Project** form, you can select to "Prefill Project" from + the content of a different project. This feature is most useful if you copy a project you have + dedicated to be a template project. If you have a structure and settings you want to use for + every new project, this is the best solution. + .. dropdown:: Merge Multiple Documents Into One :animate: fade-in-slide-down If you need to merge a selection of documents in your project into a single document, you can - achieve this by first making a new folder for just that purpose, and drag all the files you want - merged into this folder. Then you can right click the folder, select :guilabel:`Transform` and - :guilabel:`Merge Documents in Folder`. + achieve this by first making a new folder for just that purpose, and drag all the documents you + want merged into this folder. Then you can right click the folder, select :guilabel:`Transform` + and :guilabel:`Merge Documents in Folder`. In the dialog that pops up, the documents will be in the same order as in the folder, but you can rearrange them here of you wish. See :ref:`a_ui_tree_split_merge` for more details. @@ -58,8 +66,6 @@ Organising Your Text such text. Separating chapter and scene files also allows you to make scene files child documents of the chapter. - .. versionadded:: 2.0 - .. dropdown:: Distinguishing Soft and Hard Scene Breaks :animate: fade-in-slide-down diff --git a/docs/source/project_overview.rst b/docs/source/project_overview.rst index 9d89759f..a84c2cc3 100644 --- a/docs/source/project_overview.rst +++ b/docs/source/project_overview.rst @@ -1,8 +1,17 @@ .. _a_proj: -************** -Novel Projects -************** +***************** +Managing Projects +***************** + +Your text in novelWriter is organised into projects. Each project is meant to contain one novel +and associated notes. If you have multiple novels in a series, with the same characters and shared +notes, it is also possible to keep all of them in the same project. + +.. _a_proj_new: + +Creating Project +================ New projects can be created from the **Project** menu by selecting **Create or Open Project**. This will open the **Welcome** dialog, where you can select the :guilabel:`New` button that will assist @@ -27,10 +36,19 @@ and page counts, is available through the **Novel Details** dialog. Statistics a is also available in the **Manuscript Build** tool. +Template Projects +----------------- + +From the Welcome dialog you can also create a new from another existing project. If you have a +specific structure you want to use for all your new projects, you can create a dedicated project to +be used as a template, and select to copy an existing project from the :guilabel:"Prefill Project" +option from the **New Project** form. + + .. _a_proj_roots: -Project Roots -============= +Project Structure +================= Projects are structured into a set of top level folders called "Root Folders". They are visible in the project tree at the left side of the main window.