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@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Splitting Documents
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The :guilabel:`Split Document` dialog.
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The :guilabel:`Split Document by Header` option will open a dialog that allows you to split the
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The :guilabel:`Split Document by Heading` option will open a dialog that allows you to split the
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selected document into multiple new documents based on the headings it contains. You can select at
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which heading level the split is to be performed from the dropdown box. The list box will preview
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which headings will be split into new documents.
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@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ which headings will be split into new documents.
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You are given the option to create a folder for these new documents, and whether or not to create a
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hierarchy of documents. That is, put sections under scenes, and scenes under chapters.
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The source document *is not* deleted in the process, but you have the option to let the tool move
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The source document **is not** deleted in the process, but you have the option to let the tool move
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the source document to the :guilabel:`Trash` folder.
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@@ -123,16 +123,16 @@ Document Importance and Status
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------------------------------
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Each document or folder in your project can have either a "Status" or "Importance" flag set. These
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are flags that you control and define yourself. novelWriter doesn't do anything with them at all.
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To modify the labels, go to their respective tabs in :guilabel:`Project Settings`.
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are flags that you control and define yourself, and novelWriter doesn't use them for anything. To
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modify the labels, go to their respective tabs in :guilabel:`Project Settings`.
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The "Status" flag is intended to tag a :term:`novel document<novel documents>` as for instance a
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draft or as completed, and the "Importance" flag is intended to tag character notes, or other
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:term:`project notes`, as for instance a main, major, or minor character or story element.
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Whether a document uses a "Status" or "Importance" flag depends on which :term:`root folder` it
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lives in. If it's in a :guilabel:`Novel` folder, it uses the "Status" flag, otherwise it uses an
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"Importance" flag. Some folders, like :guilabel:`Trash` and :guilabel:`Archive` allow both.
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lives in. If it's in a Novel type folder, it uses the "Status" flag, otherwise it uses an
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"Importance" flag.
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.. _a_ui_tree_dnd:
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@@ -155,32 +155,31 @@ interface framework novelWriter is built upon.
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Documents and their folders can be rearranged freely within their root folders. If you move a Novel
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document out of a Novel folder, it will be converted to a project note. Notes can be moved freely
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between all root folders, but keep in mind that if you move a note into a :guilabel:`Novel` root
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folder, its "Importance" setting will be switched with a "Status" setting. See
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:ref:`a_ui_tree_status`. The old value will not be overwritten though, and should be restored if
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you move it back at some point.
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between all root folders, but keep in mind that if you move a note into a Novel type root folder,
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its "Importance" setting will be switched with a "Status" setting. See :ref:`a_ui_tree_status`. The
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old value will not be overwritten though, and should be restored if you move it back at some point.
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Root folders in the project tree cannot be dragged and dropped at all. If you want to reorder them,
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you can move them up or down with respect to each other from the arrow buttons at the top of the
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project tree, or by pressing :kbd:`Ctrl+Shift+Up` or :kbd:`Ctrl+Shift+Down` when they are selected.
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project tree, or by pressing :kbd:`Ctrl+Up` or :kbd:`Ctrl+Down` when they are selected.
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.. _a_ui_tree_novel:
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The Novel Tree
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==============
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The Novel Tree View
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===================
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.. figure:: images/fig_novel_tree_view.png
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A screenshot of the Novel Tree View.
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An alternative way to view the project structure is the novel tree. You can switch to this view by
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selecting the :guilabel:`Novel Tree View` button in the sidebar. This view is a simplified version
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of the view in the :guilabel:`Outline View`. It is convenient when you want to browse the structure
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An alternative way to view the project structure is the novel view. You can switch to this view by
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selecting the :guilabel:`Novel View` button in the sidebar. This view is a simplified version of
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the view in the :guilabel:`Outline View`. It is convenient when you want to browse the structure
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of the story itself rather than the document files.
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.. note::
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You cannot reorganise the entries in the novel tree, or add any new documents, as that would
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You cannot reorganise the entries in the novel view, or add any new documents, as that would
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imply restructuring the content of the document files themselves. Any such editing must be done
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in the project tree. However, you can add new headings to existing documents, or change
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references, which will be updated in this view when the document is saved.
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@@ -188,17 +187,17 @@ of the story itself rather than the document files.
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.. _a_ui_outline:
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Project Outline View
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====================
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The Novel Outline View
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======================
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.. figure:: images/fig_outline_view.png
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A screenshot of the Novel Outline View.
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The project's :guilabel:`Outline View` is available as another view option from the sidebar. The
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outline provides an overview of the novel structure, displaying a tree hierarchy of the elements of
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the novel, that is, the level 1 to 4 headings representing partitions, chapters, scenes and
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sections.
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The project's :guilabel:`Novel Outline View` is available as another view option from the sidebar.
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The outline provides an overview of the novel structure, displaying a tree hierarchy of the
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elements of the novel, that is, the level 1 to 4 headings representing partitions, chapters, scenes
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and sections.
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The document containing the heading can also be displayed as a separate column, as well as the line
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number where the heading is defined. Double-clicking an entry will open the corresponding document
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