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@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ projects are structured is covered on the :ref:`a_struct` page.
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In addition, the project can contain notes on the various plot elements, characters, locations,
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etc, that make up the story. These notes are organised in a set of category-specific top-level
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folders (root folders), and each entry can be tagged and cross-referenced from within the novel
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files and other note files. These tags make it possible to inter-link documents, and generate an
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overview of the entire novel project and how the various files and plot elements are
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interconnected. This is covered on the :ref:`a_proj` and :ref:`a_notes` pages.
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documents and notes. These tags make it possible to inter-link documents, and generate an overview
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of the entire novel project and how the various documents and plot elements are interconnected.
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This is covered on the :ref:`a_proj` and :ref:`a_notes` pages.
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These additional features are not standard in markdown, but are available through special meta
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keywords described on :ref:`a_struct_tags`. Syntax highlighting is provided to make it easier to
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keywords described in :ref:`a_struct_tags`. Syntax highlighting is provided to make it easier to
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verify that the markdown tags are used correctly.
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An overview of the extended markdown syntax is covered on the :ref:`a_ui` page.
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An overview of the supported markdown syntax is covered on the :ref:`a_ui` page.
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.. _a_intro_design:
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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ at the same time provide a complete set of features needed for writing a novel.
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.. note::
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novelWriter is not intended to be a full office type word processor. It doesn't support images,
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links, tables, and other complex structure and objects often needed for such document.
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links, tables, and other complex structures and objects often needed for such documents.
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Formatting is limited to headers, and bold, italicised and strikethrough text.
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The main window does not have a toolbar like most other applications do. This reduces clutter, and
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@@ -52,13 +52,14 @@ of icon themes in colour and greyscale are also offered. The icons are based on
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set designed by Stephen Hutchings.
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The main window is split in two, or optionally three, panels. The left-most contains the project
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tree and all the files in your project. The second panel is the document editor, and the optional
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third panel is a document viewer which can view any document in your project.
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tree and all the documents in your project. The second panel is the document editor, and the
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optional third panel is a document viewer which can view any document in your project.
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A second tab is also available on the main window. This is the :guilabel:`Outline` tab where the
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entire novel structure can be displayed, with all the tags and references listed. Depending on how
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you structure your novel project files, this outline can be quite different from your project tree.
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Your project tree lists files, your Outline tree lists the structure of the novel itself.
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you structure your novel documents, this outline can be quite different from your project tree.
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Your project tree lists individual documents, your Outline tree lists the structure of the novel
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itself as it appears in the text of the documents.
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.. _Typicons: https://github.com/stephenhutchings/typicons.font
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@@ -68,10 +69,10 @@ Your project tree lists files, your Outline tree lists the structure of the nove
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Project Layout
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You are free to structure your project files as you wish in subfolders, and split the text between
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files in whatever way suits you. All that matters to novelWriter is the linear order the files
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appear at in the project tree (top to bottom). The chapters, scenes and sections of the novel are
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determined by the headings within those files.
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You are free to structure your project documents as you wish in subfolders, and split the text
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between documents in whatever way suits you. All that matters to novelWriter is the linear order
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the documents appear at in the project tree (top to bottom). The chapters, scenes and sections of
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the novel are determined by the headings within those documents.
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The four heading levels (**H1** to **H4**) are treated as follows:
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@@ -80,9 +81,9 @@ The four heading levels (**H1** to **H4**) are treated as follows:
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* **H3** is used for scene titles – optionally replaced by separators.
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* **H4** is for section titles within scenes, if such granularity is needed.
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This header level structure is only taken into account for novel files. For the files designated as
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project notes, the header levels have no structural meaning, and the user is free to do whatever
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they want. See the :ref:`a_struct` page for more details.
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This header level structure is only taken into account for novel documents. For the project notes,
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the header levels have no structural meaning, and the user is free to do whatever they want. See
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the :ref:`a_struct` and :ref:`a_notes` pages for more details.
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.. _a_intro_export:
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