Update usage documentation and incorporate last usage file from old doc

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Veronica Berglyd Olsen
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@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ Root Folder Types
The custom root folder type can be used for tracking anything else not covered by the above
options.
**Templates**
Any document added under this root folder will be made available as template options when
creating new documents. See :ref:`docs_usage_project_documents_templates` for more details.
**Archive**
If you don't want to delete a document, or put it in the **Trash** folder where it may be
deleted, but still want it out of your main project, you can put it in this folder. The contents
@@ -120,21 +124,41 @@ documents.
.. _docs_usage_project_documents:
Project Documents
=================
Documents
=========
New documents can be created from the toolbar in the project tree, or by pressing :kbd:`Ctrl+N`.
This will open the create new item menu and let you choose between a number of pre-defined
documents and folders. You will be prompted for a label for the new item.
You can add documents anywhere you want in your project structure. You can even add documents as
child items of other documents, just like if they were folders. This makes it easy to associate a
set of scenes with their chapter. You can also do this in your notes, where you for instance may
have a hierarchy of your locations.
You can always rename an item by selecting **Rename Item** from the **Project** menu, or by
pressing :kbd:`F2` when a document or folder is selected.
The name on a document in the project tree is not linked to any headings in the document text.
Think of the document name as a file name. You can rename a document, or any other item in the
project, at any time.
Other settings for project documents and folders are available from the context menu that you can
activate by right-clicking on an it in the tree. The **Transform** submenu includes options for
converting, splitting, or merging documents. See :ref:`docs_ui_split_merge` for more details on
the latter two.
Documents come in two types:
**Novel Documents**
These are the documents that make up your story or novel. They can only be added under a root
folder of type **Novel**. You can technically also add them under **Archive**. See
:ref:`docs_usage_headers` for more details about how these documents are handled by novelWriter.
**Project Notes**
These are the documents where you keep your notes. You can add them anywhere in your project,
including under **Novel** type folders. If you do add them there, they are not treated as a part
of the story by default.
You can convert between the two types of documents where the types are allowed. You can also
convert folders into documents, which may sometimes be convenient.
Another convenient feature is that documents can be split into sub-documents by its containing
headings, or multiple documents merged into one. This is particularly convenient if you start out
with larger structural documents, like one containing all chapters and scenes in an act, and then
split those. See :ref:`docs_ui_split_merge` for more details.
.. _docs_usage_project_documents_templates:
Document Templates
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