Veronica Berglyd Olsen
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.. _a_howto:
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Tips & Tricks
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.. _Discussions Page: https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/discussions
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This is a list of hopefully helpful little tips on how to get the most out of novelWriter.
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.. note::
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This section will be expanded over time, and if you would like to have something added, feel
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free to contribute, or start a discussion on the project's `Discussions Page`_
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Overview
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**Managing the Project**
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* :ref:`a_howto_merge_documents`
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**Layout Tricks**
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* :ref:`a_howto_simple_table`
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**Organising Your Text**
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* :ref:`a_howto_chapter_intro`
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* :ref:`a_howto_soft_hard_breaks`
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**Other Tools**
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* :ref:`a_howto_convert_ywriter`
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How-Tos
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=======
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Managing the Project
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.. _a_howto_merge_documents:
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Merge Multiple Documents Into One
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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If you need to merge a set of documents in your project into a single document, you can achieve
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this by first making a new folder for just that purpose, and drag all the files you want merged
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into this folder. Then you can right click the folder, select :guilabel:`Transform` and
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:guilabel:`Merge Documents in Folder`.
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In the dialog that pops up, the documents will be in the same order as in the folder, but you can
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also rearrange them here of you wish.
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Layout Tricks
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.. _a_howto_simple_table:
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Create a Simple Table
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The formatting tools available in novelWriter don't allow for complex structures like tables.
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However, the editor does render tabs in a similar way to regular word processors. You can set the
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width of a tab in :guilabel:`Preferences`.
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The tab key should have the same distance in the editor as in the viewer, so you can align text in
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columns using the tab key, and it should look the same when viewed next to the editor.
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This is most suitable for your notes, as the result in exported documents cannot be guaranteed to
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match.
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Organising Your Text
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.. _a_howto_chapter_intro:
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Add Introductory Text to Chapters
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Sometimes chapters have a short preface, like a brief piece of text or a quote to set the stage
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before the first scene -- Some text that may not be a part of the actual following scene.
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If you add separate files for chapters and scenes, this is the perfect place to add such text.
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Separating chapter and scene files also allows you to set meta data for the whole chapter. Like
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list all characters present in the chapter, etc.
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.. _a_howto_soft_hard_breaks:
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Distinguishing Soft and Hard Scene Breaks
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Depending on your writing style, you may need to separate between soft and hard scene breaks within
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chapters. Like for instance if you switch point-of-view character often.
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In such cases you may want to use the scene heading for hard scene breaks and section headings for
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soft scene breaks. the :guilabel:`Project Build Tool` will let you add separate formatting for the
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two when you generate your manuscript. You can for instance add the common "``* * *``" for hard
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breaks and select to hide section breaks, which will just insert an empty paragraph in their place.
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Other Tools
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.. _a_howto_convert_ywriter:
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Convert Project to/from yWriter Format
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. _yWriter: http://spacejock.com/yWriter7.html
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There is a tool available that lets you convert a yWriter_ project to a novelWriter project, and
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vice versa.
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The tool is available at `peter88213.github.io/yw2nw <https://peter88213.github.io/yw2nw/>`__
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