My next book has a Spanish character and I love long Spanish names. Here’s a few from the list generated by Scrivener: Xnia Matilde ngela Bardera. Just click your way through and have a little fun playing around with the settings.
Just click your way through and have a little fun playing around with the settings. Go to Edit -> Writing Tools -> Name Generator. Image by Kool Cats Photography Posted on FebruFebruAuthor C.K. Go to Edit -> Writing Tools -> Name Generator. Set up Scrivener so it better matches your way of working. You don’t need to tolerate the out-of-the-box version of Scrivener. Let us have a look at why ProWritingAid is worth considering extraordinary. You can also rearrange the order of the buttons by clicking on the down and up arrows. ProWritingAid is the best grammar checker, and writing-style editor available today and it surely deserves the first mention in the list of Scrivener alternatives for 2022. Go to Tools, Customize toolbars and add or remove toolbar buttons.
If you don’t see your dictionary in the list of options, click the Download button to see if there’s one available. I am a Canadian, so I like my dictionary to remind me to spell colour and honour with a “u.” Go to Tools, Options, Corrections, select your dictionary, click OK, and then click Apply.
Click on the plus button to add your keyboard shortcut. Go to Tools, Options, Corrections, check the Enable Substitutions box, and click on Edit Substitutions. ip to indicate a placeholder for inserting a picture later.
Add a keyboard shortcut for a word or phrase you don’t want to keep retyping. Go to Tools, Options, Editor, and click on the blue A button in the top left.Ĥ. Boring, but effective (it has a complete character set for special symbols. To turn off these features, go to Tools, Options, Corrections, and uncheck Fix capitalization of sentences and Suggest completions as you type. I find it distracting when a word processor automatically capitalizes words, or tries to guess and complete words for me. Turn off automatic capitalization and autocompletion. Go to Tools, Options, Editor, and move the tab slider to the left.Ģ. Remove or change automatic paragraph indenting. Paste in the character template from the clipboard and fill it in. In my screenshot it is just above the bold and italic buttons. Change from the corkboard view back to writing by clicking upon the first button of the three in the middle. If you write fiction, tweak your settings to support your writing preferences.ġ. Click upon the character card that you wish to edit. Below are six things I do to write more efficiently in Scrivener. You can customize Scrivener to work with your writing preferences. Some of these features are helpful, but others drive me crazy and prevent me from being efficient. Out of the box, Scrivener comes with features turned off or on.