{"id":19612,"date":"2018-07-26T01:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T08:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=19612"},"modified":"2018-10-23T04:40:35","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T11:40:35","slug":"setting-up-your-project-in-scrivener-by-vanessa-kier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/26\/setting-up-your-project-in-scrivener-by-vanessa-kier\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Up Your Project in Scrivener by Vanessa Kier"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SettingLet\u2019s\u00a0welcome\u00a0back monthly columnist, Vanessa Kier<\/a>\u00a0as she shares with us \u201cSetting Up Your Project in Scrivener.\u201d\u00a0Enjoy!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Learn the five simple steps to get you comfortable with Scrivener so you can get back to writing your novel. Join us for this webinar training with Vanessa Kier!\u00a0http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/<\/wbr>blog\/scrivener-webinar\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Setting up a project in Scrivener can seem a bit confusing to someone who\u2019s used to creating a simple word processing document.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this article I\u2019ll walk you through how to decide which of Scrivener\u2019s project templates to choose when creating your project.<\/p>\n

When you create a Scrivener project, you have to choose a project template. Each template comes with certain standard components already set up for you, so you don\u2019t have to manually set up those components.<\/p>\n

Plus, Scrivener has assigned custom icons to certain items that provide visual cues as to the purpose of that item. For example, an icon of a map indicates the Places folder.<\/p>\n

The Basic Scrivener Structure<\/h2>\n

Before you decide which project template is best for your project, you should understand a bit about Scrivener\u2019s basic structure.<\/p>\n

A project is broken into folders and documents.<\/strong> Your project\u2019s arrangement of folders and documents will be viewable in a sidebar that Scrivener calls the Binder.<\/p>\n

Every project template has at least three basic folders in the Binder: Draft, Research, and Trash. You can rename these folders, but you can\u2019t delete them.<\/p>\n

The Draft folder is where you\u2019ll keep the body of your project, such as your Chapters and Scenes.<\/p>\n

Depending on the template you choose, the Draft folder might have another name. For example, in Fiction and Non-Fiction templates it\u2019s called Manuscript, but in the Screenplay template it\u2019s called Screenplay.<\/p>\n

Each template has at least one text document in the Draft folder.<\/strong> That document may be called Scene, Section, etc. The Draft folder may also contain one or more Chapter folders.<\/p>\n

The Draft folder can only store text documents and folders. Images can be inserted into a text document, but you cannot add a standalone image file or a PDF to the Binder under the Draft folder.<\/p>\n

You can put non-text documents in folders outside of the Draft folder. You can also create as many custom folders as you need.<\/p>\n

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Standard Folders<\/h2>\n

Standard folders that may be included in a Scrivener project template include:<\/strong><\/p>\n