Comments on: Scrivener’s Forgotten View: The Outline

By: Claudia Putnam

Claudia Putnam — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 23:48:34 +0000

I also don't see any individual sort arrows in, say, Words. I have a Mac and am using Scriv 3 but not the very latest as I'm not sure it will work with my older OS.

By: Claudia Putnam

Claudia Putnam — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 23:46:57 +0000

Gwen, my outline is suddenly backwards--as if it's been sorted in descending order. But when I click the up and down arrows in the bar, it just clicks through individual files, rather than resorting. How do I get it in order? Thanks!!

By: Gwen Hernandez

Gwen Hernandez — Sat, 07 Sep 2019 18:05:14 +0000

In reply to Sylvia (grandadbeck.co.uk). Sylvia: Thanks for the reminder. Sort is Mac only right now. I'm expecting when Scrivener 3 for Windows comes out that it'll have sort capabilities. Sorry for any confusion.

By: Gwen Hernandez

Gwen Hernandez — Sat, 07 Sep 2019 18:02:53 +0000

In reply to Bob Cochran. Hey, Bob! Glad I could teach you something new. ;-)

By: Sylvia (grandadbeck.co.uk)

Sylvia (grandadbeck.co.uk) — Sat, 07 Sep 2019 15:24:37 +0000

Are you using a Mac version? I can't find a sort on the Windows Version: 1.9.13.0 - 25 Jul 2019

By: Bob Cochran

Bob Cochran — Sat, 07 Sep 2019 01:19:36 +0000

Thank you so much! I didn't know about this view and I think it will be useful for a project I'm just starting. :-)

By: Gwen Hernandez

Gwen Hernandez — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 23:10:35 +0000

In reply to Ellen. That's great, Ellen. I honestly use Outliner way more than Corkboard too. I like to see everything in one place. LOL, I love your mother's quote! ;-)

By: Gwen Hernandez

Gwen Hernandez — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 23:09:05 +0000

In reply to Aziza Sphinx. Glad to hear it, Aziza. I feel like a lot of people don't know it exists. Thanks for dropping by!

By: Gwen Hernandez

Gwen Hernandez — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 23:08:08 +0000

In reply to Laurie Evans. Absolutely, Laurie! I use it constantly. :-)

By: Ellen

Ellen — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 20:45:08 +0000

Each to their own. For me the value of the Outliner has little to do with metadata (although I do like seeing word count for scenes and cumulative to chapters). The big value for me is setting up - my outline. When I tried to use the Corkboard, I just wasted time fiddling. In Outliner, I set out all my scene summaries, and they're not cut off by the size of the Corkboard card. It all shows. So for me Corkboard is the never-used view. Outliner much used and appreciated. As my mother used to say, "If we all liked the same thing, all women would be standing in line before the same man."