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Scrivener For Dummies
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Scrivener For Dummies

by Gwen Hernandez
August 2012
Intermediate to advanced
402 pages
9h 10m
English
For Dummies
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Working in the Corkboard

From within the Corkboard, you can rename a document, modify or add Synopsis text, and add keywords. You can make these changes in the Corkboard:

check.png Renaming a document: To rename a document in Corkboard view, simply double-click the title and type the new name.

check.png Modifying the Synopsis text: To add, edit, or delete the Synopsis text, double-click in the Synopsis area of the card to activate it. Note: Formatting options (such as font style and size) aren’t available in the Synopsis section.

tip.eps After you’re in Title or Text Edit mode (by double-clicking in the title or text area, respectively), you can move through the index cards — alternating between the title and text portion of each card, in turn — by pressing the Tab key to move forward, or Shift+Tab to move backwards.

check.png Adding keywords to a card: You can add keywords to documents while in Corkboard view (for more on keywords and how to use them in your project, visit Chapter 5). Follow these steps:

1. Click the Keywords Panel button in the toolbar.

The Keywords panel appears.

2. Drag the desired keyword from ...

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