Scrivener Tutorial Videos
Get up and running with Scrivener. The videos below supplement Scrivener’s interactive tutorial (available from the “Help” menu in macOS and Windows and from the projects list on iOS). Also available on YouTube. Note that subtitles can be auto-generated when viewing via YouTube.
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Getting Started
The Binder
Organising Your Project
Outlining and Structuring
Writing
Scriptwriting
Finding What You’ve Written
Setting Goals and Tracking Progress
Academic Writing
Getting Your Work Out
Useful Tips
Getting Started
Getting Started / 10MIN 20SECS
An Introduction to Scrivener
Everything you need to know to get up and running with Scrivener in ten minutes.
Getting Started / 1MIN 56SEC
Scrivener’s Core Concepts
A short animation showing the core concepts behind Scrivener.
Getting Started / 5MIN 9SEC
Finding Your Way Around
Get familiar with Scrivener’s main interface and core concepts.
Getting Started / 6MIN 11SEC
Importing Research
If you’ve gathered research related to a writing project, drag it all into Scrivener so everything is available to you in one place.
Getting Started / 4MIN 0SEC
Importing Work From Elsewhere
If you’ve already got writing or research materials outside of Scrivener, this video covers how to effectively transfer that data into a Scrivener project.
Getting Started / 3MIN 3SEC
Mastering Scrivener’s View Modes
Learn how to take control of Scrivener’s core view modes – the editor, the corkboard, the outliner and Scrivenings mode, which allows you to work on your manuscript piecemeal or as a whole.The Binder
Organising Your Project
Organising Your Project / 4MIN 1SEC
Tailor Projects Using Custom Metadata
Want to tame and organise your project with customised metadata? We’ve got you covered!
Organising Your Project / 2MIN 6SEC
Using Custom Icons To Make Documents Stand Out
Use custom icons as visual cues throughout your binder.
Organising Your Project / 4MIN 53SEC
Working With Document Templates
Have a whole swathe of characters and locations to manage? Document templates will help you with the process.
Organising Your Project / 5MIN 18SEC
How To Use Collections
Utilise the powerful collections search feature in Scrivener, along with learning how to create multiple manual collections of your binder.
Organising Your Project / 3MIN 48SEC
Working with Project Templates
How to create your own project templates.
Organising Your Project / 3MIN 44SEC
Tagging Documents with Keywords
Using keywords to keep track of your documents in Scrivener.Outlining and Structuring
Outlining and Structuring / 3MIN 25SEC
Structuring Your Draft
Figure out the structure of your manuscript in Scrivener’s Draft folder.
Outlining and Structuring / 3MIN 49SEC
Get to Know the Outliner
How to use Scrivener’s powerful outliner to plan or rework your manuscript.
Outlining and Structuring / 3MIN 32SEC
Getting an Overview with Synopses
Using synopses to plan your writing or to get an overview what you’ve already written.
Outlining and Structuring / 3MIN 30SEC
Tracking Threads on the Corkboard
Using Scrivener’s “Arrange by Label” Corkboard mode to track threads such as storylines in your project.
Outlining and Structuring / 2MIN 8SEC
Freestyle with Freeform Mode on the Corkboard
Get messy with Scrivener’s freeform corkboard mode.Writing
Writing / 4MIN 1SEC
Adding Comments and Footnotes
Overview of using both inline and Inspector based comments and footnotes in Scrivener, and how they appear when opened in other text applications.
Writing / 1MIN 57SEC
Adding Images to Text
Learn how to import an image into Scrivener’s editor and then resize the image.
Writing / 3MIN 25SECS
Scrivenings Mode – Working with Sections of Text Together or Apart
Want to work on the POV of a particular character appearing in multiple parts of your novel, or edit scenes that comprise a chapter, enter Scrivenings mode.
Writing / 1MIN 21SEC
Checking Dialogue
Easily discern character dialogue within your text.
Writing / 5MIN 45SEC
Using Snapshots To Keep Old Versions
Not entirely convinced regarding the direction a scene is taking, take a snapshot!
Writing / 6MIN 51SEC
Using Styles
A quick introduction to Scrivener’s powerful full styles system.
Writing / 3MIN 35SEC
Working with Tables and Lists
Learn how to easily create tables and bulleted lists in Scrivener.
Writing / 3MIN 14SECS
Write Without Distractions Using Composition Mode
Escape to your distraction free writing nook in Scrivener, and learn how to configure Composition Mode with an inspirational background image.
Writing / 5MIN 57SEC
Writing in Scrivener
Get comfortable with Scrivener’s familiar writing area.
Writing / 3MIN 30SEC
Changing the Default Formatting for New Documents
How to set up Scrivener to use your favourite formatting for writing.
Writing / 2MIN 18SEC
Generating Character Names
Struggling to conjure a name for your main protagonist? This video is for you!Scriptwriting
Finding What You’ve Written
Finding What You’ve Written / 4MIN 45SEC
Searching for Documents and Text
Having difficulty locating a particular scene or keyword? This video will help you find what you’re looking for!
Finding What You’ve Written / 2MIN 5SEC
Finding Your Words with Quick Search
Quickly find what you’ve written using Quick Search, Scrivener’s Safari-like search bar.Setting Goals and Tracking Progress
Setting Goals and Tracking Progress / 4MIN 50SEC
Setting Writing Goals
Learn how to set draft, session and individual document targets in Scrivener, and then monitor your writing progress.
Setting Goals and Tracking Progress / 2MIN 16SEC
Monitor Your Writing Habits with the Writing History
Track your daily writing progress for a project and even export the data to a spreadsheet for manipulation.Academic Writing
Getting Your Work Out
Getting Your Work Out / 6MIN 3SEC
Compiling Your Work Part 1 – Quick Start
How to export and print your manuscript using Compile in Scrivener.
Getting Your Work Out / 6MIN 1SEC
Compiling Your Work Part 2 – Section Types and Section Layouts
Assigning section types and section layouts in Scrivener.
Getting Your Work Out / 4MIN 54SEC
Compiling Your Work Part 3 – Automating Section Types
How to assign section types automatically, based on the structure of folders and documents in the binder.
Getting Your Work Out / 11MIN 6SEC
Compiling Your Work Part 4 – Custom Compile Format
Creating a custom compile format in Scrivener.Useful Tips
Useful Tips / 3MIN 1SEC
Backing Up Your Work
How to back up your writing in Scrivener.
Useful Tips / 1MIN 5SEC
Work Close Up by Hoisting the Binder
Learn how to “hoist” a folder in the binder to hide the rest of your project and focus on a single section.Useful Tips / 2MIN 38SEC
Backing Up Your Work
How to back up your writing in Scrivener.
Useful Tips / 4MIN 8SEC
Working with Copyholders
Learn how to use Copyholders in Scrivener to view even more sections of your project at the same time.
Useful Tips / 7MIN 27SEC