Things to Know Before You Start
Creating a New Project and Scrivener Introduction
Navigating Your Project with the Binder
Understanding the Inspector
Closing, Moving, Copying, Renaming, and Deleting Scrivener Projects
Writing in the Editor
Getting to Know the Editor
Working with the Format Bar
Using the Header Bar
Working with the Footer
Viewing/Editing Multiple Files
Working with Documents and Folders
Outlining (or Not)
Adding a Text Document
Adding a Folder
Renaming or Deleting a File in the Binder
Moving Items in the Binder
Importing Files
Splitting a Document
Changing the Default Scrivener Formatting
Applying Default Text Settings to an Existing Document
Exploring Options for Setting Up a Project
Understanding the Binder
Recognizing Scrivener’s Common File Types
Working with Root Folders
Taking Out the Trash
Navigating the Binder
Planning Your Project with the Synopsis and Corkboard
Introducing the Synopsis
Working in the Synopsis
Viewing the Corkboard
Understanding and Customizing the Index Card Elements
Working in the Corkboard
Finding Anything in Your Project
Using the Quick Search Bar
Finding Anything with Project Search
Other Search Options
Protecting Your Work with Backups
Backing Up Your Work (Why Bother?)
Changing Automatic Backup Settings
Backing Up a File Manually
Restoring a Project from a Backup File
Compiling (Exporting) Your Manuscript
Introducing Compile
Compiling to a Word Document
Saving or Clearing the Compile Settings
Quick Exporting Options
Getting More Help
Finding More Scrivener Help
Course Information
Course Instructor
- Enrollment in this course closed on 30 September 2025.
Things to Know Before You Start
Creating a New Project and Scrivener Introduction
Navigating Your Project with the Binder
Understanding the Inspector
Closing, Moving, Copying, Renaming, and Deleting Scrivener Projects
Writing in the Editor
Getting to Know the Editor
Working with the Format Bar
Using the Header Bar
Working with the Footer
Viewing/Editing Multiple Files
Working with Documents and Folders
Outlining (or Not)
Adding a Text Document
Adding a Folder
Renaming or Deleting a File in the Binder
Moving Items in the Binder
Importing Files
Splitting a Document
Changing the Default Scrivener Formatting
Applying Default Text Settings to an Existing Document
Exploring Options for Setting Up a Project
Understanding the Binder
Recognizing Scrivener’s Common File Types
Working with Root Folders
Taking Out the Trash
Navigating the Binder
Planning Your Project with the Synopsis and Corkboard
Introducing the Synopsis
Working in the Synopsis
Viewing the Corkboard
Understanding and Customizing the Index Card Elements
Working in the Corkboard
Finding Anything in Your Project
Using the Quick Search Bar
Finding Anything with Project Search
Other Search Options
Protecting Your Work with Backups
Backing Up Your Work (Why Bother?)
Changing Automatic Backup Settings
Backing Up a File Manually
Restoring a Project from a Backup File
Compiling (Exporting) Your Manuscript
Introducing Compile
Compiling to a Word Document
Saving or Clearing the Compile Settings
Quick Exporting Options
Getting More Help
Finding More Scrivener Help
What Others Have Said
Just What I Wanted
By: staceylcummings
This class was wonderful. I had used Scrivener before but it was a long time ago on a prior version. I was jumping around on youtube and blogs trying to grasp version 3 changes and wasting too much time. This course gave me everything I needed to know to get started. Gwen is a professional teacher. Everything is organized and easy to understand. She stays on track with the topics and replies to questions you enter in the comments. You will be up and running when you finish this course!
Generous Course
By: Nev Jones
I'll never be as much of an expert as Gwen Hernandez, but she is never mean about sharing her knowledge. A most helpful and easy-to-follow course.
Enjoyable
By: Stewart Connell
I enjoyed the course and will continue to refer to it. I intend doing the Scrivener 3 Mastery for Windows course but maybe not immediately. I may get some more experience of using Scrivener first.
A Very Helpful Class
By: Francis Szarejko
Outstanding course. Well structured, easy to follow, and enough detail to make it easy to understand without being overwhelming. I feel much more confident using Scrivener 3 for Windows.