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Adjust the project tree display
Chapter level
Hide the scenes
- You can collapse the tree, so that only parts and chapters are visible, with View > Chapter level or Ctrl-Alt-C.
Expand selected
Show a whole branch
- You can expand a selected tree element with View > Expand selected.
Collapse selected
Hide child elements
- You can collapse a selected branch with View > Collapse selected.
Expand all
Show the whole tree
- You can expand the whole tree with View > Expand all.
Collapse all
Hide child elements
- You can hide all tree elements except the main categories with View > Collapse all.
Show Book
Go to the “Book” branch and expand it
- You can select and open the “Book” branch with View > View Book or F6.
Show Characters
Go to the “Characters” branch and expand it
- You can select and open the “Characters” branch with View > View Characters or F7.
Show Locations
Go to the “Locations” branch and expand it
- You can select and open the “Locations” branch with View > View Locations or F8.
Show Items
Go to the “Items” branch and expand it
- You can select and open the “Items” branch with View > View Items or F9.
Show Research
Go to the “Research” branch and expand it
- You can select and open the “Research” branch with View > View Research or F10.
Show Planning
Go to the “Planning” branch and expand it
- You can select and open the “Planning” branch with View > View Planning or F11.
Show Project notes
Go to the “Project notes” branch and expand it
- You can select and open the “Project notes” branch with View > View Project notes or F12.
Toggle Text viewer
Show/hide the whole novel
- You can open or close a text window, showing part/chapter/scene titles and scene content, with View > Toggle Text viewer or Ctrl-T.
- On opening, the windows shows the text, where the tree is selected.
- When changing the tree selection, the text moves along.
- However, the text can be scrolled independently with the verical scrollbar, or the mousewheel.
- You can select text with the mouse, and copy it to the clipboard with Ctrl-C.
- You cannot edit the text. For this, you might want to install an editor plugin, such as novelyst_editor.
Toggle Properties
Show/hide the selected element’s properties
- You can open or close the element properties window with View > Toggle Properties or Ctrl-Alt-T.
- On opening, the windows shows the editable properties of the selected element.
Detach/Dock Properties
Show the selected element’s properties either in the main window or in its own window
- You can detach or dock the element properties window with View > Detach/Dock Properties or Ctrl-Alt-D.
- On closing the detached window, the properties are docked again.
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