Section menu

Section operation

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Add

Add a new section

With Section > Add, you can add a section to the tree.

  • The new section is placed at the next free position after the selection, if possible.

  • Otherwise, no new section is generated.

  • The new section has an auto-generated title. You can change it in the right pane.

Properties of a new section:

  • Normal type

  • Outline completion status

  • No viewpoint character assigned

  • No plot line or tag assigned

  • No date/time set

Add multiple sections

Add new sections in bulk

With Section > Add multiple sections, you can add up to 20 sections to the tree.

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  • You will be prompted to enter the number of new sections.

  • The number of sections to be added at once is limited to 20.

  • The new sections are placed at the next free position after the selection, if possible.

  • Otherwise, no new section is generated.

Set Type

Set the type of the selected section

With Section > Set Type, you can set the type of the selected section to Normal or Unused .

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Hint

Type change for multiple sections:

  • Either select multiple sections, or

  • select a chapter.

Set Status

Set the section completion status

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With Section > Set Status, you can set the completion status of the selected section to Outline, Draft, 1st Edit, 2nd Edit, or Done.

Hint

Status change for multiple sections:

  • Either select multiple sections, or

  • select a parent node (chapter or Book)

Export section descriptions for editing

Export an ODT document that can be imported again after editing

With Section > Export section descriptions for editing, you can create a text document with a full synopsis containing part/chapter headings and section descriptions that can be edited and reimported. File name suffix is _sections_tmp.

Section list (export only)

Export an ODS document

With Section > Section list (export only), you can create a spreadsheet with a row per section, containing the following data:

  • Section ID (hidden)

  • Section number (link to manuscript)

  • Title

  • Description

  • Viewpoint

  • Date

  • Time

  • Day

  • Duration

  • Tags

  • Section notes

  • Scene

  • Goal

  • Conflict

  • Outcome

  • Status

  • Words total

  • Word count

  • Characters

  • Locations

  • Items

Note

Only “normal” sections appear in the section list. Sections of the “Unused” type are omitted.

File name suffix is _sectionlist.