This is a package designed from the bottom up to work really well on Apple computers, and not only is it cheaper than OFFICE (less than one quarter of the price), it is also much easier, more intuitive, and logical than Word in my experience. Instead, after some research, I moved to Nisus Writer Pro. Since I have no use for spreadsheets, presentational software, a new email system or any of the other crud that comes with OFFICE, I declined that kind offer. I asked how much for a new copy and was less than impressed to be told that it was bundled in MS OFFICE, and thus I’d have to pay some £160 for it. Why? My last version of Word ceased to function three years ago. The only glitch I do have is that when I output into Word, I cannot check it. mobi and other formats and so far have not had a single issue in (I think) seven years of solid use. I have worked with Scrivener to produce ebooks, novels, scripts, and I’ve output into RTF, PDF, Word.
Naturally I haven’t used all of them (yet). This screenshot shows the compile menu.Ī screenshot of my latest novel with the compile sub menu displayedĪs you can see from this, there are numerous outputs you can use. However, when you’ve written the book, how do you output? I don’t use it for short texts, but for a novel of a hundred and forty, hundred and sixty thousand words, it is – well, for me it’s essential now. It is, for me, easily the best computer equipment for writing books. It gives, on one page, all your research material, all the scenes and chapters of your novel or thesis or dissertation, and gives you an environment where you can sit and write, solid, without distraction. It provides the author with a clear, easily customised environment to work in.
Sadly this gormless author hasn’t the faintest idea how to insert a screenshot into a reply, though, so instead, here’s my reply. Of course, responding to a question like that is easy if you’re an ex-computer salesman with thirteen years experience of selling and another twenty years of practical use. She asked: “My concern is if I work in Scrivener, is there a way I can transfer my work back to Word where I’d like my final document for editing and track change purposes? Could this be done through compiling, or at least by copy and pasting each chapter?” Yesterday I had a question about Scrivener from Debby.