Storyist User’s Guide

  1. Welcome to Storyist
    1. Product Overview
    2. Installing Storyist
  2. Understanding the User Interface
    1. Project View
    2. Toolbar
    3. Template Chooser
    4. Workspaces Window
    5. Inspector Window
    6. Backups Window
    7. Fonts Window
    8. Colors Window
    9. Preferences Window
    10. Keyboard Shortcuts and Shortcut Menus
  3. Getting Started
    1. Creating a New Project from a Template
    2. Opening an Existing Project
    3. Importing a File
    4. Getting Around
  4. Working with Text
    1. Editing and Formatting Text
    2. Creating and Applying Styles
    3. Working with Links
    4. Adding Elements to the Outline
    5. Inserting and Resizing Images
    6. Adding and Displaying Comments
    7. Bookmarking Frequently Viewed Text Locations
  5. Working with Story Sheets
    1. About Story Sheets
    2. Customizing Story Sheet Fields
    3. Adding Images to Story Sheets
  6. Working with Outlines
    1. Adding Outline Elements
    2. Moving Outline Elements
    3. Editing Outline Level Properties
  7. Working with Storyboards
    1. Adding Items to a Corkboard
    2. Specifying the Layout of Corkboard Items
    3. Adding Items to a Collage
    4. Adding Section and Scene Sheets to a Collage
    5. Resizing Storyboard Items
    6. Changing the Representation of Storyboard Items
    7. Color Coding Index Cards
  8. Working with the Project View
    1. Adding Items to the Project
    2. Adding Outline Elements to Project Items
    3. Grouping Project Items
    4. Deleting Project Items
    5. Editing Project Item Preferences
    6. Searching the Project
  9. Working with Workspaces
    1. Splitting Views
    2. Changing the Orientation of Split Views
    3. Opening a New Project Window
    4. Creating a New Workspace
    5. Managing Workspaces
  10. Tracking Word Count and Writing Time Goals
    1. Setting Project Goals
    2. Setting Session Goals
  11. Saving and Backing Up Your Work
    1. Configuring Storyist to Save Your Work Automatically
    2. Configuring Storyist to Back Up Your Work Automatically
    3. Manually Backing Up Your Work
    4. Reverting to a Backup
  12. Exporting and Sharing Your Work
    1. Exporting Project Items
    2. Exporting Project Items as Text and Image Files
    3. Exporting Project Items as a Single eBook
    4. Creating and Using Export Presets
    5. Sharing Project Items Over a Local Network
  13. Glossary

Glossary

Character Development Point An event, realization, or emotional change that significantly affects a character in some way. A collection of character development points makes up the character arc.

Character Sheet A story sheet for recording notes on a specific character.

Main Menu The horizontal list of menu titles displayed in the upper left corner of your computer screen. The titles are Storyist, File, Edit, Format, Project, View, Window, and Help.

Placard The horizontal strip of buttons at the bottom of your Storyist window.

Plot Point An event that shapes your story. Plot points are usually organized into threads that contain a sequence of related events.

Plot Sheet A story sheet for recording notes on a specific plot point.

Plot Thread A collection of related plot points.

Project View A view at the left of a Storyist window that displays the components of your writing project (Manuscript, Section Sheets, Plot, Characters, Settings, Notebook, Images, and Bookmarks).

Section Sheet A story sheet for recording notes on specific sections of your manuscript.

Setting Sheet A story sheet for recording notes on a specific setting.

Story Elements The sections, scenes, plot points, characters, and settings that make up your story.

Story Sheet A customizable form for recording notes on individual story elements. A story sheet provides context-sensitive fields and the ability to link to other story sheets.

Template A formatted Storyist document with styles and margins set, used as a starting point for writing. For novelists, the Novel and Blank templates are provided. For screenwriters, the Screenplay template is provided. For playwrights, the Stage Play template is provided. You can modify any template to suit your needs.

Toolbar The horizontal area that runs across the top of the Storyist window. It contains the icons for the following menus: Project, Manuscript, Plot, Characters, Settings, Notebook, Storyboard, Workspaces, and Inspector. The toolbar also contains a search window and arrows for navigating forward and back within Storyist. Note that the toolbar is at the top of the Storyist window, while the main menu is at the top of your desktop display.

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