Scrivener 3: Save Time by Automating Formatting with Styles

This lesson clarifies what a style actually is and what elements of formatting styles can contain.

This lesson illustrates the concept of compiling and details how editing formats need not impact final compiled output.

This lesson demonstrates the difference between styles in version 3 of Scrivener and the formatting presets of previous versions.

Students will learn the time saving benefits of using styles.

This lesson details the mechanics and benefits of the Scrivener style system.

This lesson demonstrates the critical importance of the concept of Default Formatting in Scrivener.

This lesson establishes the significance of styled versus unstyled text in Scrivener 3.

Students will learn the differences between the four style types in Scrivener.

There are several different ways to apply styles, this lesson demonstrates each method.

Creating custom styles is a central pillar of this course and this lesson demonstrates how to do it.

Chaining styles together is a great way to save time, this lesson demonstrates how to create linked next styles.

This lesson provides tips and tricks for naming styles to maximise their usefulness.

The ability to edit and update styles is what makes the style system in Scrivener 3 different from previous versions, this lesson shows you how to achieve both.

Mindful of Scrivener's preference for unstyled text this lesson will demonstrate how to remove styles from text.

This lesson demonstrates how to use the applied styles to navigate your Scrivener file.

The Styles Panel is the central hub of the Scrivener styles system and this lesson demonstrates every function available in the Styles Panel.

The ability to transfer styles between Scrivener files is critical to working productively in Scrivener and this lesson demonstrates the process.

Are you ready to get started creating your own Style Library?

To give you the best start download the attached file, unzip it and open it with Scrivener 3. You'll find a series of folders and scrivenings containing the styles I used in this course. All you need to do is format the text as you prefer and create a new style definition for each style you want to add to your Style Library.

Scrivener supports the MacBook Pro's Touch Bar but if you don't have a MacBook Pro Touché is a great alternative to supplement how you can control Scrivener.

Wrap up of the course reviewing what was covered and considering next steps.