Understand the workspace
Learn how the project editor, toolbar, and activity rail work together.
Keep the project central
The project editor occupies the main page. Formatting controls sit above it, while the activity rail opens one focused project tool at a time on the left.
- 1Use the formatting toolbar for headings, emphasis, lists, and scene changes. Right-click a word to look it up in the thesaurus.
- 2Select a passage to open its compact action toolbar. Pause over an icon to read its tooltip; the toolbar appears after you finish selecting.
- 3Review any proposed passage or Minstrel chat edit before choosing Apply. The manuscript does not change while a proposal is still under review.
- 4Use Prepare for notes, Write for chapters and current measures, Proofread for writing issues, Review for editorial lenses, Publish for book details and output, and Rewind for saved versions.
- 5Use the search field at the top of Prepare or Write to search the material in that panel.
- 6Close or switch panels when you want more room to write.
- 7Save before moving or renaming the project file in Finder.