
Title: Enter a title for your template, which will display in Scrivener's Project Templates window.

In this dialog, you have the following options: To do this, choose File > Save as Template. You can save any project as a template to use later. Making your own templateĬhanges you make to the structure of the project are saved as you work, and you may find, when you've finished with a project, that you want to use the same settings and Binder layout for your next work. You can delete items or add items in the Binder as needed we discuss how to work with folders and texts in the Binder in this article. And you may not need the front matter folder, because you don't plan to compile your own book, but rather you'll be compiling your project to send to an agent or editor. You may want sub-folders for your research. Instead of writing multiple scenes in a chapter folder, you may want a single text for each chapter. Customizing your projectĪs you move ahead with your writing, you may find that you want to change this structure a bit.

You create more folders and texts in the Binder as you progress, and you can use other folders to store character or settings sheets, front matter to use if you compile your project to make an ebook, notes, research folders, and more. This template is good for many types of long works, offering a folder for the entire manuscript, a sample folder for the first chapter, and a sample text for a scene.
