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Get your ideas down fast with Scapple
Although mind-mapping software has been around for a while, sometimes the rigid structure makes it difficult to get loose ideas down quickly. Scapple, from the makers of the brilliant Scrivener, is a...
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New ebook on How to Write Your Thesis with Scrivener
A little while ago, I heaped praise on Scrivener as the solution to the problem of writing very long documents. Since then, I’ve spoken to a few researchers who recognise its brilliance, but aren’t...
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Getting crafty with custom meta-data in Scrivener
If you’re already a Scrivener user, you might be familiar with keywords. They are descriptive labels that you can use to group together documents, similar to tags in Evernote and Zotero. Well, you can...
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Using Scrivener to project manage your thesis
Scrivener has deservedly earned a solid reputation as a writing tool, but it’s also great for project management. By making the most of Scrivener’s features, you can quickly see exactly what needs to...
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Now that the season of compulsory fun is almost behind us, it’s time to start cultivating some good habits for 2015. Although my thesis is now a handsomely bound volume on the shelf, the skills I...
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Getting started with Collections in Scrivener
For me, Collections really exemplify the flexibility offered by Scrivener. With this feature you can quickly bring together related documents from different parts of your project. You choose the...
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Using the Scratch Pad in Scrivener
The Scratch Pad might sound like something your cat would use, but it’s actually a very handy feature in Scrivener. Sometimes our writing can be interrupted by random thoughts; sometimes they’re even...
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Managing your edits with Scrivener Snapshots
Writing a book or a thesis involves seemingly endless revisions and it can be very difficult to keep track of them. Also, constant tinkering doesn’t always improve matters. With Scrivener you can...
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Making the most of the Research folder in Scrivener
As you’ve no doubt discovered, writing is much easier when you have all your notes and research material to hand. This is one of the many reasons I love Scrivener, as the Research folder helps me keep...
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Top Tools for New Researchers
The mornings are getting dark and the afternoons are generally soggy. This means the autumn term is upon us. If you’re starting a PhD or a Master’s this semester, do yourself a favour by adopting some...
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