Tech Tips
How to Make Word Documents Read-Only
Writers often send their works-in-progress to beta readers. Freelance writers may send articles for approval. In either of those cases, it could be appropriate for you to make Word documents [...]
How to Use the Scrivener Name Generator
If you need a little help coming up with character names, Scrivener’s Name Generator may be just the boost you need. Scrivener’s name generator - what it is [...]
Reduce Distraction in Scrivener – 5 Easy Tools
Writers who have difficulty staying focused may wish to decrease the disturbances that writing on a computer can present. You may prefer to have a distraction free mode in which [...]
Can You Edit in Vellum?
Vellum is an incredibly easy to use software designed to convert Microsoft Word files into beautifully formatted eBook files and PDFs for printing. You typically import a ready to publish .docx [...]
How to Insert a Page Break in Vellum
During the process of formatting a book for print or eBooks, there are several reasons you might want to insert a page break. In this article I’ll show you how [...]
How to Include Book Covers in Vellum
Every book needs a cover when it is submitted to Amazon KDP, Apple Books, or any other sales outlet. Your book will need a cover when it is submitted to [...]
Vellum Keyboard Shortcuts: A Complete List
Like most software applications, Vellum—the book layout software for Macs—can be used without keyboard shortcuts. But for those who like to stay out of menus as much as [...]
Where are symbols in OpenOffice Writer?
Every writer will eventually need to insert a symbol of some type in a document. In this article I’ll show you how to find and insert symbols in OpenOffice Writer. [...]