yWriter Comprehensive Help File

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REPORTS

Overall synopsis

Important note: If you click on Reports> Synopsis you will get three different synopses (which you can print out) of your entire novel.
TIP! You can view your story from here. You don?t have to actually print out.
Note: When you click on any of these chapters a pop up box will appear saying 'First file? and 'Last file? refer to the same chapter.
Summary (short scene descriptions):
Chapter number but not title,
Scene number
viewpoint
the scene title,
word count,
each scene in draft mode, 1st edit etc.
Brief synopsis (long scene descriptions):
Chapter number but not title,
Scene number
viewpoint,
the scene title
NO word count
NO mention of draft mode 1st edit, etc
PLUS Scene description.
Full synopsis both short and long descriptions [headed 'expanded synopsis in the report]
Chapter number but not title,
Scene number and viewpoint,
the scene title
word count
+ Total number of word in chapter
Scene description.
each scene in draft mode, 1st edit etc

Chapter reports

TIP To get the reports of more than one chapter, you must select the chapter(s) for which you want reports. Here?s how. In the chapter list, press the ctrl button and the chapters you want. Crl +1 and Ctrl + 3 will give you reports for chapters 1 and 3.
TIP! You can view your story from here. You don?t have to actually print out
Go to Chapter>Reports
(1) PRINT SELECTED CHAPTER without summaries:
(a) The title of each chapter-- the overall chapter action
(b) the Details of each scene [your story as it will appear in book form]
(2) PRINT SELECTED CHAPTER with summaries: This gives you
(a) The title of each chapter-- the overall chapter action
(b) the Details of each scene [your story as it will appear in book form]
(c) the viewpoint character for each scene;
(d) the ratings; (d) the scene file name;
(e) a description of key events that takes place in each chapter;
(3) PRINT CHAPTER DESCRIPTIONS:
(a) The title of each chapter -- the overall chapter action
(e) a description of key events that take place in each chapter

Scene reports

Go to: Scene> Reports
TIP! You can view your story from here. You don?t have to actually print out.
Got to Scene> Reports>Print selected scenes
Got to Scene> Reports>Print scene notes
Got to Scene> Reports>Print scene cards
Got to Scene> Reports>Print scenes per tag
Got to Scene> Reports>Print scene list

Character reports

Go to: Character>Reports
Tip! You don?t have to print out you can simply view.
Go to Character>Reports>Print Character list
Go to Character>Reports>Print Scenes per character
Go to Character>Reports>Print Character per tag

Location reports and Items reports: (as above)

Go to: Location>Reports and Items> Reports
Tip! You don?t have to print out you can simply view

How about Scene Notes?

These won?t show up in some of the reports like Scene Description