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Breaking down a novel into sections
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I'm writing a novel that is a good 250 pages now. When I first started writing, I tried using the outline feature, but it wasn't quite what I was looking for. Now things are getting a bit cumbersome. What I really want to do is to be able to highlight sections of text (maybe a single line, maybe a paragraph, maybe three pages) and add a note, which I could then sort in a multi-level outline. So, for example, if there was a battle scene, I would like to be able to label the first three paragraphs as "Fight begins", the next five as "Protagonist is wounded", then the last three as "Protagonist dies." I guess I'm looking for a combination of the outlining feature and the note feature. Is there something like that in there that I'm missing? Thanks! |
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Breaking down a novel into sections
"Comments" could work -- it's alongside Track Changes in whichever
version of Word you're using. Select the block of text you want to identify and click Comment. The selection remains highlighted, and a balloon appears in the margin. Or, you could simply insert Headings, and format them as Hidden, and press Ctrl-Shift-8 when you want to view them. On Mar 15, 5:06*am, ZoSo wrote: Hi, I'm writing a novel that is a good 250 pages now. *When I first started writing, I tried using the outline feature, but it wasn't quite what I was looking for. *Now things are getting a bit cumbersome. What I really want to do is to be able to highlight sections of text (maybe a single line, maybe a paragraph, maybe three pages) and add a note, which I could then sort in a multi-level outline. So, for example, if there was a battle scene, I would like to be able to label the first three paragraphs as "Fight begins", the next five as "Protagonist is wounded", then the last three as "Protagonist dies." * I guess I'm looking for a combination of the outlining feature and the note feature. *Is there something like that in there that I'm missing? Thanks! |
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Breaking down a novel into sections
"Comments" could work -- it's alongside Track Changes in whichever
version of Word you're using. Select the block of text you want to identify and click Comment. The selection remains highlighted, and a balloon appears in the margin. Or, you could simply insert Headings, and format them as Hidden, and press Ctrl-Shift-8 when you want to view them. On Mar 15, 5:06*am, ZoSo wrote: Hi, I'm writing a novel that is a good 250 pages now. *When I first started writing, I tried using the outline feature, but it wasn't quite what I was looking for. *Now things are getting a bit cumbersome. What I really want to do is to be able to highlight sections of text (maybe a single line, maybe a paragraph, maybe three pages) and add a note, which I could then sort in a multi-level outline. So, for example, if there was a battle scene, I would like to be able to label the first three paragraphs as "Fight begins", the next five as "Protagonist is wounded", then the last three as "Protagonist dies." * I guess I'm looking for a combination of the outlining feature and the note feature. *Is there something like that in there that I'm missing? Thanks! |
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