I have always used these presets when I have finished writing and am about to publish my work.
Scrivener provides a large variety of Compiling presets for publishing eBooks, novels, thesis, and Hollywood scripts. And the perfect way to do that is by Compiling using Scrivener’s Synopsis Outline preset. It is at this point that I want to share the information with a colleague or writing partner to review. I want to get the structure and the focus (which I define in the Synopsis and is in the red square in the upper-right hand part of the image) correct. I write by first outlining my topic using Scrivener’s Binder to provide the basic structure for my project. Scrivener’s Synopsis Outline Comes to the Rescue! Why share 50,000 – 100,00 words or introduce gaps not yet written? Like Goldilocks and the Three Bears, I have one porridge which is too hot and one that is too cold! But I need something in the middle! That is where Compiling using Scrivener’s Synopsis Outline preset can really help. I can Compile (Scrivener’s terminology for ‘publish’) the entire document to share, but that may be too long or not complete. It only provides the title and hierarchy. I can share a snapshot of my binder outline to show them, but that is often too little.
I want their feedback and agreement on the general structure and direction I am going. When drafting my writing for a book or a training course, I often want to share the work with other writers or trainers. I have been using Scrivener for 4.5 years and continue to learn something new from this feature-rich writer’s app every day it seems! The Problem You May be Trying to Solve It is a feature I learned when asked the question during a Scrivener workshop I gave the other day. Scrivener’s Synopsis Outline is a powerful method for sharing information with others.