How to open Scrivener documents in ProWritingAid
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To open your Scrivener documents in ProWritingAid, you will need to use our Desktop Editor! You can then upload and edit your Scrivener files directly within our Desktop Editor. ProWritingAid will not appear within Scrivener itself.
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If you are a Windows user, this article will help get you up and running. Or, if you are a Mac user, this article will help you get set up.
When you first load up the Desktop Editor, you should see this screen:
You can then click on ‘File’, 'Open', then ‘File’ again to select your Scrivener project from your computer.
Your Scrivener project will then open within the ProWritingAid Desktop Editor with all of your folders on the left-hand side. Simply lick on your documents within the folders and edit them!
If your formatting looks different, don't worry—the Desktop Editor ignores formatting while you're editing, but retains it in your original Scrivener doc when you save the document.
When you're done making edits, click "Save" and all those edits will be synced back to your original Scrivener doc. Please make sure your Scrivener application is closed while you work within ProWritingAid. Otherwise, changes you make might not be saved.
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For more information on how to use ProWritingAid with Scrivener, check out our article: How to Use Scrivener With ProWritingAid
Learn more with our useful Getting Started with ProWritingAid article.