03-24-2013, 02:08 PM | #16 |
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Gregg, have you tried Scrivener?
If the way it handles your research and story outline works for you, then you may find that you stop using Word to enter the text completely. Scrivener's got a very nice full screen uncluttered text entry view, and being a dedicated writer's toolkit it has the sort of features that you need readily available (e.g. storyboard, word count by scene, project and session targets, scene labelling - such as by POV character or location, compiling to different formats for drafts and final copies.) Graham |
03-24-2013, 02:14 PM | #17 |
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@Turtle,
You're not a writer, but with so many trips around the world you could still write a revised version of Around the World in Eighty Days (or more specifically The Turtle and the Hare!) I assumed that Gregg Bell could not use the version you're talking about, that's why I mentioned the other and to point out the price increase. But again Turtle between free and subscription, there are a few meters away, is it not? Do you know this software (http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter5.html) perhaps it could give taste to become a writer? I don't use it on a regular basis, but it seems good. Take care! @ Gregg, why not try... the tryout and see for yourself? |
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03-24-2013, 02:26 PM | #18 |
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Hi Graham!
The program you're talking about sounds really interesting and is also signaled on the website that I mentioned (yWriter: http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter5_Download.html) which is free though. Last edited by Arios; 03-24-2013 at 02:29 PM. |
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Yes, I tried yWriter a few years ago. Scrivener is a richer experience all round, I think, but you get what you pay for, as they say! Another alternative if you want to take the Cloud route is to use Scriptito, a basic Scrivener clone, which is free for up to 5 projects at a time. Again, it's not as fully-featured as Scrivener but covers the basics pretty well (storyboard, chapter outlining, research clippings). The big advantage with Scriptito, of course, is that it's available for you wherever you have an internet connection and a browser. The disadvantage, equally, is that it's not currently available offline, though they're working on adding that. Graham |
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I can't think of anything the latest versions of Word have added to the 2003 version which is in the slightest relevent to writing an eBook. In fact, you'd save yourself a whole boat-load of trouble and complication if you wrote in plain text, dumped it into Sigil and added only the basic layout and formatting that suit an eBook. Or even started out in Sigil.
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thanks Graham
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I like what you said about nothing being added to 2003 Word relevant to writing an ebook. I didn't notice any real limitations using it. I just figured with all this new stuff out here maybe I'm missing the boat somehow. Thanks for the feedback. Last edited by Gregg Bell; 03-25-2013 at 03:23 PM. |
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good to know
Thanks Dale. How do you do the format upgrade and install the fixes?
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03-25-2013, 03:44 PM | #28 |
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If you're mostly writing in plain text, you could also use Wordpad. It comes free with Windows and the files can be saved in several formats (rtf, odt, docx, txt in Windows 7).
If you're always online, using the online version of the Office could also be an option (free of charge). If you're not using all the fancy features of MS Word (or any other word processor for that matter) I don't see a reason to pay for it (unless you want to support the development). |
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Come on Greg!
I don't want to be rude but it is not a sin to do some work, is it not! Have you even try, just a little bit? Maybe with Google, and scroll down? |
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Google for something like "Open docx in Word 2003". You'll be taken to the free Microsoft download page for the addon that does this. Once installed it's completely transparent.
The Office applications get updates the same way as Windows does, through Windows Update. Tick the box to receive updates for "other Microsoft programs". |
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