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Custom Format Presets in Scrivener<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
A<\/span>s a creative writer, the last thing you want to spend time doing is a lot of formatting, Good news! Scrivener includes a handy feature that lets you create custom format presets that you might use frequently. Once you’ve customized and saved your presets, you can simply apply them to your writing and save yourself all the time you would have spent manually formatting it. \u00a0So, whether you’re trying to save time, or just to add some pizzazz to your writing, you’ll want to check this scrivener tip out. <\/p>\n

How to Create a\u00a0Format Preset<\/h3>\n

First, create whatever format presets you’d like to use.<\/p>\n

Here’s how you create a preset:<\/p>\n

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  1. Highlight the text of the\u00a0paragraph you’d like to format and keep the paragraph highlighted.<\/li>\n
  2. Use the toolbar above your text to set the font, size, etc to achieve your desired formatting.<\/li>\n
  3. Now, select\u00a0Format<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014>\u00a0Formatting<\/strong> \u2014>\u00a0New Preset from Selection<\/strong> from the menus above \u00a0(while the text of your paragraph is still selected) and set a name for your preset. Note: You’ll want to make sure whatever naming convention you use is unique to the application (this will avoid confusing Scrivener.)<\/li>\n
  4. Select\u00a0OK<\/strong>\u00a0in the dialogue box when you’ve done the above.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The next time you visit the preset drop down menu you will see your preset included in the list. To use it, just go to\u00a0Format<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014> Formatting<\/strong> \u2014>\u00a0Apply Preset<\/strong> menu. You can apply this to any highlighted text.<\/p>\n

    How to Create a\u00a0Keyboard Shortcut<\/h3>\n

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    Now, if you don’t want to have to use the menu system each time you apply some preset formatting, you’ll want to consider creating a system shortcut for your formatting preset. It’s more simple than it might sound. Just click on\u00a0System Preferences<\/strong>, and select\u00a0Keyboard<\/strong> and choose the Shortcuts<\/strong> tab. Then, on the menu on the left, find the\u00a0App Shortcuts<\/strong>\u00a0and click to highlight it.<\/p>\n

    Create a Scrivener shortcut by doing the following:<\/p>\n