Last week I looked at how Scrivener's Annotations feature allows you to mark up your documents with reminders for further research or revision notes.
But maybe you want to write a pretty lengthy note on a new direction for the scene, or you want to link to another scene within your project. Or you have the research article imported into your project already, but you don't want to stop and go through it right now.
For cases like those above, Scrivener offers the ability to insert links to other documents within your project. You can link to text documents (scenes, character notes, story outline), or to files, photos, and web pages already imported into your project. You can even create a link and a new document at the same time.
Ready?
How to insert a link to an existing file within your Scrivener project:
1. Select the word or text you'd like to use for the hyperlink (otherwise, Scrivener will insert a link with the name of the file you select).
NOTE: You can choose to insert the link in an annotation to prevent it from being embedded in the text of your MS.
2. Go to Edit–>Scrivener Link, point to the location of the file, click on the file you want to link.
What if you want to make a list or a full page of notes?
1. Follow step 1 from above.
2. Go to Edit–>Scrivener Link–>New Link.
A pop-up menu appears with the Create New Linked Document tab selected.
3. Choose the location where you want to save the new file, enter a name for it in the text box, and click OK.
The new document appears in a quick-reference panel so you can add text.
4. Type in your notes, lists, ramblings, etc.
5. If you remove or delete the link, the new note will not be deleted from the Binder.
Want to insert a hyperlink to a web page that's not imported into your project?
1. Copy the URL of the web page.
2. Select the word or text you'd like to use for the hyperlink.
3. Go to Edit–>Add Link.
4. Make sure the Web option is selected, and then enter the URL of the web page in the text box and click OK.
NOTE: If you copied the address from your web browser, it probably already has the http:// in it, so choose the No Prefix option.
Use your link:
1. Click on the hyperlink to switch to the linked document.
2. Use the back arrow to go back to the original document.
Edit a link:
1. Select the text of the link.
2. Go to Edit–>Edit Link (Mac) or Edit–>Link (Windows).
Remove a link:
1. Select the text of the link.
2. Go to Edit–>Unlink. Or, just right click the link and choose Remove Link (Mac) or Unlink (Windows).
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