What does the Manuscript Editor do?

The Manuscript Editor is where you can create a new Manuscript inside your Project, or, if you have a manuscript file that you’ve already created, you can load it into the Manuscript Editor by clicking the Upload Manuscript File button. If you don’t have a manuscript file that you’ve already created, you can start typing in the Manuscript Editor to create your Manuscript.

These options inside the Manuscript Editor help you create and format your Manuscript.

Upload Manuscript File: If you already have a .doc, .docx, .txt, .rtf, .htm, .html or .epub manuscript file, click Upload Manuscript File to upload into your Project. It will be loaded into the Manuscript Editor where you can choose to make edits or formatting changes. If you don’t have a manuscript file to upload, just start typing in the Manuscript Editor to create your Manuscript.

Add Front Matter: Click Add Front Matter to add a Cover, Title, Dedication, Introduction or Table of Contents to your Manuscript.
Add Chapter: Enter the name or number of a chapter in the box under Quick Outline and click ‘Add Chapter’.

Preview: Click Preview to view a Web Preview of your entire Manuscript as it will be displayed as a NOOK Book.

B, I, U, Size, Colour: Use these to apply Bold, Italics, Size or Colour to highlighted text inside the Manuscript Editor.

Text or Image Alignment: Use these to apply left, right, centre or full justification to selected text inside the Manuscript Editor. You can also use left, right, or centre justification on highlighted images.

Find & Replace: Use this tool to search for text, or to search for and replace text.

Insert Image: Click the image graphic to add an image to your Manuscript at the cursor’s location in the Manuscript Editor.

Split Chapter at Cursor: Click this button to create a new chapter at the cursor’s location in the Manuscript Editor.

Add Internal Link: Click this button to insert an internal link into your Manuscript at the cursor’s location. An internal link allows the reader to jump to another location inside your Manuscript, such as an appendix or footnote.

Save: Click Save to save the changes you’ve made in the Manuscript Editor. Note that your Manuscript is automatically saved for you every few minutes so you won’t lose all your edits, even if you don’t click Save.