Getting Started

Installing Pendrilo Studio, Pendrilo Formatter, Pendrilo Maps, Pendrilo Cover Wrap, Panelhouse and Pendrilo Type, your first book, and the beta.

• Saving your book, and going back to an earlier version with Version History Learn how Pendrilo saves your book as a single .pendrilo file, how Version History keeps earlier versions, and how to compare them or go back.
• Joining the {{SITE_NAME}} beta, recovering your beta link, installing all six programs on Windows, and updating How to join the {{SITE_NAME}} beta, get your beta link back if you lose it, install any of the six {{SITE_NAME}} desktop programs on Windows, and update each one from its own Help menu.
• Importing a manuscript or screenplay into Pendrilo Pendrilo can turn a Word, EPUB, PDF, Markdown or plain text manuscript, or a Fountain or Final Draft screenplay in Studio, into a Pendrilo book, and this article explains how to import each format.
• Starting, opening and importing books, the welcome screen, and My Books in Studio How to start, open and import books in Pendrilo Studio and Pendrilo Formatter, use the welcome screen, and manage your books on the My Books shelf in Studio.
• Pendrilo during the beta: free, fully unlocked, no watermark, and what stays on your computer During the beta, all six Pendrilo programs are free, unlocked and unwatermarked. Books stay on your computer unless you publish chapters with Pendrilo Online, which also sends the title, author name and Book Details.
• Finding your way around Studio and the Formatter: windows, menus, keyboard shortcuts and appearance Where things are in the Studio and Formatter windows, what each menu holds, how to change the appearance and text size, and the keyboard shortcuts.