Writing in the Studio editor: bold, italics, scene breaks, quotes and typed writing marks

The editor in Write is where you draft your book. You can format text with the toolbar, with keyboard shortcuts, or by typing simple marks. Marks are dimmed in the editor and never appear in the printed or ebook version.

Bold, italic, underline and small caps

1. Select the words.
2. Click B, I or U in the toolbar, or press Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I or Ctrl+U.

Press the button again to remove the style. If the cursor is inside a word and nothing is selected, the whole word changes. If the cursor is between words, the style applies to what you type next. The buttons look pressed while the style is on.

The small menu next to U has three more options:

Small caps: for signs, headlines and abbreviations.
Strikethrough: a line through the text, for crossed-out words.
Monospace: typewriter text, for telegrams, reports or a computer screen.

Scene breaks, subheads and quotes

These three buttons are on the toolbar:

Scene break (Ctrl+Enter) inserts a break between scenes. Its look in the book is set in Styles → Scene breaks and ornaments.
Subhead makes the current line a subheading. Press it again to turn the line back into a paragraph.
Quote makes the current line a block quotation. Press it again to turn the line back into a paragraph.

Subheads and quotes work as paragraph styles. To remove one, press Backspace at the start of the line. If you press Enter at the end of a quote, the next line keeps the quote style. Press Enter on an empty line to leave it.

The More menu

The More menu in the toolbar holds the other blocks:

Link… turns the selected words into a link.
Add to Index marks the selected word or name as an index entry.
Page break starts what follows on a new page.
Letter or note sets lines apart as a letter. Lines one after another form one letter.
Verse sets poetry or song lyrics line by line. A line with only a tilde starts a new stanza.
Text message received and Text message sent set up a text-message conversation. Received messages start with the sender's name. Sent messages appear on the right.
Callout puts a tip, warning or key point in a box. Make the first line bold to use it as a heading.
Sidebar sets a longer aside in a panel of its own.
Checklist item adds an item with a tick box.
Table adds rows of cells. The first row is the header.
Subhead, level 2, level 3 and level 4 add smaller subheadings under a subhead.
Centered centers a line, for datelines and inscriptions.
Right-aligned sets a line flush right, for signatures.

Each block has a thin box in the editor with its name on the edge, so you can see where it starts and ends. Its look in the book is set in Styles → Quotes, letters, messages, tables and callouts.

Writing marks you can type

You can type these marks instead of using the toolbar. The marks are dimmed in the editor and do not appear in the book.

Italics: one asterisk on each side of the words.
Bold: two asterisks on each side of the words.
Small capitals: two caret signs on each side of the words.
Scene break: three asterisks with a space between each, alone on a line.
Subheading: two hash signs and a space at the start of the line.
Block quote: a greater-than sign and a space at the start of the line.
Letter or note: a vertical bar and a space at the start of the line. Lines in a row form one letter.
Text message: the sender's name after an @ sign, then a colon, such as @Nora: followed by the message. Use @me: for your own messages, which appear on the right.
Verse: a tilde and a space at the start of each line. A line with only a tilde starts a new stanza.
Centered or right-aligned line: a less-than and greater-than sign together for centered, or a hyphen and a greater-than sign for right-aligned.
Callout: an exclamation mark and a space at the start of the line. A first line in bold becomes its heading.
Sidebar: two exclamation marks and a space at the start of the line.
Checklist: square brackets with a space inside for an open item, or with an x inside for a ticked one.
Table row: vertical bars around each cell. The first row is the header.
Numbered steps: a number, a full stop and a space at the start of the line.
Footnote: a caret sign followed by the note in square brackets. In the ebook it becomes an endnote.
Picture: an image line with a caption in square brackets and the picture's name in round brackets.

Footnotes

1. Put the cursor where the note number should go.
2. Click Note in the toolbar, or press Ctrl+Alt+F.
3. Pendrilo inserts the word "note", selected. Type your note over it.

In the editor, the note text is small, grey and underlined. In print, footnotes appear at the foot of the page.

Taking a style off

To remove bold, italic, underline or another character style, select the text and press the button again.
To remove a subhead or quote, press Backspace at the start of the line.
To remove a typed mark, delete its characters. The text itself stays.

Version History can bring back earlier versions if you change your mind about a larger edit. See Book → Version History….