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Project management

In Scribe, a project holds all the manuscripts, images and settings for one book or work. This page covers project-level actions; most of them start at the top of the left sidebar and in the File menu.

Create & open a project​

  • Use New/open project folder in the sidebar's Project header, or File > New Project / Open Project.
  • Desktop: a project maps to a project folder on disk. You can reveal it in your file manager or switch to a different folder.
  • Web: use the dropdown in the project header to switch between existing projects.

Rename a project​

Rename the current Project from the Project header. This changes the name shown in Scribe; it does not rename the folder on disk.

Delete a project​

  • Web: delete a project directly from the project dropdown.
  • Desktop: there is no "Delete project" button — simply remove the project folder from the file system.
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Deletion can't be undone. Back up first.

Back up​

There are two ways to back up:

  1. Export project as ZIP — Export project as ZIP in the sidebar action bar packages the project's documents, images and settings into a single .zip. Restore it later with File > Import Project….
  2. Export global settings backup — from Global settings, export cross-project system settings as a ZIP backup. During export, choose settings only or settings plus user library items. This backup does not include Project files, and custom fonts must be added again.
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Keep an independent Project backup before a major revision or app update.