Now, when you return to your documents, as long as your inspector window is open, you will see the custom meta-data fields available to fill out, or to show you the information if you have already filled them out. Once you have created a meta-data field, and labeled it, in effect, you have created the option to add it as another column in the outliner, should you choose to put it there. Once you’ve done this, simply give it a name, and other attributes, if you so desire, like “Colored Text.” Coloring the text will make it stand out from other text.
Once you have opened up the meta-data window and you’re on the tab called “Custom Meta-Data,” you can click on the + or – buttons at the bottom of the pop-up to add a meta-data field. ‘Okay, okay… I get what meta-data is,’ you say, ‘now how do I create my own meta-data in Scrivener?’Ĭlick on the settings icon (cog) on the toolbar, or, if you’ve got the inspector window open, click on the icon that looks like a store tag, or label as in the graphic just below. (Or at least have easy access to it in the future to do what you will with it.) Creating Custom Meta-Data in Scrivener Because Scrivener gives you the power to create your own meta-data, it transforms itself from a stellar writing tool, into a rich database from which you can learn a lot about your writing, and workflow, thus enabling you to improve it all. While a computer typically does all of this for you, Scrivener allows you to make your own, custom meta-data, too. Keywords are descriptors or labels that you can use to connect and group together things like files, and folders, and other documents. Scrivener’s Meta-dataĪt the root of all this meta-data stuff is the keyword. How else would Google know which web pages to show you after you search for something very specific? Yup, you guessed it.
For example, if you’ve ever searched for something on the Internet, then you’ve already taken advantage of meta-data.
The most common form of meta-data is probably “tags” or “meta-tags,” and you’re probably more familiar with them than you think. While this may sound very technical, and in one sense it is, it really isn’t. So, it’s information about the attributes associated with a data point. Meta-what, you ask? Meta-data is data about, well, data.
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