yWriter Comprehensive Help File

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RENAMING AND RENUMBERING ? How do I?

? resave my project under another name?

In yWriter, go to Tools/Backups/Backup Entire Project, then Tools>Backups>RestoreAutobackup and restore to a new folder.
(2) Open the folder that contains your project folder with Windows Explorer and make a copy of the project folder and all its contents.
(3) Use archive or backup software to make copies of your project folder and its contents.

? rename files?

Go to: http://sites.google.com/site/yWritersj/faq/rename-a-project
If you really have to rename the scene files, this is the way to do it. Warning: one false move and your project won't load any more.
First, ensure you've closed yWriter so there's no chance your project is still open. Next, right-click the project file in Windows Explorer and click Open With ... (If you don't see the Open With ... option, hold the shift key before right-clicking.)Choose WordPad. Don't tick 'Always use this program?. You?ll see the contents of the project file on your screen.
Search for the filename you want to change within the file.
Change the filename. Now open the RTF5 folder, locate the file you wish to change and rename it to match. Save and close the project file.
Now, when you reopen your project, yWriter will use the new scene filename. As I say, this is really, really not something anyone should be doing, but the option is there if you need it.

? rename my project Folder?

Your options:
1) Tools/Backups/Backup Entire Project.
2) Tools/Backups/Restore Autobackup??????????

? rename my project story from 'My story? to 'My interesting story??

The only name that has to be different is the folder that the project is stored in. The project file doesn't have to be renamed. If you want to change the name of the project itself, you can do it from within yWriter. You CAN rename the project file if you really want to, but that will mean that you won't be able to restore older yWriter backups of that project without a clear understanding of what you've done and what you need to do. There aren't any other files that you should rename, in my opinion. You can also start a new project and import the existing project into the new name.

? rename my Project title?

Go to: http://sites.google.com/site/yWritersj/faq/rename-a-project

? renumber chapters?

[Ed : I pressed the button but I don?t know what happened. Please say what is supposed to happen

? renumber scenes?

Ensure your scene titles begin with the word 'Scene' (capital S), then a space then the number. (Renumbering will only affect scenes in the selected chapter, not everything in the project.)
It is probably better to use titles like 'Jack and Jill go up the hill' rather
than 'Scene 3'. You can already see its scene 3 because it's the
third scene in that chapter). If you drag it up by one spot it's now scene 2. However, if you want to use the 'Scene 1', 'Scene 2' format instead of descriptive titles, yWriter now has a renumber for scene titles too.