Exporting your work

Export runs locally from the latest manuscript chapters available on the device.

Open Export

Open the manuscript you want, then select Export in the top bar. Confirm the manuscript name and choose a format. If you have several manuscripts in one project, the export contains only the currently open manuscript.

Standard manuscript .docx

This format includes a title page, contact information, word count, running author/title/page headers, chapter page breaks, paragraph indents, and scene break markers.

The submission defaults are 12 pt Courier New, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Open Export typography to choose Courier New, Times New Roman, or Arial; 11 or 12 pt type; 1.5 or double line spacing; and # or * * * scene breaks. One-inch margins remain fixed to protect submission-ready layout.

Use this format for agents, editors, competitions, or other recipients who ask for conventional manuscript formatting. Check the recipient's requirements before sending; their instructions take priority over the defaults.

Review copy .docx

Use a Review copy when the Word file is likely to return to Enspeller. It keeps semantic headings, scene markers, lists, hard breaks, and emphasis so reimport can reconstruct the structure cleanly.

Choose this instead of Standard manuscript when the main goal is exchanging a working file with an editor or collaborator.

Markdown and plain text

Markdown retains headings, emphasis, lists, block quotes, and scene breaks. Plain text removes presentation syntax while retaining chapter and scene boundaries.

What export includes

• the current manuscript's active chapters in binder order;
• supported headings, lists, quotes, emphasis, and scene breaks;
• the title and submission details entered in the export dialog; and
• format-specific page and heading treatment.

Critic findings, Canon entries, References, chat transcripts, comments in app panels, and project history are not inserted into the manuscript file.

Writing-view settings do not control export

Parchment/Dark mode, editor typeface, editor text size, line spacing, and paragraph gap are personal viewing preferences. Use Export typography for the options supported by Standard manuscript export.

Before sending a file

1. Confirm sync is complete and the intended manuscript is open.
2. Check binder order and chapter titles.
3. Enter title-page and contact details where required.
4. Export and open the file in its destination application.
5. Spot-check the title page, first chapter, scene breaks, page headers, and last page.

Troubleshooting export

• A chapter is missing: confirm it is active and appears in the open manuscript's binder.
• Typography differs from the editor: this is expected; configure Export typography.
• A reviewer will return the file: use Review copy to preserve structure for reimport.
• The file reflects older text: reopen the affected chapter, wait for it to finish loading, then export again.