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Breadmaker Guide

Eight short walkthroughs, from a blank project to your first revision.

These examples show the local editor. The hosted web app requires an account.

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What Breadmaker includes

The main tools.

ManuscriptWrite chapters and sections.
CanvasArrange notes and ideas spatially.
MapsFollow story lines across the manuscript.
TasksTrack writing and editing work.
LinksConnect planning and tasks to manuscript locations.
CheckpointsSave deliberate versions of a chapter or the whole manuscript.
Editor’s EyeTemporarily change how the manuscript looks while editing.
01

Project

Create a project.

On first launch, you can start writing immediately. Breadmaker creates a project automatically. To create another project:

  1. Click the Breadmaker button.
  2. Click New Project….
  3. Enter a project name.
  4. Click Create.
02

Manuscript

Add a chapter.

  1. Open Manuscript.
  2. Open ⋮ beside Full Text, then click Add Chapter.
  3. Rename the chapter.
  4. Write in the page.
03

Canvas

Create a Canvas Card.

  1. Open Canvas.
  2. Create a Canvas.
  3. Click Add Card, then choose a Card.
  4. Place the Card, then type its title and notes.
04

Maps

Create a Map.

  1. Open Maps.
  2. Click + in the Maps sidebar.
  3. Open the Map’s ⋮ menu, then click New Line.
  4. Right-click the Line to add a Station or Span.
05

Tasks

Create a Task.

  1. Open Tasks.
  2. Click + Task.
  3. Enter the task.
  4. Click Create.
07

Checkpoints

Create a Checkpoint.

  1. Open Manuscript.
  2. Click the Checkpoints icon.
  3. Click + Checkpoint.
  4. Choose the chapter or entire book, then click Create checkpoint.
08

Editor’s Eye

Use Editor’s Eye.

  1. Open Manuscript.
  2. Click the eye icon.
  3. Click it again to turn Editor’s Eye off.

Breadmaker 10.5.76 · Pre-alpha

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