Manuscript settings describe the selected manuscript. They should stay close to the source text and avoid replacing project or book defaults.
- General stores language and manuscript chat availability. Writing > Typography selects or inherits the typography preset.
- Publishing controls let each field inherit the book value, override it for this manuscript, or clear it for this manuscript. Title can inherit or override only; it cannot be cleared.
- Open Reference and Guidance from the Explorer and set a section's applicability to this manuscript for manuscript-specific reference material and guidance.
- Publishing > Cover art controls choose image assets used when this manuscript needs its own cover or title-page artwork.
- Voices controls let this manuscript inherit, override, or remove voice entries relative to the effective book/project voice settings.
If a setting should apply to every manuscript in a book, use book settings. If it should apply across the whole publishing effort, use project settings.
Open Project library > Effects in the Explorer, below Images, Audio, and Files. Effect presets belong to the project and are shared by all its books and manuscripts, without book overrides. Choose New effect preset beside Help in the page header. Save changes saves immediately; closing with unsaved edits offers keep or discard. Preset previews use project settings and project voices. Choose Listen, then Play. Closing the editor leaves already playing audio in the floating player.
Audio reuse is an advanced setting. Group reusable audio by shows heading levels with their configured names; a level is not necessarily a chapter. Pause narration pauses the voice while a sound cue plays. Sound effects add sounds to the story; voice effects change narration.