Scrivener 3 is on the way…

Posted by tightbeam
Dec 3, 2017 at 04:17 PM

Dr Andus wrote:

>I have found it unsuitable for dealing with 300+ page documents (with
>multiple chapters, EndNote references, multiple images and tables,
>headings, TOC etc.), so I can’t image trying to use it for 3000+ page
>docs.

Word handles large documents, including ones with all the complexities you list, just fine.

>It would suggest to me that you might need a more professional
>typesetting (desktop publishing) software, if that’s the need. I’ve
>never used one, but I presume that’s what the likes of Adobe InCopy and
>InDesign do.

After editing in Word, I import documents into Adobe Indesign for layout, typography, etc. - but I don’t think anyone would seriously recommend InDesign for *writing* a book.