Branches & Version History

Alternate drafts, named versions, automatic checkpoints and restoring.

• Drafts and versions, explainedA manuscript has a main draft and can have alternate drafts. Each draft keeps its own version history.
• Creating and switching draftsCreate an alternate draft from the draft control in the writing header, name it, and switch between drafts at any time.
• Opening version historyEach draft has a clock that opens its history: the current manuscript, your named versions and automatic history.
• Naming a versionSave the manuscript as a named version at a milestone, such as the draft you sent to a producer.
• Restoring a versionRestoring makes an earlier version the current manuscript as a new revision. Nothing is lost.
• Automatic checkpoints and safety snapshotsWhile you write, Scriptr keeps a checkpoint about every 15 minutes, and a safety snapshot before anything risky.
• Comparing drafts and applying changesCompare two drafts side by side and bring across only the changes you choose. Drafts are never merged automatically.