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Export to Word

Export your manuscript to Microsoft Word… Dabble gives you the ability to export any part of your manuscript to a Microsoft® Word document… If you have Pages on your Mac, or Google Docs, you can also open a Word document with those

Word Tracking for NaNoWriMo

Track and automatically submit your novel word count during NaNoWriMo… I wrote over midnight, which day are my words counted for?… This will affect your daily word count to be more accurate

Understanding Dabble's Word Count Tool

Word count help… Word count is found in the right-hand navigation menu… The bar chart seen on the right is your project word count (or can include all projects if you click

Find and Replace in Dabble

From the preferences menu, you also can narrow your search down to capture specific instances of your… word… Select Prefer Native Find and your normal search and find comes back the next time you type CTRL + F

How do I import to Dabble?

Importing to Dabble from Word or other writing programs… don't have an official import feature yet, though Jacob (creator) will be prioritizing an "Import from Word

Help for the "Read to Me" feature

To use the Read-to-me feature, select the Word Tools Menu from the Right Navigation Menu, highlight the… read the entire section you are in), and click or tap the Read to Me play button at the bottom of the Word

What if my Manuscript stops syncing?

Second, if reload doesn’t work, back up what you have written using export to Word from the book action… written a lot while it has not been syncing and don’t want to have to copy-paste it back in from your Word

What is Dabble?

Dabble helps you stay on track to reach your goals by tracking your progress to your word count goal… Plotters who plan out every aspect of their novel before writing a single word of their manuscript… Traditionally published authors who want a better way to organize their novels than Word, but find desktop

The Right-Hand Nav Menu

Set your word count source, word count goal, a deadline, and which days you want off… Project Stats (Bar Graph): Your word count for the last 30 days you worked on your novel

Formatting for Letters & Poems

The export to Word will format this with a unique style that you can then adjust when you're ready to