Comments & Footnotes in Scrivener

First thing’s first, click the Comments & Footnotes icon in your Inspector window:

Add A Comment

In your manuscript, when you want to make a note, simply highlight the text you want to attach the note to, then click the smaller little comment icon:

A box will automatically appear here with your name and the date. You can leave that info and add your note after it (this is handy if you’re co-writing or giving notes on a project that isn’t your own), but I usually type over that info, since I’m the only one working on my project.

Footnotes

Footnotes differ from Comments insofar as they are intended to show up on the printed page. But adding them is very much the same as adding a comment, just click on the little “cf” next to the Comment icon:

Delete Comments & Footnotes

To delete a comment or footnote, simply click on the one you want to delete and then click the little minus sign:

OR, if you hover over the comment, a pale “X” will appear at the top right of the square. You can also click that.

Other Things To Know

You can collapse and expand comments by clicking on the little triangle on the left side:

By Right Clicking on a comment (or using Control Click), you get a few more options, like color coding or converting a comment into a footnote:

By Right Clicking on a comment (or using Control Click), you can go to “Zoom” in the drop down and make the notes larger: