Outline View
The Outline view displays your story structure as a collapsible tree — acts contain chapters, chapters contain scenes. Progress bars and status badges give you an at-a-glance view of how far along each section is.
Structure
The tree follows the hierarchy Act → Chapter → Scene:
- Act headers show the act title, total word count, and scene count
- Chapter rows show the chapter title, word count, and scene count
- Scene cards show title, status badge, beat text, entity pills, and word count
Click the chevron on any act or chapter to collapse or expand it. Use the Expand All / Collapse All buttons at the top to toggle everything at once. Collapse state is saved per project.
Progress Bars
Each act header includes a horizontal progress bar showing the breakdown of scene statuses:
| Status | Color |
|---|---|
| Outline | Slate |
| Draft | Blue |
| Revision | Amber |
| Final | Emerald |
The bar width for each segment is proportional to the number of scenes in that status.
Scene Cards
Scene cards display:
- Status badge — colored pill in the top-right corner
- Beat — the scene's narrative beat (what needs to happen)
- Entity pills — characters, settings, and worldbuilding entries linked to the scene
- Word count — current word count
Click a scene card to navigate directly to that scene in the manuscript editor.
Filtering
The sidebar filter panel (status, character, setting) controls which scenes are visible. Filtered-out scenes are hidden — acts and chapters with no matching scenes collapse automatically.
Analysis Highlighting
When the Story Analysis panel is open, clicking an issue auto-expands the relevant act and chapter and scrolls to the highlighted scene with an amber ring.