Our customers made these suggestions for improving Dabble. Suggestions for improving Dabble.
Footnote / Endnote Creation
After highlighting text, the context menu could also contain a FN button alongside the Bold and Quote buttons. In export, Dabble could allow the user to choose ...
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Editing
Ability to Move Plot Grid Columns
After spending time populating a plot grid, it would be useful to be able to move an entire column left or right, so that its placement changes in the plot grid and ...
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Plotting
Keyboard Shortcuts
I'm not entirely sure what keyboard shortcuts are available aside from the save and zoom. Some functionality I was really hoping for without a mouse:
- Going up or ...
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User Interface
Dialogue Focus
A feature allowing the writer to focus on the dialogue of their work.
All the text surrounding the character’s speech could fade to gray allowing ...
Ability to organize writing projects
I like using Dabble for more than just story writing, but also as a place to STORE my future ideas. But the front page with my projects is always so messy and I feel ...
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Organization
Outline mode
Plot grid not the same tool, as this English major uses thesis to drive three or more overarching sections (beginning, climax, denouement) with those well-defined ...
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Plotting
Carry characters over to next book
For those of us that write a series, being able to carry specific characters and locations over to our next book would be amazing. No one has this capability yet and ...
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Zoom in / out and Fit to Width
Although one can increase Chrome's zoom, it would be nice to have a native zoom in and out feature. I would especially find very useful to fit the width of the page ...
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User Interface
Sharing Option
You could share your writing pieces with your friends by typing in their email. If someone shared something with you, you wouldn't be able to copy or paste it. You ...
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Editing
Default Author Name
I'm the only author in my account, but every new project I have to change "Unknown Author" to me. Seems like this should be something we can set by default.
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User Interface
Chrome OS App
Yes, the software is available in a browser, but only online. Create an app for chromebooks and you will dominate that market. Chromebooks are popular with writers ...
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Integrations
"Copy to New" feature
It would be nice, for people who always like to start with a certain structure, to be able to "copy to new" a chapter, or even a whole project, which would just ...
An iOS app
A simple app for Apple devices running iOS using the basic features of the internet browser based web app that syncs across devices and desktop.
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Integrations
Alpha/Beta Readers
In Fanfiction.net there is a community you can go to and read profiles of people who are Beta readers. It would be great to find them here instead of looking outside ...
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Integrations
multiple POV markers
need a way to easily tell which chapters belong to which character for writing multiple POV
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"You left off here" tab
For example, in Microsoft Office 365 when you x out of it and come back another time, a tab pops up and says. "you left off her (so many minutes/hours/days ago)." If ...
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User Interface
Writing sprints Tracker time goals/word goals
Though there are other websites I can use to do sprints, I would like everything in one browser.
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Goals
Archive Projects
The ability to push a project to a separate area that is read only. I have a habit of creating projects and never finishing them and sometimes they have the same ...
Planned
Organization
Search and Find
Like in Acrobat or an Internet Browser Ctrl+F to Search and Find specific Spots in your book for editing.
Under consideration
Allow Notes in the Manuscript
Sometimes I like to brainstorm about a chapter or scene before I actually write it. Currently, I add a scene at the beginning of the chapter titled NOTES. However, ...
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Story Notes
Ability to dismiss grammar warnings so that they permanently save as dismissed.
Right now, when a user dismisses a grammar warning, it reappears whenever the sentence is edited. It would be nice to be able to save the original dismissal so that ...
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Editing
World building
I would like some world building options. Being able to use drop down menus, pictures, and even a questionnaire would help tremendously. Same with Character building. ...
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Story Notes
Allow insertion of simple tables in specific areas.
It might be useful if we were allowed to have simple tables (like word) for the world building, character building and ideas sections. This would allow us to create ...
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Horizontal/Vertical Split Screen
Hi Jacob,I'd find it really useful to have a horizontal/vertical split screen view available on Dabble -- I know we have chapter merge/splits on the roadmap, but in ...
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User Interface
make dabble a regular app for Android and iPhone
I would like to use dabble offline wherever and not just save to a cloud but sync to my devices
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Integrations
Plot Line Spanning multiple books
As I'm a series writer it would be really nice if we could have plot lines that spanned multiple goods. They would show up in the side bar like all other plot notes, ...
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Plotting
Duplicate Items
'Create Copy' of plotlines, chapters or other items, so when you have your own template for things, you can easily just set up a template and duplicate it
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Utilize Tab Button
When in Story Notes, I would like to utilize the 'tab' button like in Word and like in the actual story portion of Dabble. When I'm writing Character Outlines or ...
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Allow select all and copy of the entire manuscript
If you click on a scene, do a Ctrl+A followed by a Ctrl+C the clipboard gets all of the text, so you can paste it elsewhere. But if you click on a chapter or a ...
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Scene status
It would be great to be able to use tags or a text field to track the status of each scene (draft 2, revision 1, etc.). I don't always write my scenes in order, so it ...
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Organization
Import from Word
I know you can export to Word but what if you made changes on Word that you want to import into Dabble?
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Import/Export
Focus Feature that prevents editing and only shows each letter you type.
The writer sets a word goal for that session. Then it won't let you edit until you've hit the mark. Backspace triggers a buzzer to remind you to go forward not back. ...
Pro Writing Aid Desktop Plug In
Possibly in the future work with pro writing aid to expand the grammar and spell check to a full plugin or a symbiotic way to work together for editing
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Integrations
Highlighting a word when it is searched
I often want to do a word search, and the program shows the scene where the word is, but then I have to sift through the entire scene to *find* the specific word I am ...
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Make Dabble recognizable as a writing surface for Dragon Naturally Speaking like Microsoft Word
In order to dictate by Dragon software, I have to use the Dragon Note box and transfer it into Dabble. Its really not a big deal, but would be nice if I didnt need ...
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User Interface
Save the Cat Template
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Ability to remove 'Part 1' and 'Chapter 1' if these structures do not fit the manuscript.
Hard-coding in the 'Part 1' and 'Chapter 1' is restrictive and forces a structure on the user. When a new part or chapter is created it would be nice to allow the ...
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Store and organize research
The ability to store research documents, images and weblinks. Even better if they can be accessible while working.
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App for mobile (iOS and Android)
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Voice to Text
I love using voice to text on my other programs! Please, please, pretty please!
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Folders for Series
If we were able to make folders to put any projects we have for any series we were writing so we could find them easier. Also to help with organising the Home Screen.
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Zoom out plotgrid
I'd like to be able to zoom out when looking at the plotgrid to be able to get a better view when there are more plotlines than my screen is wide.
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Plotting
More intuitive plot point cards
1. When I click to add a new plot point in the grid, the new point should open automatically with focus on the title, which is the first thing I will type.
2. When I ...
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Plotting
Customizable Color and Wallpaper Theme
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User Interface
Add the Grammarly Add-in to the Desktop Version
Microsoft Office 365 lets you choose the option to add ProWritiingAid and Grammarly. I would like to see Grammarly added please, to the desktop version.
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Editing
Central Calendar With Word Count Breakdowns & Daily Totals Across All Projects
I would like a word count calendar where you can view all your individual word count progress across all projects plus a daily total for all projects, monthly totals ...
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Goals