How-to

How to search your manuscript

The magnifier searches your actual prose across chapters, not just project titles. Use Exact words when you know the phrase. Use By meaning when you remember the idea but not the wording.

Opening manuscript search in Novilot, running an exact-words query, and viewing matching results.
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  1. Open Search manuscript from the toolbar (magnifier) or the mobile mode chips.
  2. Choose Exact words or By meaning, then enter your query.
  3. Open a result to jump to that chapter. Save a preset if you reuse the same search.

Find the line you are thinking of

Start free, open a book with chapters, and search the way you remember the scene.

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