Editing Book Details
As your project evolves, you may want to update your book's name, description, or visual appearance. Penpoint makes it easy to edit these details at any time without affecting your characters, chapters, or other content.
Opening the Edit Window
To edit your book's details, go to the book library (this is the screen you see when you first open Penpoint, or you can get back to it by clicking the back arrow at the bottom of the menu on the left side of the screen). Find the book you want to change, click the three-dot menu (⋮) on your book's card, then select Edit.
The Edit Book Details window will open, letting you change three things about your book.
Tip: Changing a book's name, description, or color does not affect any of your content: all characters, chapters, locations, and other data stay exactly as they were.
What You Can Edit
- Book Name: Change your book's title (up to 50 characters). This is the name you'll see everywhere in the app.
- Description: Update or add an optional description (up to 100 characters). Use this to remind yourself what the book is about at a glance.
- Book Color: Change the color of your book's cover in the library. Click the colored square to open a palette of colors and choose a new one. This helps visually tell multiple projects apart at a glance.
Saving Your Changes
After making your edits, click Save Changes to apply them. The Save Changes button only becomes clickable once you've actually changed something, so there's no risk of saving by accident.
Your book will immediately reflect the new name, description, and color in the book library.
Closing Without Saving
If you change your mind and want to leave without saving, you can close the window by clicking the X in the top-right corner, pressing Escape on your keyboard, or clicking outside the window. Any changes you made will be discarded.
Common Use Cases
Here are some situations where editing book details is helpful:
- Series Organization: rather than numbering standalone books ("Vol. 1", "Vol. 2"), keep the volumes together in one series file. See Writing a Series
- Visual Distinction: Assign unique colors to related books for quick identification
- Project Evolution: Update the name or description as your story's focus changes during development
- Fixing Typos: Correct mistakes in the original book name or description