Actions Menu (Plan)

A guide to the actions menu in the plan interface of Novelcrafter.

2 min read Last updated Sep 23, 2026

There are four actions menus within the plan interface: those associated with acts, chapters, and scenes, and one associated with the whole novel.

The actions menu for acts and chapters give the same options.

Set Custom POV: Set the point of view for the scene. This will be used in the AI context, and can also be used to filter scenes in the matrix.
Add Subtitle: Add a subtitle to the scene.

AI Features

Include in AI Context: If a scene has content you’re worried about moderated models flagging, you can toggle the inclusion of the scene from the AI context here. You can also use this if the scene has placeholder information, or any other reason you may not want the summary or content included in the AI context.
Summarize Scene: Save yourself work once you’ve finished your chapter by using AI to summarize the scene. By customizing the prompts, you can get comprehensive summaries that give all the information you need at a glance.
Detect Characters: You can use AI to detect the characters in a selected scene, perfect for discovery writers who want to know the entries they need to add to the codex.
Chat with Scenes: Finally, you can chat with your scenes, perfect for analysis, editing, or character development.

New: Add a new scene before or after the current scene, or add a new chapter before or after the current scene. You can also duplicate a scene.
Organize: Move the scene up or down, to the beginning or end of the chapter, or split the chapter into two parts.
Versions/History: Look at and restore prior versions of the scene contents and scene summary.
Copy Text: Copy either the scene summary or the scene prose to your clipboard.
Export Scene: Export the scene. This will take you to the export page where you can fine tune how you want to export the scene.
Archive Scene: Archive the scene, which will remove it from your story but keep it in the archive for future reference. If the scene has no content, you can delete it instead.

Automatic Numbering: This act or chapter will now no longer count towards the automatic numbering that occurs in the system.
New: Add a new chapter/act before or after the current act/chapter.
Organize: Move the act/chapter up or down, to the beginning or end of the novel, or merge the act/chapter into the previous act/chapter.
Copy Text: Copy either the act/chapter summary or the act/chapter prose to your clipboard.
Export Act/Chapter: Export the act/chapter. This will take you to the export page where you can fine tune how you want to export the act/chapter.
Delete Act/Chapter: Delete the act/chapter, which will remove it from your story. If the act/chapter has content, you will need to archive all scenes within it first.

Copy All Prose: Copy all writing and content inside sections to the clipboard.
Copy All Outlines: Copy all outlines to the clipboard.
Delete Empty Scenes: Removes any unpopulated scenes in your novel.