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Script & import

Getting a script in

Script import works by pasting text. There is no file upload yet, and no .fdx or Fountain parser: the importer reads plain text and looks for the shape of a screenplay in it.

From Final Draft

File → Export → Text, then paste the result. The same route works from Celtx, WriterDuet and anything else that can produce a plain text version.

From a PDF

Open it, select all, copy, paste. Formatting will arrive untidy and it does not matter: detection is forgiving, and everything is editable after import.

What it needs to see

Sluglines. EXT. GARDEN. DAY on its own line is enough. Everything between two sluglines is treated as one scene.

Your script

It is read once to find the scenes and suggest a shot count. The text then lives in your project's script view and nowhere else. It is not used for anything other than your board.

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