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This will instantly change the incorrect element to the desired element. If an element is imported incorrectly, move your cursor to the line with the incorrect element, then go to the Elements menu and select the correct element.

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Once the PDF has been imported correctly with all the proper elements assigned to each paragraph, Final Draft automatically populates the Title Page and titles the file with the PDF’s name, but you can also rename the file and save it.

Locate the PDF you want to import from your files or desktop -> Select “Open” again.

You don’t have to use any conversion tools. Final Draft 12 can open a text-based PDF file and accurately import the formatted script content and title page. In the past, there was no way to import a PDF into Final Draft without complicated workarounds. In this scenario, importing a PDF into Final Draft would also be useful.

It’s also possible that you’d want a confidant or collaborator to be able to give you written notes within the actual body of the script. You wouldn’t want to retype the whole script from scratch and simply copying and pasting the text from the PDF document to Final Draft would lead to a vast array of formatting problems.

You might have a colleague or critique partner who wants you to do a rewrite or polish on a script of theirs and for whatever reason, they only have a PDF copy. Your hard drive might crash, and the only copy of your pilot or screenplay is an earlier PDF document. There are various scenarios why a scriptwriter might want to import a PDF into Final Draft. But what if the writer wants to do the reverse: Import a script PDF into Final Draft? Why? Because it means the script is complete, and it’s time to email it to friends and industry reps to read. Any screenwriter knows that one of the most gratifying moments of the writing process is the moment they convert their script to PDF.

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