sorry for the newbie question but I just want to export a screenplay (made of separate files for each scene) as a single .fdx file for Final draft. When I export it exports a whole structure and all the scenes separately.
There is another approach that avoids some of the challenges in compiling a screenplay. You merge a copy of your documents and export that single file.
Here are the steps:
• Highlight the documents in the Binder that you want to save as an FDX.
• Duplicate them. The copies will be highlighted.
• Merge them using Documents>Merge
• Rename the merged document to the desired FDX title.
• Make sure that only that document is highlighted.
• Select File>Export>Files…
• In the Export dialog box, select Export As Final Draft (.fdx)
The resulting FDX file will have no extra characters or lines between documents as sometimes appear in compiled FDX files.
I’ve automated this process using Keyboard Maestro (required kit for working with Scrivener, IMHO). The macro does the whole process in one keystroke. It asks you at the start to name the FDX file, and then does all the steps and tidies the merged file into the trash at the end.
You can download the KM macro here. It’s deactivated, so you have to click the little trigger checkbox in KM to make it work.