Hi Guys,
I have a novel that I am trying to convert to a script. I have two projects open and would like the script and the manuscript to be side by side so I can cut/paste the lines from the novel to a script. Is this possible?
Yes, that’s the whole point of a windowing operating system like macOS. In Scrivener, Open the novel manuscript (Menu: File → Open) and then Open the new script manuscript (Menu:File → Open). Adjust the windows as you like.
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What I did in a similar situation was to move the manuscript into a separate folder and then start the script in the now-empty Draft folder in the same project. Then split the editor and put the respective scenes (novel version and script version) next to each other.
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If you keep both in the same project, you can create documents for your script and use document bookmarks to the original novel chapters/scenes. This gives you the advantage of using the inspector to view the original and the main editor for writing corresponding script scenes. Whenever you move to a different script document, the bookmarked novel chapter will automatically load in the inspector.
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Thank you! I can’t get them to tabs to work. It opens in full screen when I start a new project.
Oh this sounds like the way to go. I am new to Scivener. I’ll have to learn to do this. Thank you!
Thanks everyone! I got it set up using a little of what each of you suggested. I opened them side by side, then pasted the novel/manuscript into the script and I’m using the raw portion then adjusting to make it a script. You guys are awesome!
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You could have dragged and dropped instead of copy/pasting.