# From Idea to Script

> Bring in a Word document, develop prose beside scenes, and move a treatment toward a script while keeping its history.

Bring in a Word document, develop prose beside scenes, and move a treatment toward a script while keeping its history.

## How-to

Numbered steps to an outcome.

1. ### [Import a Word Document into Plot](https://www.inkwell.software/help/document-evolution/import-a-word-document)

   Bring a .docx treatment, outline, idea document, or script into a new Plot project, review the formatting changes, and begin with editable prose or screenplay pages.

   Read the answer How-to · 3 min read

2. ### [Develop a Treatment into a Script](https://www.inkwell.software/help/document-evolution/develop-a-treatment-into-a-script)

   Change a Treatment project's destination to a script format, keep its draft lines and history, and decide separately when to convert the text.

   Read the answer How-to · 1 min read

## Concepts

What a thing is and why it exists.

1. ### [Your Document's Journey from Idea to Script](https://www.inkwell.software/help/document-evolution/your-document-journey)

   Understand the stage beside your writing, choose a mode that suits the draft, and keep prose and scenes together as your story develops.

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## Reference

Complete, scannable tables.

1. ### [Work with Prose & Script in One Draft](https://www.inkwell.software/help/document-evolution/mix-prose-and-script)

   Use prose for the story you are still exploring, outlines for beats, and script sections for scenes that are ready to write in screenplay form.

   Read the answer Reference · 3 min read

2. ### [Word Formatting & Export Choices](https://www.inkwell.software/help/document-evolution/word-formatting-and-export)

   See which Word features become editable Plot writing, which changes the import report explains, and what to check before sharing a PDF or screenplay file.

   Read the answer Reference · 3 min read

## Troubleshooting

Symptom, cause, fix.

1. ### [Solve Word Import & Conversion Problems](https://www.inkwell.software/help/document-evolution/import-and-conversion-problems)

   Find the next step when a Word file will not import, the preview changes its formatting, a mode is unavailable, or a return to Treatment is blocked.

   Read the answer Fix · 2 min read

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