Importing a manuscript

Opening the Import panel

Choose File → Import… (⌘⇧I). The Import panel walks you through four steps:

Source — choose the format and select your file or URL
Style mapping (rich text only) — assign heading sizes to Parts, Chapters, or Scene Breaks
Preview — a tree of Parts → Chapters with checkboxes to include or exclude
Destination — append to the current project, or create a new one

Select a Word file in the Import panel.

The style-mapping step shows the heading sizes found in the document. Assign each size a structural role:

Paragraphs below mapped headings become scene text. If no headings are present, the entire document becomes one chapter with one scene.

Select a Pages file. The import process is the same as Word, using the same style-mapping step.

Note: If a Pages file cannot be read directly, export it as Word (.docx) from Pages first, then import the .docx file into Cora.

Switch to the Google Docs tab in the Import panel and paste the share URL.

Requirements:

The document must be shared as “Anyone with the link can view” — copy the link from Share → Copy link in Google Docs
An internet connection is required for this import method

The document is downloaded as plain text. If the document has headings, the style-mapping step appears.

Select a single .txt file or an entire folder.

The file becomes one Chapter with one or more Scenes. Cora splits scenes automatically:

Sub-folders present → each sub-folder becomes a Part; .txt files inside become Chapters
Flat folder (no sub-folders) → one Part named after the folder; each file becomes a Chapter
Multiple loose files selected → one Part named “Imported”; each file becomes a Chapter

At the final step, choose where the imported content goes:

Append to current project — adds the imported Parts and Chapters at the end of the open novel
New project — creates a new .cora file with just the imported content