Cut
If you want to cut selected text, index card(s), scene(s) or Beat(s) from the script and move it / them to the Clipboard use the Cut feature. It performs the same function as Command + X (Mac) or Ctrl+X (Windows) on the keyboard.
Click and drag to highlight what you want to cut from the script and go to Edit > Cut.
Cut can be undone. It's active when a range of text is selected. If no text is selected, the Cut command is disabled.
Copy
If you want to copy selected text, index card(s), scene(s) or Beat(s) to the Clipboard use the Copy feature. Unlike the Cut command, the Copy command does not delete text from the current location. It performs the same function as Command + C (Mac) or Ctrl + C(Windows) on the keyboard.
Highlight what you want to copy from the script and go to Edit > Copy.
Copy can be undone. It is active when a range of text is selected. If nothing is selected, the Copy command is disabled.
Paste
If you want to paste text from the Clipboard into the script choose the Paste feature. It performs the same function as Command + V on the keyboard.
Place your cursor where you want the pasted text and go to Edit > Paste.
The text is placed wherever the cursor is located. If a range of text is selected, the pasted text replaces the selection. Pasted text will assume formatting according to the following rules:
- If the text was copied or cut from a Final Draft document, it will retain its formatting characteristics of element type, margins, font styles, etc.;
- Text that is copied or cut from another program will assume the formatting characteristics of the document into which it is being pasted;*
- If one paragraph or less is pasted, the text will take on the formatting characteristics of the paragraph into which it is pasted. Once the text has been pasted, it may then be reformatted;
- If the paragraph from which the text was copied is an action or dialogue and an entire sentence or more is copied, it will retain its formatting when pasted into an element of a different type;
- If more than one paragraph is pasted, the Paste command attempts to format the text according to its position. Once the text has been pasted, it may be necessary to reformat it using the Reformat command.
Cut, Copy and Paste buttons are also available on your customizable Toolbar.
For more information on Final Draft's customizable Toolbar watch the following videos for Mac and PC: