How to Convert a Screenplay to a Graphic Novel Using Final Draft

"Final Draft" is a computer program that originally started out as a way to write preformatted screenplays on your computer. The program has since expanded into new territories and allows you to write preformatted stage plays and even graphic novels. Screenplay format requires your dialog and stage direction to be in specific locations on a page. Graphic novel format is more like an outline for a story. If you have a screenplay that you've been working on that you want to convert to the graphic novel format, you can do so through the "Final Draft" menu system.

Instructions

1. Double-click on your screenplay document to open it in "Final Draft."

2. Click "File" and "New from Stationary." Select the "Graphic Novels" menu option, followed by the type of graphic novel you are trying to create. Click "OK." A new blank window will open that is formatted in the graphic novel format.

3. Use your mouse to highlight all of the text in your screenplay document. Click the "Cut" button in the "Final Draft" toolbar.

4. Click inside your graphic novel template window. Click the "Paste" button in the "Final Draft" toolbar. This will take all of the information that was stored in your screenplay file and convert it to the selected graphic novel format.

References

• FinalDraftTutorial