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    Migration guide

    Switch
    from Google Docs / Word

    Tab stops aren't formatting. Real screenwriting tools know what a scene heading is, and they hand a producer an FDX, not a .docx.

    §8.5.1Why writers move
    01
    Real format

    Arqo knows scene heading from action from dialogue. You don't hit tab anymore — you hit return and it picks the right element.

    02
    Real export

    FDX for Final Draft, Fountain for plain-text people, production PDF for distribution. Not a .docx pretending to be a screenplay.

    03
    Same on every device

    Same editor, same engine, same export on phone, tablet, desktop. Docs is a web app pretending to be a writing tool.

    04
    Memory layer

    Where did Mira last appear? Which scenes happen on the rooftop? Continuity Docs can't answer.

    §8.5.2The migration · 4 stepsunder 5 minutes for a 100-page script
    step 01
    Copy + paste your script

    Select all → copy → paste into a new Arqo script. Arqo guesses elements as it lands; review the first scene to confirm.

    step 02
    Or upload as plain text

    File → Download → Plain Text from Docs. Then in Arqo: Scripts → Import → drop the .txt.

    step 03
    Convert tab-formatted scripts

    If you used Tab tab tab to fake formatting, Arqo will detect indent patterns and reformat. Verify on the first 3 scenes.

    step 04
    Export real FDX

    Now you can hand a producer a real FDX. Open it in Final Draft 12. It works.

    §8.5.3Side by side · Arqo vs Google Docs / Wordparity rows are intentional
    Feature
    Google Docs / Word
    Arqo
    Scene-heading awareness
    —
    yes
    arqo
    FDX export
    —
    native
    arqo
    Production PDF
    print preview
    production format
    arqo
    Real-time collab
    yes
    Q4 2026 (Max)
    them
    Comments / suggestions
    yes
    inline notes · MVP
    them
    Mobile editor
    mobile web
    native + same engine
    arqo
    Story Memory layer
    —
    yes
    arqo
    Cost (long-form, single user)
    $0 (with Google account)
    free / $9
    them
    §8.5.4Common questions
    I have to keep collaborating in Docs — my notes-givers live there.+

    You can. Export a Docs-friendly PDF or paste back into Docs. The screen-writing-tool job is what we do; the comments-from-mom-about-act-two job stays in Docs until our Team tier ships in Q3.

    Will my Word .docx import cleanly?+

    If it's plain prose, yes. If it has tab-formatted scene headings, we detect the pattern — verify the first few scenes after import.

    Does Arqo do the comment-and-suggest thing Docs does?+

    Inline notes ship today. Threaded comments and suggestion mode ship Q4 2026 with the Max tier. Until then, hand off PDF + comments by track-changes round-trip.

    Can I keep using Docs and just export FDX from there?+

    You can't. Docs has no real FDX export. That's the gap.

    Take it for a drive
    Free to start. No card. join waitlist →

    Two scripts on Free. Full editor. Full export. Bring your FDX, see how it lands.

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