If you decide Scrivener is the program for you, the first thing you are going to want to do is import your existing work. This is simple. Just go to File > Import > Files…, select the files you wish to import, and click the “Import” button. All files and folders that are supported by Scrivener will be imported, including subdirectories, maintaining the file structure from Explorer in the binder. (Note that if you have selected a document that is contained inside the “Draft” folder in the binder, when you go to File > Import > Files… you will only have the option of importing text file types; this is because files are imported at the location of the selection in the binder and the “Draft” folder only supports text files. Thus, if you wish to import media files, make sure that the selection is not in the “Draft” folder.) You can also drag files directly from Windows Explorer into Scrivener’s binder and drag them out again to export.
The following file types are supported by Scrivener’s import feature:

	▪	RTF
	▪	DOC
	▪	DOCX (with Word 2003 onward installed)
	▪	ODT
	▪	TXT / plain text
	▪	PDF
	▪	Final Draft FDX (will be available in 1.1 update)
	▪	HTML
	▪	HTM
	▪	WEBARCHIVE
	▪	Most image files
	▪	Any file supported by Quicktime (video and audio)

(Note that you can also copy and paste content into Scrivener from any source. If rich text formatting is not critical it is recommended that you copy and paste first into a program like Windows Notepad to strip off formatting that may not be recognised within Scrivener and then copy and paste from Notepad into Scrivener. This method will ensure that text pasted from other applications is cleaned and usable within Scrivener.)
It is important to note that some attributes may be lost for certain document types upon import.
You can also import web archives directly from the Internet by selecting Import > Web Page… From the File menu.
You can actually import any file at all—it doesn’t have to be one of the supported formats listed above. If you import an unsupported file type, it will appear in the editor as an icon. Double-clicking on the icon will open the file in the program associated with it on your machine.

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