> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.quarkle.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Import & export

> Bring a draft into Quarkle, or export it to PDF, Word, Markdown, or plain text.

Quarkle works with the files you already have. Bring an existing draft in, and export a copy whenever you're ready.

## Import a draft

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Import">
    In the editor's left panel, click **Import** and choose a file.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick your files">
    Quarkle imports **PDF**, **Markdown (.md)**, and **plain-text (.txt)** files. You can select several at once, and each is brought in as chapters.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Give it a moment">
    Large or complex files may take a moment to bring in.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Export your manuscript

Click **Export** in the left panel (or open **Settings → Export**) to open the **Export Document** dialog.

<Frame caption="The Export Document dialog.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/quarkle/5WUUaYl-dgOEAFoM/images/app/export-dialog.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=5WUUaYl-dgOEAFoM&q=85&s=5e640b98b174a3243f760f994f207a13" alt="Quarkle's Export Document dialog with format and template options" width="1568" height="772" data-path="images/app/export-dialog.jpg" />
</Frame>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Choose a format">
    Pick **PDF**, **Word (.docx)**, **Markdown**, or **Plain Text**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the options for text formats">
    For **Markdown** and **Plain Text**, you can toggle chapter numbers, chapter titles, and skipping empty chapters.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Design a book for PDF or Word">
    **PDF** and **Word** open a full **template designer**. Pick a **design template**: **Classic Book**, **Modern Editorial**, **Literary**, or **Submission Manuscript**. Then customise:

    * The **title page**: author, subtitle, publisher, edition, and copyright
    * **Page size**: US Letter, A4, Trade 6×9, Digest 5.5×8.5, or Custom
    * **Body font and size**, and **line spacing**
    * **Running headers** and **page numbers**
    * **Chapter heading** styles
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Advanced users can save their own custom templates, and import or export a template as JSON to reuse it later.
</Tip>

Related: [Editor overview](/editor/overview).

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