Drag-import into an existing book

Different from import existing manuscript — that's importing when creating a book. This article: import into an existing book.

How

In any folder inside a book → drag files / folder in

[Finder] Chapter 7.docx → drag onto "Chapters" folder

Slima parses immediately, adds to the folder.

Supported formats

Format	Handling
Markdown (.md)	One file at a time
Plain text (.txt)	Like markdown, no formatting
Word (.docx)	Parsed, heading hierarchy preserved (embedded images too)
PDF (.pdf)	Text content extracted
EPUB (.epub)	Parsed into chapters
Fountain (.fountain)	Screenplay plain text
Whole folder / .zip	Structure preserved, recursive

Drag a whole folder

E.g.:

research/
├── timeline.md
├── characters/
│   ├── protagonist.md
│   └── antagonist.md
└── places.md

Drag into any Slima folder → full structure replicated.

Conflict handling

If a filename collides with an existing file:

• No dialog appears
• The incoming file is auto-renamed — a numbered suffix is appended (Chapter 7_1.docx, then _2…)

After import

• Counted toward word total (unless tagged reference)
• Entity detection runs
• AI Coach reads
• Auto-versions (Auto-version rules)

Limits

• Per-file size and per-drop count have limits that vary by Slima version
• Large batches: import in chunks
• Plain image files (jpg / png) aren't imported as text — use embed for media

Related

• Import existing manuscript
• Import when creating a book
• Comprehensive export