> ## Knowledge Base Index > Fetch the complete knowledge base index at: https://help.scriptation.com/sitemap.xml > Use this file to discover available pages before exploring further. > Pure-Markdown content can be obtained by appending a '.md' suffix to the content URLs listed in the sitemap (without the trailing slash). # An Overview of the Settings Menu ### Scriptation's Settings menu gives you full control over how the app looks and works. New in **v6.0**, all of your settings are organized in a central Settings modal with easy-to-navigate tabs. ### How to open Settings There are two ways to access Settings: ###### From a Document Tap the **three-dot menu** (**⋯**) at the top right of the screen, then select **Settings**. ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/cleanshot-2026-04-17-at-161836_1y4h11t.png =285xauto) ###### From the File Browser If you're in the File Browser, tap **Settings** in the footer at the bottom of the File Browser panel. ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/filebrowsersettingspng_1rb0zi5.png =400x110) | 💡 TIP: If the File Browser is closed, tap the **three-line menu** (**☰**) at the top left to open it first. ### iPad & Mac On iPad and Mac, the Settings modal appears as a center window with a **sidebar** on the left showing all of the available tabs, and the **settings page** on the right. ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/settingsgeneralpng_i58i26.png =500x597) ### iPhone On iPhone, Settings opens as a **slide-up sheet**. Tap any tab to open its settings page, then use the **back arrow** to return to the main list. ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/screenshot-2026-04-17-at-42316_1ywidyq.png =243xauto) ### Settings Tabs The Settings modal is organized into **11 tabs**, split into two groups: **App Settings** * General * Toolbars * Annotations * Layers * Live Layers * Tagging * Playback **Information & Account** * What's New * Help Center * Account * About || 📝 NOTE: The App Settings tabs are **mode-specific**. General, Toolbars, Annotations, Layers, Live Layers, and Tagging are only available in **Annotate** mode. The Playback tab is only available in **Playback** mode. If you try to access a tab from the wrong mode, Scriptation will prompt you to switch. ### General The General tab is where you'll find your core page view and file browser settings. This is the tab that opens by default when you select **Settings** from the three-dot menu. ###### Content Settings * **Author name** — Tap to edit the name used for your default Layer. Tap **Save** when you're done. ###### View Settings * **Page mode** — Choose **Single**, **Double**, or **Automatic** (default). Automatic switches based on your device orientation; * **Scroll** — Choose **Vertical** or **Horizontal** (default); * **Page transition** — Choose **Jump** (default), **Continuous**, or **Curl**; * **Page fitting** — Choose **Fit**, **Fill**, or **Adaptive** (default). Adaptive uses Fit in Portrait and Fill in Landscape; * **Appearance** — Choose **Default**, **Sepia**, or **Night** mode; * **Thumbnails** — Choose **Floating** (default), **Docked**, or **None** to control the thumbnail bar at the bottom of the screen; * **Disable cover page** — Toggle on to skip the first page in double-page view; * **Extended zoom out** — Toggle on to allow zooming out beyond the default minimum; * **Highlight links** — Toggle on to highlight clickable links within your scripts. ###### File Browser * **Save documents on close** **(mac only)**— Toggle on to automatically save documents when closing Scriptation; * **Thumbnail icon** — Toggle on to show thumbnail previews in the File Browser; * **Hide tutorials** — Toggle on to hide tutorial files; * **Hide library** — Toggle on to hide the Library section; * **Hide showcase** — Toggle on to hide the Showcase section. ### Toolbars The Toolbars tab lets you customize which tools appear on your top toolbar. | 💡 TIP: You can also access this tab by tapping **+ Customize** from the "More Tools" menu on the top toolbar. ###### Navigation * **Always show top toolbar** — Toggle on to keep the toolbar visible at all times. When toggled off, the toolbar will hide and reappear every time you tap on a blank spot on the page. || 📝 NOTE: **Always show top toolbar** is iOS only. ###### Centered Tools Drag and drop to rearrange the tools that appear in the center of your top toolbar (**minimum 1**, **maximum 5**). Any additional tools will appear under the **More Tools** menu. ###### File Action Tools Drag and drop to rearrange the tools that appear on the right side of the top toolbar (**minimum 1**, **maximum 3**). Additional options like **Search** can be swapped in from the **In Menu** section. ### Annotations The Annotations tab controls settings related to your annotation tools, lining, and Auto-Highlight. ###### Annotation Toolbar * **Natural drawing** — Toggle on (default) for pressure-sensitive pen strokes that mimic a real pen. Toggle off for uniform line weight; * **Keep text box active** — Toggle on to keep the text tool selected after placing a text box; * **Timecode** — Tap to open the Timecode settings, where you can change the color, choose between a 12-hour or 24-hour clock, and show or hide the date. || 📝 NOTE: [Timecode](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/does-scriptation-have-a-timecode-stamp-11bxxtg/) settings are an [Industry Pro](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-is-scriptation-industry-pro-1jfjecg/) feature. * **Image Quality** — Choose **Optimized** (default), **Enhanced**, or **High-resolution** to control the quality (and file size) of images you import as annotations. The setting applies to future imports only; existing images aren't changed retroactively. | 💡 TIP: Optimized keeps images light for smooth performance across large scripts. Enhanced and High-resolution preserve more detail for images like blocking plans, storyboards, or shot lists — at the cost of larger file sizes. ###### Lining * **Slate numbering** — Choose **Alphabetical** (default), **Numerical**, or **Decimal** for your slate number format; * **Lining opacity** — Adjust the opacity of your lining marks (default 75%). || 📝 NOTE: [Lining](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-use-lining-tools-pzb2l3/) settings are an [Industry Pro](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-is-scriptation-industry-pro-1jfjecg/) feature. ###### Auto-Highlight * **Highlight format** — Choose **Name and dialogue** (default), **Name only**, or **Dialogue only**. * [**Color presets**](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-change-the-auto-highlight-color-presets-e29ul4/) — Set the **16 preset colors** Scriptation uses to auto-highlight elements in the order they're turned on. These same colors also fill the palette in the color slide-out when you change the color on an individual element; * [**Saved colors**](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-save-colors-for-characters-with-auto-highlight-1bvpwy1/) — Lock in a specific color for a character so that character appears in the same color in every script you open going forward. || 📝 NOTE: [Auto-Highlight](https://help.scriptation.com/en/category/auto-highlighting-pmqo3o/) settings are an [Industry Pro](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-is-scriptation-industry-pro-1jfjecg/) feature. ### Layers The Layers tab controls layer-related display options and Info Layer customization. * **Background layer opacity** — Adjust how visible background (inactive) layers are while you're working on the active layer; * **Show layer switcher** — Toggle on to display the [Layer Switcher](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/switch-layers-easily-26d09t/) label in the Top Toolbar. * **Optimize layers** — Tap or click "Start" to improve performance when working with many layers; ###### Info Layers Customize how each [Info Layer](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-are-info-layers-and-how-do-i-use-them-1gkr5qc/) displays. Each Info Layer has its own card with its own settings. ###### Revision Colors * **Location** — Choose **Left** (margin bar), **Sides** (left and right margins), or **Full** (full-page background). ###### Scene Numbers * **Format** — Choose **White on Black Box**, **Black on White Box**, or **Red**. ###### Scene Dividers * **Color** — Choose **Black**, **Red**, or **Blue**. ###### 8th Page Count * **Location** — Choose **Top** or **Bottom** of the scene; * **Color** — Choose **Black**, **Red**, or **Blue**. ###### Dialogue Numbers * **Location** — Choose **Left**, **Above**, or **Right margin**; * **Color** — Choose **Black**, **Red**, or **Blue**; * **Format** — Choose **Numerical** (1, 2, 3, …) or **Alphabetical** (A, B, C, …); * **Order** — Choose **Restart Each Scene** or **Full Script**. || 📝 NOTE: [Info Layers](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-are-info-layers-and-how-do-i-use-them-1gkr5qc/) are an [Industry Pro](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-is-scriptation-industry-pro-1jfjecg/) feature. ### Live Layers The Live Layers tab contains settings for Scriptation's real-time collaboration feature. * **Received name header** — Toggle on to include the author's layer name as a header at the top of any received Live Layer; * **Auto Live Layers** — Toggle on to automatically join the public group for every document you open; * **Private key** — Tap to set a password applied to all auto-generated Live Layers groups. || 📝 NOTE: [Live Layers](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-are-live-layers-1fowibn/) is available on **Scriptation Team**, **Team Studio**, and **Enterprise** plans. ### Tagging The Tagging tab contains settings related to script breakdowns and tagging tools, including category management. * **Add new category** — Tap to add a custom category to your [Tagging](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-use-tagging-9lma1q/) category list; * **Export Tagging customizations** — Send your current category and color customizations to another device or collaborator. See [How do I share Tagging Customizations with other devices?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-share-tagging-customizations-with-other-devices-l7tr8y/) for the full walkthrough. ###### Category List Manage every category in your main category picker from one place. **Recolor** any category by tapping its color dot, or **reorder** categories by dragging the handles on the right side of each row. Tap **Edit** in the top-right of the list to access additional options: * **Hide or show** a category from your main category picker — hidden categories appear under a separate **Hidden** section in this list; * **Rename** any custom category you've created; * **Delete** any custom category you've created. || 📝 NOTE: Default categories can be recolored, reordered, and hidden, but they can't be renamed or deleted. || 📝 NOTE: [Tagging](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-use-tagging-9lma1q/) is an [Industry Pro](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-is-scriptation-industry-pro-1jfjecg/) feature. ### Playback The Playback tab is only accessible in **Playback** mode and controls how Scriptation reads and displays your script. || 📝 NOTE: If you try to access Playback settings from another mode, Scriptation will prompt you to switch. ###### Display * **Font type** — Choose the font Scriptation uses for playback (default: **Courier Prime**); * **Font size** — Set the playback font size (default: **20**); * **Overlay** — Choose how the line being read is visually emphasized. Choose **Highlight** *(grey highlight around the line)*, **Fade** *(default — slightly dims everything except the current line)*, or **None** *(no emphasis)*. ###### Auto-Highlight * **Characters** — Tap to choose which character(s) to auto-highlight for the active script; * **Highlight format** — Choose **Name and dialogue** (default), **Name only**, or **Dialogue only**; * [**Color presets**](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-change-the-auto-highlight-color-presets-e29ul4/) — Set the **16 preset colors** Scriptation uses to auto-highlight elements in the order they're turned on. These same colors fill the palette in the color slide-out when you change the color on an individual element; * [**Saved colors**](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-save-colors-for-characters-with-auto-highlight-1bvpwy1/) — Lock in a specific color for a character so that character appears in the same color in every script you open going forward. || 📝 NOTE: These are the same Auto-Highlight settings you'll find under the **Annotations** tab — they're shared between Annotate and Playback modes. Any change you make in one place is reflected in the other; this section is just a shortcut so you can adjust them without switching modes. ###### Playback * **Language for voices** — Tap to change the default language for narrator and character voices (default: the language set for your device); * **Saved voices** — Tap to manage saved voice assignments for your characters; * **Loop** — Choose how playback repeats. Options: **Off** *(default)*, **Scene** *(repeats the current scene)*, **Script** *(repeats the entire script)*. ###### Rehearse * **Cue mode** — Choose how Scriptation decides when to resume after your line. Options: **On voice** *(default — Scriptation listens for you to finish your line and resumes when you do)* and **Automatic gap** *(Scriptation pauses for as long as it would take to read your line aloud, then resumes — adjust the pacing with **Gap length** below)*; * **Gap length** — When **Cue mode** is set to **Automatic gap**, this controls the reading speed used to calculate the pause (default: **1x**). Higher values (e.g., **1.5x**, **2x**) shorten the pause; lower values (e.g., **0.5x**) lengthen it. * **Line reminders** — Choose whether to hear your line read aloud as a reminder. Options: **Off** *(default)*, **Before** *(hear your line before the pause)*, **After** *(hear your line after the pause)*. ###### Record * **Video preview** — Choose where the video preview displays during recording. Options: **None** *(hides the preview)*, **Corner** *(default — draggable thumbnail)*, **Full** *(fills the screen with the script overlaid)*; * **Camera** — Choose **Front** *(default)* or **Back**; * **Slate countdown** — Set the countdown duration before the slate appears. Range: **0s** *(default — no countdown)* to **30s**; * **Record countdown** — Set the countdown duration before recording starts. Range: **0s** *(default — no countdown)* to **15s**. | ✅ TIP: You can also change **Overall speed**, **Slate countdown**, and **Record countdown** via the shortcuts menu on the Record control bar. || 📝 NOTE: Rehears and Record are [Industry Pro](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-is-scriptation-industry-pro-1jfjecg/) features. ### What's New The What's New tab displays the latest updates and announcements pulled from your in-app [Notification Center](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/in-app-notifications-what-are-they-and-where-can-i-find-them-l43kuc/). ### Help Center The Help Center tab gives you quick access to our most popular help articles, video tutorials, troubleshooting tips, and a way to contact us directly. ### Account The Account tab is home to your subscription, sign-in, Team login, education options, and device identifiers. ###### Subscriptions * **Industry Pro** — Tap **Upgrade** to start or upgrade your [Industry Pro](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-is-scriptation-industry-pro-1jfjecg/) subscription; * **AI add-on** — Tap **Upgrade** to subscribe to AI Voices, Scriptation's premium voice add-on used in Playback. ###### Subscription Actions * **Restore purchases** — Tap to restore an existing subscription on this device. See [I purchased Industry Pro. How do I activate it on all of my devices?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/i-purchased-industry-pro-how-do-i-activate-it-on-all-of-my-devices-10s0ghc/) for the full walkthrough. ###### Your Account * [Sign in](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-sign-in-to-my-scriptation-account-1tcgk5t/) — Tap to sign in to your Scriptation account. This is used to sync your AI Voices usage across devices. || 📝 NOTE: Signing in here does **not** manage or change your subscription — that's still handled through the Apple App Store. ###### Team * **Log in** — Tap to activate your [Team](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-activate-a-team-license-1cw8ail/) or [Team Studio](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-activate-a-team-studio-license-1uo7o7e/) license on this device. ###### Education * **Educational discount** — Tap for **50% off** Industry Pro for anyone with a valid .edu or .k12 email address. See [Are there educational discounts for students or school groups?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/are-there-educational-discounts-for-students-or-school-groups-ty9lxh/) for details; * **On Campus program** — Tap to learn about Scriptation's free [On Campus](https://scriptation.com/oncampus/) access for students and faculty at participating partner schools. ###### Identifier * **Device ID** — Tap to view and copy your device identifier. See [How do I find my Device ID?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-find-my-device-id-153hpnt/) for when to share this with our Support team; * **User ID** — Tap to view and copy your user identifier. See [How do I find my User ID or Device ID for support?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-find-my-user-id-or-device-id-for-support-153hpnt/) for when to share this with our Support team. ### About The About tab shows Scriptation's links to leave feedback or rate the app, social media links, and legal information. | 💡 TIP: All settings are individual to each device. # What's Next [How can I quickly scroll through my script?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-can-i-quickly-scroll-through-my-script-6cj3ej/) [How do I change the Natural Drawing setting?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-change-the-natural-drawing-setting-1wf8n23/) [An Overview of the Annotation Toolbar](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/an-overview-of-the-annotation-toolbar-6jmhwg/)