Scriptation lets you draw lines, arrows, ellipses, and rectangles directly on your script, then customize and reposition them — all from the Annotation Toolbar.

Setting a shape's style

After selecting a shape tool, touch or click the Style Palette icon in the Annotation Toolbar to customize the color, opacity, line thickness, line style, and other attributes of the shape:

Drawing the shape

Once your style is selected, use your Apple Pencil, finger, or mouse to touch / click and drag the shape to the size and dimensions you want.

Modifying the shape

With your shape created, touch or click the shape (or two-finger tap on a Mac trackpad) for a palette of additional options:

• Move — touch or click and hold the shape to drag it elsewhere on the page;
• Resize — drag the bounding points;
• Cut / Copy — cut or copy the shape, then touch or click anywhere on the page to display the Paste command;
• Select More… — add other shapes to a group for a batch command;
• Style Palette — for style adjustments;
• Save — to make the shape a Saved Annotation;
• Layer — to move or copy the shape to a different Layer;
• Note — to add an Attached Note;
• Trash — to delete the shape.

Adding notes to shapes

Tap the shape, then tap the Note icon to attach a note to it. See How can I use Attached Notes?

What's Next

How do I use the Style Palette (Inspector)?
How do I draw a perfectly horizontal or vertical line?
How do I write or draw?

Updated on: 15/10/2026