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# How can I edit script text or dialogue?

Scriptation can't directly edit existing script text — that's by design, since writers wouldn't appreciate it. As a workaround, you can create a Text Box with an opaque background in the same font as your script, and drag the new line directly on top of the old one.

##### Here's how to do it:

Let's say we'd like to edit the line circled in blue, "What happened to the old pages?"

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/60818aeea8717000/oldpages_9wrzjr.jpeg =700x169)

Tap the **Text** icon on the [Annotation Toolbar](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/an-overview-of-the-annotation-toolbar-6jmhwg/).

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/60818aeea8717000/img09fe01efabcb-1_xo5bb.jpeg =700x42)

Tap a spot in your script where you'd like the new text to be.

The keyboard will automatically load on mobile devices. Then type in the new line. (You can also use [Siri](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-to-use-siri-to-dictate-notes-4wzd1u/), or [Scribble](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/using-scribble-on-ipados-14-vl9xrr/).)

Let's say our new line is "I know what happens to those pages."

From the keyboard bar, it's easy to adjust the Font, Size, Formatting, Color of your text, and Fill Color of your text box to match your existing script.

| ✅ TIP: The **Fill Color** is what sets the background of the text box. If you'd like to hide the fact that you edited a line, select a background color which matches your script page color.

When you're set, tap **Done**.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/60818aeea8717000/newline_wugsqp.jpeg =700x664)

With your "new line" in the text box, **tap and drag** to bring it over, and lay the new line right on top of the old line.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/60818aeea8717000/imgbc6b55543ca3-1_m8vwnt.jpeg =700x216)

| ✅ TIP: You may want to make the Text Box have a very light Fill Color — just so you remember that your new line is an edited line.

# What's Next

[How to hyperlink to audio, video, websites, and pages](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-to-hyperlink-to-audio-video-websites-and-pages-189k3gc/)
[How do I add custom facing pages (images, PDFs, or blank pages)?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-add-custom-facing-pages-images-pdfs-or-blank-pages-1827zzw/)
[Inserting Photos and Images into your script](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/inserting-photos-and-images-into-your-script-1sx43ti/)