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How do I Auto-Tag Cast?

With the Auto-Tag Cast feature, Scriptation can automatically tag all the characters in each scene. There are two ways to trigger it.

📝 NOTE: Tagging is an Industry Pro feature.

Two Ways to Auto-Tag Cast

From the Auto-Tag Icon (Scriptation 6.0+)

With your script open, tap Tagging on the Top Toolbar to enter Tagging Mode;
In the Tagging top toolbar, tap Auto-Tag;

Select Cast. The auto-tag prompt appears;

To include all characters with Voiceover / Off-Screen / Off-Camera extensions, check the box. Touch or click Yes to auto-tag every character in every scene.

From the Text Highlight Tool

You can also trigger Auto-Tag Cast directly from the Text Highlight annotation tool.

In Tagging Mode, select the Text Highlight annotation tool;

Highlight a Character name. The auto-tag prompt appears;

To include all characters with Voiceover / Off-Screen / Off-Camera extensions, check the box. Touch or click Yes to auto-tag the characters in the script. The first occurrence of every character in every scene will be tagged:

📝 NOTE: The Auto-Tag Cast prompt also appears when you're in Tagging Mode and use the Text Highlight tool with the Cast category for the first time.

💡 TIP: Need to remove auto-tagged Cast tags later? See How do I remove Auto-Tag Cast tags?

The Auto-Tag Cast feature works only with character names and the Cast tag category. Other tag categories and tools can be used for character names, but tagging will be manual.

What's Next

How do I use Tagging?

Can I customize my Tagging categories?

Creating Tagging Exports: Breakdown Summary, Element Report, & Category Report

Updated on: 29/05/2026

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