Anytime a file is opened in Scriptation, a base Layer is created on which you can annotate.

The default name for this Layer is Device Name's Layer.

Device names are often generic, so once you start collaborating with teammates (through Live Layers or Layer Export, for example), you'll want Layer names to be as descriptive as possible.

Here's how to change it!

Setting Your Author Name

In Scriptation 6.0 and later

1. Open Settings by tapping the three-dot menu (⋯) at the top-right of the screen and choosing Settings, or by opening the File Browser and tapping Settings at the bottom-left of that panel;
2. Tap into the Author Name field and type a new name;
3. Tap Save.

In Scriptation 5.1.16 and earlier

1. Tap the File Browser (the three-line icon at the top-left of the screen);
2. At the bottom of the panel, tap Settings;
3. Tap into the Author Name field and type a new name. Tap Save.

Once completed, you will still have to adjust the name of the Default Layer in your current document. Here's how:

Renaming the Default Layer in Your Current Document

The Author Name change applies to new documents going forward. To rename the default Layer in your current document:

1. Tap Layers on the Top Toolbar;

2. Tap the three-dot menu (⋯) in the Layers panel and select Edit;

3. Tap the Layer name to edit it in the text box that appears;

4. Tap OK in the top right when you're done.

What's Next

What are Live Layers, and how do I get set up?

How to Share Layers with Export

How to Merge Layers

Updated on: 29/05/2026