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How do I export my lining as a PDF for my editor?

To send your lined script to post, tap the three-dot menu (⋯) at the top-right, choose Export Lining → Editor Export, and pick the scenes to include. Scriptation creates a clean PDF of those lined pages.

📝 NOTE: This video shows an older user interface and some of the exact steps may have changed.

📝 NOTE: Lining Tools is an Industry Pro feature.

Create an Editor Export

Tap the three-dot menu (⋯) at the top-right;
Tap Export Lining;
Tap Editor Export;

📝 NOTE: On Scriptation 5.1.16 or earlier, tap the Lining icon on the Top Toolbar, then tap ... at the top of the window and select Editor Export.

Check the circles of the scenes you want to export, then tap OK;

In the export window, the script pages for your selected scenes (plus any added pages before, within, and after them) are checkmarked. Tap the black circles to change the selection, then tap Export;

Give the new file a name and tap Save;

Select a location to save the export, then tap Select. The export begins;

The export opens in a new tab. To rearrange or lock the page order, tap Edit; to exit, tap the Page Manager icon;
To share the Editor Export, tap the three-dot menu (⋯) and tap Quick Export.

That's it!

✅ TIP: If your slates for a scene span more than one Lining Layer (Lining, Lining 2, etc.), Editor Export automatically doubles the script page so every slate appears. The image below shows Scene 1 doubled.

What's included in an Editor Export

Tramlines, slates, and annotations on Lining Layers (Lining, Lining 2, etc.);
Not annotations on other layers. To include them, merge those layers into a Lining Layer first;
Not Info Layers such as Dialogue Numbers or 8th Page Counts. See How do I include dialogue numbering (and other info layers) in my Editor Exports?.

✅ TIP: Only need to hand a few lined scenes to another script supervisor? Share them as a Layer File instead. See How do I share my lining layer with a collaborator?.

Troubleshooting

Slates show in the export, but tramlines are missing

Tramlines are only exported from Lining Layers. If lines were drawn or moved onto another layer (like a notes layer), they won't be included. Merge that layer into a Lining Layer and export again.

A scene I added with Copy/Paste Pages isn't in the scene list

Only scenes Scriptation recognizes as lined show up in the scene list. Make sure the pasted pages have lining generated on them before exporting.

If something is still missing, use the Send us an email button at the bottom of this page and include your script, a short screen recording of your export, and your Scriptation and OS versions.

What's Next

How do I share my lining layer with a collaborator?
How do I merge notes layers into lining layers?
How do I include dialogue numbering (and other info layers) in my Editor Exports?
How do I import shared lining layers?

Updated on: 10/10/2026

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