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

After a day on set, exporting the details of the shoot is easy with the dedicated Editor Export tool.

📝 NOTE: Lining Tools is an Industry Pro feature.

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

✅ TIP: Multiple people collaborating on lining the same script? See How do I use Share Lining?.

Transferring specific lined scenes between script versions

If you only need to send a handful of lined scenes to someone else (for example, a script supervisor filling in for you who only lined a few scenes), you don't need to transfer your entire script back and forth. Instead, use How do I use Share Lining? to export a Scriptation Layer File (.slf) containing just those lined scenes. The other person imports the SLF file into their copy of the script — see How do I import shared Lining Layers? — and once they're finished, they repeat the same steps to send their lined scenes back to you.

Open the Editor Export (Scriptation 6.0.0 and later)

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

✅ TIP: Version 6.0 added Editor Export directly to the top-right menu, streamlining the process and reducing the number of taps needed compared to earlier versions.

Open the Editor Export (legacy path)

If you're on a Scriptation version before 5.1.16:

Tap the Lining icon:

Tap the ... at the top of the window, then select Editor Export.

Select scenes and export

Both paths converge here.

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

In the export window, the script pages corresponding to your selected scenes (and the added pages before, within, and after those scenes) are checkmarked. To make edits to the selected pages, tap the black circles. When ready, tap Export.

✅ TIP: Looking for all of your slates? If you have more than one page (layer) of slates, Editor Export will automatically double the script page when creating the export. All slates will appear on the export.

Give the new file a name. Tap Save.

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

The export opens in a new tab. To adjust the document — including rearranging or locking the page order — tap Edit. To exit, tap the Page Manager icon.

⚠️ HEADS UP: Editor Export automatically doubles script pages to display all slates. The image below shows Scene 1 doubled.

To share the Editor Export, tap the (...) icon on the top right and tap Quick Export.

📝 NOTE: Editor Export only exports tramlines and annotations within Lining Layers (named Lining, Lining 2, etc.). To share annotations from all layers, merge layers of notes into the Lining Layer.

📝 NOTE: If you've added rewritten scene pages to your script (for example, via Copy/Paste Pages), those pages may not appear as selectable in the Editor Export scene list if Scriptation doesn't detect lining on them. Make sure any lining on added or copied/pasted pages is confirmed before exporting, or reach out to support if the pages still aren't recognized.

⚠️ HEADS UP: If a Lining layer is toggled off/hidden, its tramlines and slates won't render in the export even though they're safely stored in your file. When tramlines fill a page, they continue onto Lining 2, Lining 3, etc. — make sure every Lining layer is toggled on before exporting so nothing is left out.

Troubleshooting: Lines missing from export but slates still showing

If your exported PDF shows the automatic slate numbers but not the tramlines themselves, check the following:

Confirm the layer your tramlines are on is actually named Lining (or Lining 2, etc.) — tramlines drawn on a different layer (like Notes or a general pen layer) won't be picked up by Editor Export, even though the slates from the Lining layer will still come through.
Make sure every Lining layer is toggled visible — hidden Lining layers are excluded from the export.
If lines are still missing after confirming the above, this may require further investigation — reach out to Support with your script file, a screen recording of your export process, and your exact Scriptation and OS versions.

📝 NOTE: Automatically generated Info Layers (Dialogue Numbers, 8th Page Counts, etc.) are not included in Editor Exports by default. To include them, see How do I include dialogue numbering (and other info layers) in my Editor Exports?.

What's Next

How do I use Share Lining?
How do I import shared Lining Layers?
How do I split or rejoin lines?

Updated on: 05/08/2026

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