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How do I replace scenes?

How you replace scenes depends on how your production sent them: use Note Transfer for a full revised script, Collate Pages for revised page packets, and the workaround below for packets of isolated new scenes.


Full scripts


Transferring notes from a full script to a full script is always the best approach. If you can get a fully collated revised script, follow the Note Transfer instructions.


Locked pages


If you receive revised page packets with locked pages instead of a full draft, use Collate Pages to insert the new pages and transfer your notes in a single step.


📝 NOTE: Collate Pages is an Industry Pro feature.


Locked scenes (workaround)


Some productions distribute packets of new scenes rather than locked pages of a complete script. Receiving isolated scenes can be tricky — we recommend asking your production folks for locked pages instead, because anyone on your show using Scriptation will run into trouble transferring notes from isolated scene packets.


If that's not possible, here's a workaround. Results may vary.


  1. On your Full Script (the one with all your notes), create Sides of the scene(s) being replaced;
  2. Lock the Sides file so its pages are treated as Native;
  3. Open the PDF with the New Scene(s) in a new tab;
  4. Perform a Note Transfer from the New Scene PDF, selecting your Sides file as the source;
  5. After the transfer, your notes will be on the New Scene PDF. Copy and paste these pages back into your Full Script;
  6. Use Master Edit Mode to assign the pages that were copied/pasted as Native Pages, and the out-of-date pages as Added Pages;
  7. With the out-of-date pages marked as Added, delete them in the Page Manager.


Two things to watch for:


  • Pay attention to Deleted Annotations — these may include annotations on script material that was part of the Master Script but isn't in the revised scenes;
  • This workaround can leave you with many Layers, so Merging Layers may help.


✅ TIP: Using Final Draft 12? Convert the new-scene PDF back into a Final Draft script that matches your pagination, export it as a PDF, import it into Scriptation, and run a Collate Pages transfer.


What's Next


How does Scriptation handle A Pages and Deleted Pages?
How do I use Compare Scripts?
How do I move, reorder, or rearrange pages?

Updated on: 08/10/2026

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