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How do I transfer Live Layers?

When you transfer notes to a new draft, the Live Layers Group on the old draft doesn't carry over — it has to be re-established on the new one. Here's how to move Live Layers to new drafts.

📝 NOTE: Live Layers is available on Scriptation Team and Enterprise licenses.

Step-by-step

Run a Note Transfer as you normally would. In the Annotation Selection menu, transfer only your Owned and Private layers. Leave any Received layers behind — your collaborators will re-share them on the new draft.

✅ TIP: Not sure which layers are Private, Owned, or Received? Learn about the three Layer types.

On the new draft, toggle on Live Layers and create or join a Group. Same flow as the original — everyone on the team needs to land in the same Group for layers to sync.

Share each Owned layer to the new Group. Use the layer share icon on each layer. Once each team member does the same, Received layers populate automatically for everyone.

💡 TIP: Turn on Auto Live Layers to skip step 2 — Scriptation will auto-join (or create) the public Live Layers group for the new draft.

⚠️ HEADS UP: Live Layers only syncs annotations on Native script pages — the original imported pages of your script. Annotations on added pages (like Facing Pages, copy-pasted pages, or any pages added via the Page Manager) won't transfer through Live Layers. This is by design — added pages are personalized per user, so syncing them between teammates would create confusion. Want to share those notes too? Share the file directly instead.

What's Next

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

How do I transfer my notes?

Uses and Tips for Live Layers

Updated on: 16/06/2026

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