Articles on: Live Layers

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 (what's the difference?). Leave any Received layers behind — your collaborators will re-share them on the new draft.

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.

💡 TIP: Turn on Auto Live Layers to skip step 2 — Scriptation joins (or creates) the public Live Layers group for the new draft automatically.

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.

Live Layers only sync annotations on Native script pages, not on Facing Pages or other pages added in the Page Manager. To share those, share the whole file.

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: 16/10/2026

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