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My script is jumping pages. What can I do?

If your script jumps to random pages while you're reading or annotating, the cause is almost always an accidental tap on the Thumbnail Bar at the bottom of the screen. The Thumbnail Bar is a fast way to scrub through your script — which means it's also easy to trigger by accident with a finger, palm, or stylus.

✅ TIP: If your pages won't turn the way you expect — Curl isn't animating, swipes feel stuck — see My pages won't turn correctly.

Quick fix: hide the Thumbnail Bar temporarily

Single-tap an empty area of the page to hide the Top Toolbar and Thumbnail Bar. Tap again to bring them back. This is the fastest way to stop accidental page jumps while you're concentrating on a scene.

Lasting fix: change or disable the Thumbnail Bar style

Switch the Thumbnail Bar to a less touch-sensitive style — or turn it off entirely.

Open Settings and tap the General tab.
Under View Settings, find Thumbnails.
Choose one of:

Floating (default) — small floating bar.
Docked — full-width fixed bar at the bottom. Hardest to tap by accident.
None — turns the Thumbnail Bar off entirely.

See How do I adjust or disable the Thumbnail Bar? for the full walkthrough.

💡 TIP: On iPad, double-check your Apple Pencil settings so palm rejection is working — it can prevent stray palm taps on the Thumbnail Bar while you annotate.

Still happening?

If you've adjusted the Thumbnail Bar and pages still jump:

Make sure Scriptation and your device OS are both up to date — see Current Version and System Requirements.
Restart your device.
If the issue persists, reach out using the Send us an email button at the bottom of this page. A short screen recording helps us pinpoint it fast.

What's Next

How do I adjust or disable the Thumbnail Bar?
My pages won't turn correctly
An Overview of the Settings Menu

Updated on: 26/06/2026

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