🧰 The Annotation Toolbar

• I can't find some of my Annotation Tools

  Missing tools? The Annotation Toolbar resizes by device and orientation — press and hold any icon with a triangle to reveal hidden tools in a fly-out menu.Few readers

• How do I move the Annotation Toolbar?

  Drag the Annotation Toolbar to the top, left, or right of the screen using the six-dot handle — handy whether you're right- or left-handed.Few readers

• Can I customize the annotation toolbar?

  Reordering which tools appear on the annotation toolbar isn't available yet, but here's how to find hidden tools and reposition the toolbar in the meantime.Few readers

• How do I undo and redo actions?

  Made a mistake? Use the Undo and Redo icons at the bottom of the Annotation Toolbar — or keyboard shortcuts on Mac — to step back or forward.Few readers

✏️ Drawing

• How do I write or draw?

  Write or draw freehand in your script with the Drawing (pen) and Freeform Highlight (marker) tools, then fine-tune color, opacity, and thickness in the Inspector.Few readers

• How can I draw lines, arrows and shapes?

  Draw lines, arrows, ellipses, and rectangles in your script, then restyle, move, group, and annotate them from the Annotation Toolbar.Some readers

• How do I change the Natural Drawing setting?

  Change the Natural Drawing setting in Scriptation to control how Pen and Marker strokes look — pressure-sensitive and tapered, or uniform.Few readers

• What's the difference between Text Highlight vs Highlighting with the Marker?

  Scriptation has two ways to highlight — the text-locking Text Highlight tool (best for Note Transfer) and the free-draw Freeform Highlight marker.Popular

📝 Notes & Text

• How do I type notes with text boxes and callouts?

  Type notes anywhere in your script with Text Boxes, customize them in the Inspector, and turn one into a Callout to point at any spot on the page.Some readers

• How do I use sticky notes?

  Tap to drop collapsible Notes anywhere in your script, then style, move, delete, tag, or move them between layers.Some readers

• How do I use the Text Marking tools? (Highlight, Underline, Squiggle and Strikethrough)

  Use Scriptation's four text marking tools — Highlight, Underline, Squiggle, and Strikethrough — to mark script text in straight lines, then restyle or tag them.Some readers

• How can I use Attached Notes?

  Attached Notes tuck extra detail into any annotation via a discreet yellow sticky — keeping scripts uncluttered, and transferring with the annotation.Few readers

• How can I edit script text or dialogue?

  Scriptation can't edit existing script text directly, but you can lay a Text Box with a matching background over an old line as a workaround.Few readers

🖼️ Photos, Audio & Links

• How do I insert photos into my script?

  Insert reference photos, floor plans, or storyboards into your script with the Image tool, then scale, move, tag, or save them for re-use.Popular

• Can I insert multiple photos at a time on iOS?

  Yes — select several photos in the iOS Photos app and drag them into Scriptation all at once, then separate the stack to place each image individually.Few readers

• How do I insert an image from another app?

  Copy an image from another app like Dropbox and paste it straight into your script, then scale, move, tag, or save it for re-use.Few readers

• How do I add audio clips to my script?

  Record audio right in your script with the Sound tool — great for fast meeting notes or reference sounds — and your clips move with your notes on Note Transfer.Few readers

• How do I import music into my script?

  Three ways to bring music into your script: paste sheet music as Facing Pages, record live audio clips, or hyperlink to recorded audio files.Few readers

• How do I link to audio, video, websites, and pages?

  Create a hyperlink in your script to jump to another page or to outside content like a website, cloud file, audio clip, or reference video.Some readers

✋ Stamps & Saved Annotations

• How do I use Stamps, and create Custom Stamps?

  Place built-in stamps to speed up annotating, design your own Custom Stamps with text, color, date, and time, and save them for re-use.Few readers

• How do I insert a graphic as a custom stamp?

  Create a graphic in another app and save it as a custom stamp in Scriptation using Saved Annotations, so you can reuse it across all your scripts.Few readers

• Does Scriptation have a timecode stamp?

  Add an instant timecode stamp anywhere on your Scriptation script and customize its color, clock format, and date display.Few readers

• What are Saved Annotations and how do I use them?

  Saved Annotations let Industry Pro users store stamps, drawings, markings, shapes, text, and images for one-tap re-use across every script.Some readers

• Can I sync my Custom Stamps and Saved Annotations across devices?

  Saved Annotations live on the device where they're created, but here's a simple workaround to copy your custom stamps and saved notes to your other devices.Few readers

🎨 Styling

• How do I use the Style Palette (Inspector)?

  The Style Palette (Inspector) lets you customize an annotation's color, opacity, order, font, line thickness, and more after you've created it.Some readers

• How do I create Color Presets?

  Set up reusable Color Presets for each annotation tool in the Style Palette, with a color grid, spectrum, RGB/hex sliders, and eyedropper to pick exact colors.Few readers

• How do I copy and paste annotations?

  Copy and paste annotations to duplicate notes, recover deleted ones after a Note Transfer, or move them across layers, pages, and files.Few readers

• How do I group and merge notes with the Selection tool?

  Use the Selection tool to Group different annotation types or Merge free-draw notes into one, so you can move, copy, resize, or delete them together.Few readers

• How do I change the order of annotations?

  Use the Style Palette's Order controls to bring overlapping annotations forward or send them back, or reorder Stamps and Photos from the Annotation Outline.Few readers

• Can I rotate images, stamps and shapes?

  Rotation is currently limited to Text Boxes and pre-made Stamps. Here are workarounds for rotating photos and building rotated custom graphics.Few readers

• How do I erase or delete an annotation?

  Delete most annotations with the Trash icon, and erase free-draw ink and Freeform Highlights with the resizable Eraser tool.Popular

• How do I draw a perfectly horizontal or vertical line?

  Scriptation doesn't have a Snap To grid, but you can create perfectly straight lines on iPad by stretching a tiny Pen dot horizontally or vertically.Few readers

• How do I build custom icons for overheads?

  Combine Shapes, Text Boxes, Unicode characters, and emojis to build custom icons for overheads, floor plans, shot designs, and blocking charts — then save them for reuse.Few readers

✂️ Editing & Organizing

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⌨️ Faster Input: Siri & Drag-and-Drop

• How do I use Siri to dictate notes?

  Use Apple's Siri dictation to turn your voice into text in Scriptation's Text Boxes, Notes, and Attached Notes on iOS and Mac.Popular

• How do I use drag and drop to annotate?

  Drag images and text from another app straight into Scriptation to create annotations instantly — including while multitasking in Split View.Few readers

🐛 Troubleshooting

• Why aren't the Annotation tools recognizing text in my script?

  If text marking tools (Highlight, Underline, Squiggle, Strikethrough) and text-aware features like Find or Note Transfer aren't recognizing text in your script, you likely have a flattened or image-only PDF.Few readers

• The Pen tool keeps overwriting my notes!

  If the Pen, Marker, or Highlighter is drawing over your existing notes with a solid background, the fix is in the Style Palette — set the background color to transparent.Few readers

• Camera photos aren't saving to Photo Library. Help!

  Photos taken with Scriptation's in-app Camera tool save into your script, not to your device's Photo Library — this is an iOS restriction. Here's the workaround if you need the photo saved to your camera roll too.Few readers

• Why are my Auto-Highlights different across devices?

  If your Auto-Highlight character colors look different on iPad, iPhone, or Mac, your per-device Auto-Highlight presets aren't matching — they don't sync between devices, so each device needs its own setup.Few readers

• I can't Import Screenshots or Images using the Photo Annotation Tool. Help!

  If the Photo tool can't import a screenshot or image, it's usually an iOS screenshot bug or a glitchy photo picker. Force-quit, re-save the screenshot, or update.Few readers