📚 Page Manager Basics

• What is the Page Manager?

  The Page Manager is Scriptation's birds-eye-view tool for adding, moving, copying, deleting, and rearranging pages — including Facing Pages and generating Sides.Few readers

• How do I add pages into my script?

  Add new pages anywhere in your script with the Page Manager, then drag added pages around to fine-tune their placement.Some readers

• How do I copy and paste pages?

  Use the Page Manager to duplicate pages anywhere in your script — within one file or across tabs.Popular

• How do I move, reorder, or rearrange pages?

  Reorder added pages (Facing Pages, Sides, copy-pasted pages, Library templates) in the Page Manager with drag-and-drop. Native script pages stay locked to preserve Note Transfer — use Master Edit Mode in special cases.Few readers

• How do I delete pages from my script?

  Delete added pages (Facing Pages, copy-pasted pages, Library templates) directly from the Page Manager. Native script pages stay locked to protect Note Transfer — use Master Edit Mode or Collate Pages in special cases.Some readers

📋 Facing Pages

• What are Facing Pages, and how do I add them?

  Facing Pages let you insert pages opposite your script — for storyboards, notes, overheads, reports, or anything you need next to each script page. Add them via the Page Manager.Popular

• How do I add custom facing pages (images, PDFs, or blank pages)?

  Insert images, PDFs (floor plans, blocking pages, reports), or blank pages as Facing Pages using the Page Manager.Some readers

• How do I put facing pages on the right of my script?

  Want your Facing Pages on the right of the script in Two-Page view? Add one extra blank page as the second page of your PDF — the rest of your Facing Pages shift over.Few readers

📁 Library, Forms & Storyboards

• How do I use Scriptation's Library?

  Scriptation's Library has production reports, storyboard templates, and shot lists ready to download. Open it from the File Browser or from the Page Manager when inserting a page.Few readers

• How do I use Scriptation's Storyboard templates?

  Scriptation's Storyboard templates let you import frames from Artemis, Helios, or any visualization tool into your script. Fillable vs Standard formats, plus how to insert them into your script.Few readers

• How do I remove a photo from a Storyboard?

  Two ways to remove a photo from a Scriptation Storyboard template — reset the whole template by re-downloading, or replace individual photos with a blank screenshot.Few readers

• How do I use fillable forms and production reports?

  Fillable forms let you type into PDF text fields — production reports, schedules, call sheets. Learn how form fields behave in Scriptation and how to use them in Two-Page view.Few readers

• Why can't I write in my form?

  If you can't type in form fields, your PDF likely isn't a true fillable form. Confirm it was built in Adobe Acrobat or another fillable-PDF tool, then re-import.Few readers

🛠️ Specialty Page Tools

• How do I merge or combine two documents?

  Combine multiple PDFs into one document using the Page Manager — append revisions, add reference materials, or build a multi-episode shooting packet.Few readers

• How do I add alternate pages to my script?

  Use the Page Manager to add alternate pages alongside your script, then use Master Edit Mode to mark which pages are the final Native ones.Few readers

• Can I use Scriptation as a notepad?

  Yes — add notepad pages with the Page Manager, isolate them into their own document with the Sides tool, or run Scriptation alongside another notes app in Split View.Few readers

🎬 Sides

• How do I create script sides?

  Build a Sides file from any pages in your script using the Page Manager's Sides tool — name it, save it, lock it to enable Auto-Highlight and Lining.Some readers

• How do I create sides from multiple episodes' scripts?

  Shooting block episodes? Use the Page Manager to copy/paste pages from each episode into one script, then build a single Sides file from the combined pages.Few readers

• How do I lock or unlock a Sides file?

  Lock a Sides file in the Page Manager so Scriptation treats its pages as Native — required for Playback, Lining, Auto-Highlight, and Note Transfer to work on Sides.Few readers

• How do I use Auto-Highlight in sides?

  Auto-Highlight only reads Native script pages. To use it on a Sides file, lock the pages in the Page Manager so Scriptation treats them as Native.Few readers