🚀 iPadOS Basics

• Welcome to Scriptation for iPad

  Scriptation for iPad is built around touch and Apple Pencil, with iPadOS-specific conveniences like Split View, Slide Over, and Scribble. Here's a quick orientation, plus links to the iPad-specific features and workflows.Few readers

✏️ Apple Pencil

• How do I use the Apple Pencil on iPad?

  Pair your Apple Pencil with iPad for pressure-sensitive drawing, smooth handwriting, and palm rejection while marking up scripts in Scriptation. Pairing instructions for every Pencil model.Few readers

• How do I use Scribble on iPad?

  Scriptation supports Apple's Scribble — handwrite with your Apple Pencil in any text field on iPad and have it convert to typed text. Useful for notes, text boxes, and anywhere you'd type.Some readers

• My Apple Pencil icon is gone or the Pencil no longer works

  If the Apple Pencil icon disappears from Scriptation's Annotation toolbar or your Pencil stops drawing, tap an annotation tool with the Pencil to restore the icon, or re-pair the Pencil in iPad Settings.Few readers

• I'm accidentally erasing my notes with my palm or Apple Pencil.

  Two settings stop accidental erasing on iPad — turn on "Only Draw with Apple Pencil" to ignore palm touches, and turn off the Pencil's Double-Tap or Squeeze shortcut so it doesn't switch to the Eraser.Few readers

• Scriptation crashes when using Apple Pencil Pro

  Apple Pencil Pro's Hover feature can crash Scriptation while annotating. Turn off Hover in iPad Settings to fix it.Few readers

📲 Multitasking & UI

• How do I use multitasking and Split View on iPad?

  Run Scriptation alongside other apps on iPad — script + side notes, script + breakdown software. iPadOS 26 uses Mac-style window controls; earlier iPadOS uses the three-dot multitasking menu.Popular

• Can I turn off the three dots on the top of my iPad?

  iPadOS 26 removed the three-dot multitasking icon. Update your iPad to make it disappear. On iPadOS 18 and earlier, you can hide it in Settings > Multitasking.Popular

• My keyboard is tiny. Help!

  Stuck with a tiny floating keyboard on iPad? Pinch out to expand it, drag it back to the bottom of the screen, or turn off Slide-to-Type in iPad Settings.Few readers

🍎 iPad Tips & Troubleshooting

• How do I make Scriptation the default PDF app on iPadOS 26?

  iPadOS 26 changed how PDFs are handled and removed system-wide default PDF app settings. Here's the workaround for opening PDFs in Scriptation by default from the Files app.Few readers

• Why did my files automatically close?

  When iPad memory runs low and Scriptation is in the background, iOS may close open tabs to free up resources. It's expected behavior, not a bug — and there are three things you can do to keep files open longer.Few readers