📚 Tagging Basics

• How do I use Tagging?

  Use Scriptation's Tagging tools to break down a script for production, assign categories to annotations, and export PDF or CSV reports.Featured

• How do I move the Tagging Toolbar?

  Reposition Scriptation's Tagging Toolbar to the top, left, or right of the screen — handy for left- and right-handed users or to free up more page space.Few readers

• How do I Auto-Tag Cast?

  Automatically tag every character in every scene with Scriptation's Auto-Tag Cast — from the Auto-Tag icon or the Text Highlight tool."Few readers

• How do I remove Auto-Tag Cast tags?

  Tagged all your cast and changed your mind? Here's how to remove Auto-Tag Cast tags — batch delete from the Annotations list, or use a fresh layer.Few readers

✍️ Working with Tags

• How do I use Special Tags? - Scene Description, Story Day, Scene Notes

  Use Scriptation's three Special Tags — Scene Description, Story Day, and Scene Notes — to add scene-specific info to your Breakdown Summary reports.Few readers

• Can I attach a note to my tags?

  Yes — add a note to any tag in Scriptation, viewable inline and exportable in your PDF and CSV Tagging Reports.Few readers

• Can I tag text that is not in the script?

  Yes — tag the text inside Text Boxes, Sticky Notes, and Custom Stamps so non-script content shows up in your Tagging Reports too.Few readers

• How do I tag a custom stamp?

  Assign a Tagging category to any saved custom stamp in Scriptation, so every time you reuse the stamp it's automatically tagged in the right category.Few readers

• How do I change the scene assigned to a tag for intercut scenes?

  Manually reassign any tag to a different scene — useful for intercut scenes and non-linear scene structures where the auto-assigned scene isn't right.Few readers

• I have tags that are overlapping… Help!

  Tag the same script text in more than one category by separating each category onto its own layer — no more overlapping tags.Few readers

🎨 Customizing Categories

• Can I customize my Tagging categories?

  Customize your Scriptation Tagging categories — add, rename, reorder, recolor, hide, and delete categories, and share your set across devices.Few readers

• Can I add my own categories in Tagging?

  Add custom Tagging categories in Scriptation, then rename, reorder, or delete them — all from the Tagging tab in Settings.Few readers

• How do I change category colors for Tagging?

  Change the color of any Tagging category in Scriptation — Scriptation offers to sync your existing tags to the new color so everything stays consistent.Few readers

• Can I hide categories I don't use in Tagging?

  Hide any Tagging category — default or custom — to clean up your Category Picker without deleting it. Hiding is fully reversible.Few readers

• Tagging Sync? What does it mean to update your tag colors?

  Got a "Tagging Sync" prompt? Here's what it means, when it shows up, and how to keep your tag colors in sync with your category palette across devices.Few readers

• How do I share Tagging customizations with other devices?

  Export your Scriptation Tagging category set as a .scf file and import it on another device — share customizations across your devices or with your team.Few readers

📊 Reports & Exports

• How do I create Tagging Exports (Breakdown Summary, Element Report, Category Report)?

  Export your tagged script as a PDF or CSV — Breakdown Summary, Element Report, or Category Report. Here's how to generate, save, and share each one.Some readers

• How do I create a Tagging Report for one or more categories?

  Generate a Category Report to export tags from just the categories you want — pick any combination of categories and choose PDF or CSV.Few readers

• Can I share my tags with someone in my department?

  Collaborate on tagging a script with your team — share the full file, export a single tag layer, or use Live Layers for real-time tagging.Few readers

• How do I remove Tagging data from my Sides?

  Creating sides from a tagged script carries the tags over, even from a hidden layer. Here's the quick workaround to clean them off your sides.Few readers

🔗 App Integrations

• App Integrations: Sending data to other production tools

  Send your tagged script data to production tools — Cinapse, SetHero, Shamel Studio, Shot Lister, Think Crew, and MovieLabs OMC-JSON.Few readers

• Does Scriptation work with Cinapse?

  Send your tagged Scriptation script to Cinapse for real-time scheduling — export a Breakdown Summary CSV and import it into your Cinapse project.Few readers

• Does Scriptation work with SetHero?

  Export your tagged Scriptation scene data to SetHero to automatically build call sheets — no manual data entry.Few readers

• Does Scriptation work with Shamel Studio?

  Export your marked-up script and breakdowns from Scriptation to Shamel Studio to build a production schedule in seconds.Few readers

• Does Scriptation work with Shot Lister?

  Send script data back and forth between Scriptation and Shot Lister, a powerful and popular production planning tool.Few readers

• Does Scriptation work with Think Crew?

  Export your marked-up script and breakdowns from Scriptation to Think Crew to jump-start your production schedule.Few readers