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Sharing & Exporting

ScriptMagic lets you export your annotated script as a PDF to share with others or print for rehearsals. The export includes your annotations, cues, and blocking maps based on your selected layers and variant.

Exporting a script

  1. Open the export dialog from the script view toolbar
  2. Configure your export settings:

Layers (left column):

Choose which layers to include in the export. Use the All or None buttons to quickly select or deselect all layers. Only layers you have permission to view are listed.

Variant:

Select which script variant to export. This determines the page order and which pages are included.

Page range:

Export the entire script (default) or specify a custom page range with From and To fields.

Annotations:

Toggle which annotation types to include:

  • Highlights — colored overlays with their configured colors and opacity
  • Text notes — text boxes with styling preserved
  • Cues — moment markers and cue text boxes with connector lines (available to Production Team and Admin roles)
  • Author info — optionally include created by / modified by information on cues

Blocking maps:

Choose how blocking maps are included in the export:

  • None — no blocking content
  • Inline thumbnail — small thumbnails drawn on script pages at their tag positions
  • Insert after page — full blocking pages inserted after each script page that has blocking tags
  • All at end — all blocking pages appended at the end of the export
  • Blocking only — export only the blocking map pages without any script pages. Useful for sharing blocking diagrams separately.

For full-page blocking modes (Insert after page, All at end, Blocking only), you can choose the page orientation:

  • Landscape (default) — horizontal pages, better for wide stage layouts
  • Portrait — vertical pages

Export mode:

  • Server export — generates the PDF on cloud servers for faster processing (available based on your company's plan)
  • Device export — generates the PDF on your local device. Always available and works offline.

Export dialog — full export settings with layers, variant, annotations, and blocking options

  1. Generate the export — a progress dialog shows the rendering status

Sharing

After the PDF is generated:

  • On mobile (iOS/Android), the system share sheet opens so you can send via email, messaging, AirDrop, or save to files
  • On desktop (web, macOS, Windows, Linux), the PDF is saved to your downloads

ScriptMagic doesn't have built-in sharing links — you share the exported PDF through whatever channel works best for your team (email, cloud storage, messaging, etc.).

What's included in the export

The exported PDF respects the same layer permissions as the in-app view:

  • You'll only see layers your role has access to
  • Me layers include only your own private annotations
  • Design layers are only available to production team members
  • Production layers are available to everyone

Tip

To create a clean export for the cast (without technical cues), hide your cue and design layers before exporting, or only select Production-visibility layers.