Alternative Views
List View
Getting Started
List View allows you to see your cues in a spreadsheet format. Information in this spreadsheet will be updated live across the entire site. So, regardless of whether you update cue attributes on the script or the spreadsheet, the information will populate both places.
To access the list view, click on the icon on the upper right-hand side of the navigation bar. It says “List” when you are in the spreadsheet view and “Cue” when you are in the script view. You can also use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+Option+L to toggle into the list view and CTRL+Option+C to toggle into the script view. In addition, if you click on a page number related to a specific cue in the list view, Cuelist will take you to that page on the script.
You can update all information within a cue except the page in the spreadsheet. You can also delete any cue by clicking the trash icon on the left.
Visibility
You can control what layers you see in the list view by selecting and deselecting the layers at the top of the page. You will also be able to see every attribute in every cue that you have selected. To add or remove those attributes from view, go back to the Layers menu, click on the specific layer, and click on the Edit Cue Properties option. From there, you can select or deselect whatever attributes you prefer.
Sorting
You can sort your cues in three ways: by page, by layer, or by cue number. To choose a sort option, click on the header for any of these three columns. Page will sort by page > layer > cue; Layer will sort by layer > cue; Cue will sort by cue > layer. Cues will always be sorted in numeric order and then alphabetical order with blank cues at the top of the list. Clicking on the same column header a second time will reverse your sort order. Cues without a number will automatically be sorted by their x/y position on the PDF.
Exporting as a CSV File
You can export your visible list view as a CSV file to be viewed on a spreadsheet program like Apple Numbers, Google Sheets, or Microsoft Excel by clicking on the Export button in the upper right-hand corner of the list view page.
Exporting for ETC Eos
Beside it you will find Export for Eos, which produces a different kind of file: a cue list your lighting programmer can import straight into an ETC Eos console, rather than a spreadsheet. It covers the same cues as the CSV export, meaning every cue on the layers you currently have visible, so switch off any layer you do not want in the file before you export.
Clicking the button asks you for a Default Cue Time, which starts at 2.9 seconds. Eos expects every cue to have a time, so any cue you have not given one is written out with this value. Set it to whatever is sensible for the show and the programmer can adjust from there. Cues that do have a time keep it, and you can write those times as plain seconds, or as minutes and seconds like 1:30.
Cue numbers, labels, and cue parts all carry across. A cue with parts arrives on the console as that cue with its parts intact, each keeping its own time, rather than being flattened into one.
If you have the Structure in List View beta feature switched on, your acts, scenes, and songs come across as scene markers on the console, and the file is written in script order however the list happens to be sorted at the time.
Thumbnail View
Getting Started
You can switch to a thumbnail view of your project by clicking on the icon in the upper left-hand corner of your toolbar. This view will show you every page of your script in an easy scrollable format. Only project Owners and Administrators will be able to make changes to the script from this view.
From this view, you will have a number of ways to manipulate your script. You can replace, insert, and delete pages. You can also adjust page numbering to match any existing formatting.
Altering the PDF
If you add or replace pages, all cues, text notes, and bookmarks will remain on the pages where you previously set them. If you delete a page, everything attached to that page will be deleted as well. Any changes you make to the PDF file will happen globally for every user, so please check with your collaborators before updating the script.
To make changes to your PDF, first select the pages you wish to adjust. You can do that by clicking on the page in the thumbnail view. Clicking on two consecutive pages will also allow you to choose every subsequent page between the selected ones. You will know a page is selected by the blue check box that appears in the upper left-hand corner of the page. Once the proper pages are selected, you can choose the appropriate option from the toolbar at the top of the screen.
Once you choose what change you would like to make to the selected pages on the PDF, two things will automatically happen. First, any other users who are currently accessing the project will receive an alert blocking them from making any further annotations until your PDF alterations are complete. This safety measure prevents errors from occurring when a collaborator is simultaneously editing a page that is being replaced, added, or deleted.
Secondly, you will receive a warning recommending that, before proceeding, you save a version of your current project as a backup to avoid any issues. The backup will be saved in the History menu with the title “PDF Adjustment” and the current date and time. You can always reload this version if any issues occur when altering your PDF. Cuelist highly recommends that you choose this option, as any change to the PDF is permanent and cannot be undone. For more information on the History Feature, please see the associated tutorials.
Renumbering the PDF
Any pages you add to your PDF will automatically be assigned the number of the previous page plus a letter (i.e. 4a, 4b, etc.). If you would like to change those numbers or adjust any other page numbering, simply click on the page number visible below the page thumbnail and type the new number. This will become the number visible on your PDF view and in any associated bookmark or spreadsheet.
You can reset the numbering of every page in your project to a sequential numerical sequence by using the Reset All Page Numbering option in the toolbar. The option will allow you to reset all page numbers starting from a number of your choosing.
You can also sequentially renumber a selection of pages by clicking on the first and last page of the selected sequence you wish to renumber and then choose the Adjust Selected Page Numbers option.
Printed View
Printing / Exporting Your Project as a PDF
In Script view, you will find a Print icon on the right-hand side of the toolbar.
When you press this icon, you will be given the option to print in portrait mode with the cues placed on the page or include the cues in the margin. If you include the cues in the margin you will most likely need to adjust your print settings in order to see both the cues and the entire PDF page on a printed sheet. One option is to print with 11”x17” paper in landscape mode. However, if you choose to export directly to PDF the page should auto-format correctly to include both the PDF and the cues.
Once you make your choice about your layout, Cuelist will open a new browser window and take a moment to format your script correctly for printing. Once the script has been formatted for export, you will then see a Print button in the upper left-hand corner of the window. Before pressing this button, please scroll through the script to make sure all annotations and cues have been rendered. If you are missing any annotations, please give your browser a moment to complete the full render.
After you press the Print button, your browser will load the script into the print dialogue. This can take a minute, so please be patient. It is in this dialogue box that you can customize your print settings to the best layout for your printer. Once you have the project laid out to your liking, you can print it directly from the browser or save it as a PDF on your desktop.
Every browser works slightly differently when it comes to printing, so please be patient. In our testing, we have found that the Firefox browser often produces the best results.