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Page Updated:   2021-11-24

Handouts are found and managed on the N Journal, and only a GM can create them. They work differently than Characters.

Handouts are very similar to Characters, and have some of the same fields.

Handout Dialog

When you click on a Handout in the Journal Listing, it will open the Handout Dialog. This is where you view the contents of the Handout, including the Image (if one is associated), the Description & Notes text (if any has been entered) and the GM Notes (if the viewer is a GM).

If you include an image that's larger than the Handout Dialog, a magnifying glass will appear over the image when you view the Handout. Clicking on the image in the Handout Dialog will display either the original dimensions or a full-screen version of that image.

The Name of the Handout will be shown across the top of the Handout Dialog with several buttons:

Pop-Out Button

This button is to the left of the Name and looks like two overlapping rectangles. Clicking it will open the character/handout in a separate browser window from your primary Roll20 window, which can then be moved round independently, viewed side-by-side with your Roll20 Gmae page, moved to a different monitor, or switched between with your operating systems native commands.

See Character Sheet in a separate window for issues & limitations of character sheets when they are popped out. Some sheet features don't work when they are popped out.

Show To Players Button (GM Only)

This button is to the right of the Name and allows the GM to cause the Handout Dialog to be displayed on the screens of any players that can View the Handout. If no players can View the Handout, a dialog will prompt the GM and ask if it should be shared with all players. Clicking Show to Everyone will insert All Players into the In Players's Journals field of the Handout (see below).

Edit Button

The GM always has this button, as do any players that can Edit the Handout because of inclusion in Can Be Edited By (see below). Clicking this button will move the Handout Dialog into the Editing view.

Editing

The Editing view of the Handout Dialog allows GMs and players who can Edit to make changes to the Handout.

Handout Editing & Formatting:

You can copy-paste content from outside Roll20 into the Editor, and the styling will stay, enabling you style your handouts, beyond the editor's normal tools.

• Journal Command Buttons
• Link Between Journal Entries
• Linking to a Compendium Page

Name

You can change the default text of Mysterious Note to whatever you like. This will be the title of the Handout in the Journal tab, and will show across the top of the Handout Dialog when it is opened.

In Player's Journals (GM Only)

Just like for Characters, the GM is the only person that can see a Handout by default. You can allow viewing by select players by putting their name in this field, or select All Players to allow access to all. Players with a Handout in their journal will be able to view it whenever they like. It will be shown in whatever folder the GM has put it in, complete with the name of the folder. You may want to move a handout before allowing your players to view it (For example, if it is in the Cursed Items folder).

You can also drag and drop a Handout from the Journal tab in the right sidebar onto a player. That player will be given permission to view the Handout, and it will also appear on their screen immediately.

Can Be Edited By (GM Only)

Similar to the In Player's Folder, by default only the GM can edit a Handout. Placing a player's name in this field allows that player to both View and Edit that Handout. This is particularly useful for allowing players journals or secret notes for correspondence with the GM. The same notes about folders apply as with the above.

Tags (GM Only)

The Tags field allows you to assign words to associate with this Handout which are useful for finding it later via the Search field or the Tag List Dropdown.

Image

You can upload an Image to represent this Handout in the Journal listing.

Either drag & drop an image from your computer, or drag a& drop an image from your P Art Library.

Description & Notes

This field lets you associate a freeform block of text with the Handout. This text is visible to players that can View the Handout and editable by players that can Edit the Handout.

GM Notes (GM Only)

This field is just like Description & Notes save that only the GM can edit and view it, regardless of other settings.

Duplicate Handout (GM Only)

The Duplicate Handout button creates a copy of the handout, named "Copy of (name of handout)", which will appear at the bottom of the journal. Multiple copies of the same handout will all be named "Copy of..." when created, though these can all be renamed as needed.

Archive Handout (GM Only)

The Archive Handout button will move the Handout to a special area where it will no longer show up in the Journal Listing or in results from the Search field or Tag List Dropdown. Archived handouts can be accessed in the Archived Handouts Dialog at the bottom of the Journal Listing, and can be restored there.

Delete Handout (GM Only)

The Delete Handout button will prompt for confirmation and then permanently remove the Handout from the Game.

Related Pages

• N Journal
  • Character
  • External Journal -
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  • Journal Command Buttons
  • Link Between Journal Entries
• Video Guides#Handouts