Active User Presence enables better multi user collaboration by visualizing who else is actively viewing the rundown and where they are editing to help prevent overwriting data.
Avatars in the footer
The bottom of the rundown shows a stack of avatars — one for every person currently in the show with you. Each person has a colored ring around their avatar, and that same color is used everywhere else in the rundown to identify them.
Hover an avatar to see the person's name.
If more than 10 people are in the show, a +N chip appears at the end of the stack — hover it to see the full list.
Avatars appear on show load for everyone who's already there, not just when they click into a cell.
Colored highlights on cells
When another user is actively editing the cell, the cell gets a tinted background in the same color — a clear signal that the cell is being changed right now.
Edit conflict alert
If you try to open a cell that someone else is already editing, you'll see an alert titled Cell already being edited that names the person currently working on it and warns that simultaneous edits may cause data loss.
You have two choices:
Cancel — back out and let your teammate finish. Recommended.
Continue — edit the cell anyway. Your changes and theirs may overwrite each other, so only do this if you've coordinated with them.
You can also press Esc to dismiss the alert, which behaves the same as Cancel.
How it works
Automatic — presence turns on as soon as you open a show and turns off when you navigate away or close the tab. There's no setting to enable.
Per show — you only see people who are in the same show as you, not the whole event or team.
Live — avatars and the editing indicator update within a second or two of someone joining, moving, or leaving.
Tips
Use the avatar stack as a quick check before making a big change — if you see a producer's avatar in the footer, you know they're watching.
Avatars are hidden on very narrow screens (mobile) to make room for tracking controls.