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# Auto-Highlight doesn't carry over to new drafts — here's why

[**Auto-Highlight**](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-is-auto-highlighting-17llf2q/) **doesn't transfer between drafts by design.** When you run [Note Transfer](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-transfer-my-notes-1khpcd8/) to a new script revision, your Auto-Highlighted characters, scene headings, and action lines won't carry over — instead, Scriptation regenerates them fresh against the new draft. That way they always accurately reflect the changes in the revised script, including new dialogue, renamed characters, and re-numbered scenes.

|| 📝 NOTE: **Auto-Highlight** (Highlight icon on the Top Toolbar) regenerates per draft — it doesn't transfer. **Manual highlighting** (Highlighter tool in the Annotation Toolbar) transfers with your other notes. **This article covers Auto-Highlight.** For manual highlighting, see [Why are my annotations missing after Note Transfer?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/why-didnt-my-highlights-and-other-annotations-transfer-to-my-new-draft-14ztdz/).

##### How to regenerate Auto-Highlight on your new draft

After Note Transfer completes:

1. Open your new draft.
2. Tap the **Highlight icon** on the Top Toolbar to open the Auto-Highlight sidebar.
3. Re-toggle the characters, scene headings, or scene descriptions you want highlighted.

Scriptation regenerates the highlights against the new draft — accurate to any name changes, added dialogue, or renumbered scenes.

| ✅ TIP: Auto-Highlight color choices for specific character names are saved in [Saved Colors](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-save-colors-for-characters-with-auto-highlight-1bvpwy1/), which persists per-device. Re-toggling a character on a new draft will use the same color you picked before.

# What's Next

[Why are my annotations missing after Note Transfer?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/why-didnt-my-highlights-and-other-annotations-transfer-to-my-new-draft-14ztdz/)
[What is Auto-Highlight?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-is-auto-highlighting-17llf2q/)
[Auto-Highlighting or Character Names not working correctly](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/auto-highlighting-or-character-names-not-working-correctly-sx94zb/)
[How do I transfer my notes?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-transfer-my-notes-1khpcd8/)