How do I change the Auto-Highlight color presets?

📝 NOTE: This video shows an older user interface and some of the exact steps may have changed.

Auto-Highlight gives you 16 color presets that get matched to characters in order when you tap All On. You can customize every preset to use any color you'd like — pick from a grid, color wheel, RGB/HSB sliders, or paste in a HEX code.

📝 NOTE: Color Presets is part of Scriptation Industry Pro.

Editing Color Presets

Tap the Highlight icon on the Top Toolbar to open the Auto-Highlight sidebar;

✅ TIP: If the Highlight icon isn't showing in the Top Toolbar, touch or click the plus sign on the right side to show additional icons. To pin it permanently, see Customizing the Top Toolbar.

Tap the three-dot menu (⋯) at the top-right of the sidebar and choose Color Presets;

All 16 Presets appear with their currently-assigned colors. Tap any color dot to open the color picker — choose from the grid, color wheel, or RGB/HSB sliders/HEX code. After making your selection, tap outside the window to save the change.

📝 NOTE: If you change a preset that's currently in use for a character, the color change takes effect after you toggle that character off and back on.

Resetting Presets

Reset One Preset

To reset an individual preset back to its default color, swipe left on the preset row and tap Reset.

Reset All Presets

To reset all presets back to their default colors, tap the ⋯ menu at the top-right of the sidebar and choose Reset.

Tap Reset again to confirm.

Working with Color Presets Across Devices

Color Presets apply to all files on the device they're set up on, but aren't automatically synced between iPad, iPhone, and Mac.

✅ TIP: To share your preset palette with another device, copy the HEX code from each color preset window into a Text Box on a script page, then share that file to your other devices. Use the HEX codes to recreate the same preset palette on the new device.

What's Next

What is Auto-Highlighting?

How do I use custom colors with Auto-Highlight?

How do I save colors for characters with Auto-Highlight?

Auto-Highlighting or Character Names not working correctly

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Updated on: 29/05/2026

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