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

Auto-Highlight doesn't transfer between drafts by design. When you run Note Transfer 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: Highlights you draw by hand with the Highlighter do transfer with your other notes. If those are missing, see Why are my annotations missing after Note Transfer?.

How to regenerate Auto-Highlight on your new draft

After Note Transfer completes:

Open your new draft.
Tap the Highlight icon on the Top Toolbar to open the Auto-Highlight sidebar.
Re-toggle the characters, scene headings, or action lines you want highlighted.

✅ TIP: Auto-Highlight color choices for specific character names are saved in Saved Colors, 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?
What is Auto-Highlight?
Auto-Highlighting or Character Names not working correctly
How do I transfer my notes?

Updated on: 15/10/2026

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