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Automatically highlight character lines with the tap of a button.

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🎨 Using Auto-Highlight
  • What is Auto-Highlighting?
    Auto-Highlight automatically colors character names and dialogue throughout your script — great for tracking characters, learning lines, or color-coding.Some readers
  • How do I choose what Auto-Highlight highlights?
    Choose what Auto-Highlight colors — Name and Dialogue, Name Only, or Dialogue Only — plus Scene Headings and Action Lines with Industry Pro.Few readers
  • How do I change the Auto-Highlight color presets?
    Customize Auto-Highlight's color presets — set any color for each preset slot, reset to defaults, and recreate your palette across devices with HEX codes.Few readers
  • How do I use custom colors with Auto-Highlight?
    Assign any color you want to a character with Auto-Highlight's color picker — choose from a grid, color wheel, or RGB/HSB sliders.Few readers
  • How do I save colors for characters with Auto-Highlight?
    Save a character's Auto-Highlight color so it sticks with that character across every script you open — perfect for recurring TV characters.Few readers
🛠️ Troubleshooting
  • Auto-Highlighting or Character Names not working correctly
    Auto-Highlight relies on industry-standard script formatting. If character names aren't highlighting, here's how to spot formatting and flattened-PDF issues.Some readers
  • Why didn't my character or scene highlighting transfer?
    Auto-Highlights don't transfer to new script revisions like regular annotations — here's why, and how to regenerate them in your new draft.Few readers

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