The Highland Philosophy
A quick overview of Highland’s interface and tools to help get you writing.
Writing a Screenplay in Highland
From title page to fade out, see how to format common script elements.
Advanced Formatting and Features
Tips and techniques to get the most out of Highland’s powerful features.
Knowledge Base Articles
Most Popular
- Get started in 30 secondsCreate a new document in Highland. Select the New button …
- Trouble Upgrading?Uninstall Highland 2 (Drag the app from the Applications folder …
- Keyboard ShortcutsMost commands in Highland can be done with keyboard shortcuts. …
- What are Highland’s system requirements?Highland requires macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or greater, and a …
Formatting
- LinksHighland offers two different types of URL links for your …
- MarkersBookmark a place in your document with {{%m}} or Tools …
- Title PagesThe Standard Way Highland will do the work for you …
- Changing Auto-Complete SuggestionsWhen Highland 2 suggests Character or Location names while you …
Sidebar
- Making a Distraction-Free Writing SpaceIf you want to cut out everything else and only …
- SidebarHighland’s Sidebar is full of powerful tools to keep you …
- NavigatorThe first panel of Highland’s Sidebar is the Navigator. It …
- BinThe second panel of Highland’s Sidebar is the Bin Think …
Editor
- Keyboard ShortcutsMost commands in Highland can be done with keyboard shortcuts. …
- The EditorTo help you stay focused on writing instead of formatting, …
- Live MarginsLive Margins let you see the shape of your script …
- ThemesSelect the Themes icon from the top right of the …
Preview
- PDF TemplatesHighland’s PDF templates are used when you are ready to …
- Export OptionsParagraph Numbers & Synopses Include paragraph numbers or synopses (or …
- PreviewTo help you stay focused on writing and not formatting, …
- Help! My page count changed!If your page count has drastically changed since the last …
Tools
- MarkersBookmark a place in your document with {{%m}} or Tools …
- Outlining ToolsHighland 2 puts tools for outlining your script, blog post, …
- Gender AnalysisHighland offers writers a tool to check their work-in-progress for …
- Write SprintsWriting won’t happen without spending time putting down words. Highland …