Highland will display a distraction-free indicator in the right margin of the Editor to show where page breaks fall in your document. Turn them on by selecting View > Show Page Breaks from the menu bar. Quick Reminder: You can insert manual page breaks either by selecting Format > Insert Page Break from the menu …
Editor
Typewriter Scrolling
Most of the time when typing on a computer, your cursor moves down the screen as you write. When you hit the bottom of the document window, whatever app you’re using scrolls the screen up a little bit so you’re not stuck at the bottom of the window. Typewriter Scrolling changes that. Instead of the …
Making a Distraction-Free Writing Space
If you want to cut out everything else and only focus on the words you’re typing, start with Full Screen view. You can click the Full Screen button at the top of your Highland window (the green/right button), select View > Enter Full Screen from the menu bar, or press ^ Ctrl + ⌘ Command …
Themes
Select the Themes icon from the top right of the Highland window to open the themes menu. Themes change the color scheme of the Editor view to match your preferences. Highland Basic has two themes unlocked (Classic and Dark Mode). Highland Pro unlocks 8 additional themes, plus the Custom Theme Creator, where you can build …
Live Margins
Live Margins let you see the shape of your script right in the Editor by displaying formatting as you type. Turn Live Margins on by pressing ⌘ Command + L or by going to View > Live Margins in the menu bar. Highland automatically indents dialogue, character cues, and parentheticals. There’s no need to use …
The Editor
To help you stay focused on writing instead of formatting, Highland keeps the writing (Editor) and formatted presentation (Preview) of your document separate. To see what your document looks like fully formatted, click the document icon in the toolbar or press ⌘ Command + E. The Editor allows you to add several outlining tools and Markers directly into …