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Dual Dialogue

Writing in Dual Dialogue uses the caret (^) to signal when a line should pair up with the line that comes before it. For example, this section of Greta Gerwig’s script for Little Women looks like this on the page: And would look like this in Highland 2:

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Write Sprints

Writing won’t happen without spending time putting down words. Highland 2 encourages you to keep going and stick to your writing habit with Write Sprints: Short bursts of time where the goal is rapid writing. Don’t worry about editing or making it perfect. A write sprint is about making sure you’re taking the time you …

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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 …

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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 …

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