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# Highlight

Highlight is a state action that draws attention to an entity in the environment by applying one of a set of preset highlight styles.

1. Within the edit Simulation section of the HyperSkill Desktop application, navigate to the State Machine tab.
2. Click on the desired state and, from the dropdown in either the entry or exit actions, select the type Highlight.
3. Press the + button to add the action to the action list.

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4. Select the entity you wish to highlight from the ![](https://2704613365-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FxYaaXoZ4YGbVdAnAhdcE%2Fuploads%2FeMfA2qv1vMHQOd5Jlb8x%2F111.png?alt=media\&token=b83f5ca0-4295-4300-9123-9dc0ae00f5aa) **Entity** dropdown. It is populated with every VO and VP in your space.
5. Select **Do Highlight** to apply the highlight. Clear it to remove the highlight.
6. Choose a **Highlight Type** from the dropdown.

## Highlight types

The presets are Lines, Stripe, Dots, Blue, Green, Yellow, Dashed Yellow and Outline Yellow.