Learn Proseport · Lesson 8 of 11 · 5 min

Focus, goals and writing stats

Dim distractions, keep your line centred, set a word goal and check readability.

You'll learn to

Pro Word count goals and the Stats panel are Pro features. Focus and Typewriter modes are free. Try it free for 14 days.

Focus mode
⌃⌘P dims everything except the paragraph you're writing. The Focus button in the footer does the same.
Typewriter mode
⌃⌘T keeps the current line in the middle of the window, so your eyes stay in one place.
Set a goal
Click Set goal in the footer (or View ▸ Word Count Goal…) and enter a number. A progress bar fills as you write and turns green when you reach it.
Writing stats
⌃⌘3 opens Stats: words, characters, reading time, sentence length and the Flesch Reading Ease score (higher is easier to read), grade levels, long sentences, adverbs and passive voice, plus your most-used words and phrases. Select text to see stats for just that part.
Full screen
⌃⌘F for a full-screen window with nothing else in view.

Try it

Open 06 Short Story Draft, set a goal of 500 words, turn on Focus and Typewriter, and write one paragraph.

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