Find your way around the guide editor
The open step’s picture fills the middle, its words sit under it, the steps run along the strip below, and the column on the left sets the whole guide.
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- The header
- The guide’s name, Make a video or Back to video, Preview and Download.
- The column
- In Simple, what every step looks like, the guide’s look, its callouts and the document. In Pro, the open step’s layers, what is on every picture, and the document.
- The stage
- The open step’s picture, with previous and next on either side, and the step’s actions in its top corner.
- The step’s words
- Its title, its text, and an optional tip, warning or note.
- The strip
- Every step, in order. Click one to open it.
- The timeline
- Where each step comes from in the take, and what is hidden.
The strip and the timeline fold away for a bigger picture. The column’s summary says Almost ready while there are steps without words, and Ready to download when there are none.
- ←→
- Previous or next step, while nothing is selected
- PgUpPgDn
- Previous or next step
- HomeEnd
- First or last step
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Step headings and textEach step’s heading is written from what you clicked, marked Automatic. Type over it to make it yours, add text under it, and add a tip, a warning or a note.Move between steps and reorder themUse the arrows on the stage or the keys to move between steps. To reorder, press and hold a step on the strip until the steps wiggle, then drag it.Marker, spotlight and framingSet what every step’s picture shows: a box, ring or spot on the click, a spotlight that dims the rest, and a close-up or the whole screen. Change any one step on its own.
Something not working the way this page says? See Troubleshooting, or start from Getting started.