Name the clicks in Mac guides
If a Mac guide’s steps say Step 1, Step 2 instead of what you clicked, allow Accessibility for PointerCam Capture, then record again.
Mac app only
Where:System SettingsPrivacy & SecurityAccessibility
Lets guide steps say what you clicked, like Click “Save”. Optional. macOS lists it as PointerCam Capture.
- 1Choose New Guide… from the menu bar icon.The toolbar shows Name clicks while Accessibility is not allowed.
- 2Press Name clicks, and allow it when macOS asks.Or turn on PointerCam Capture under System Settings › Privacy & Security › Accessibility.
- 3Record the guide again.Each step now says what you clicked, like Click “Save”.
Read next
Record a guide instead of a videoChoose Guide before you record. Each click becomes a numbered step, the take is recorded without your voice or camera, and it opens in the guide editor.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.The Mac app cannot record my screenmacOS needs Screen & System Audio Recording turned on for PointerCam Capture. Turn it on in System Settings, then reopen PointerCam if macOS asks.
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