Highlights

Highlights let you direct viewers’ attention by dimming the surrounding screen and making key elements pop. Apply a visual spotlight to any area in your recording — perfect for emphasizing steps, features, or critical information.

How highlights work

When you add a highlight, the area outside the highlighted region dims to a lower opacity. The highlighted area stays at full brightness, creating a natural spotlight effect that draws the eye exactly where you want it.

Adding a highlight

1. Navigate to the point in the Editor where you want the highlight to begin
2. Click the + button on the left
3. Select Add highlight
4. Position and resize the highlight area over the element you want to emphasize

Adjusting highlights

• Resize — drag the corners of the highlight area to cover more or less of the screen
• Reposition — drag the highlight to move it to a different part of the screen
• Duration — adjust the start and end points in the script to control how long the highlight is visible
• Multiple highlights — add several highlights at different points in your video

When to use highlights

• Button clicks — spotlight the button before showing the click
• Form fields — highlight where the user should type
• Menu items — draw attention to specific menu options
• Settings panels — emphasize the relevant setting among many options
• Before/after — highlight the area that changes

Tips

• Combine highlights with Zoom for maximum impact — zoom in and highlight at the same time
• Keep highlights brief — 2–4 seconds is usually enough
• Don’t overuse them; too many highlights reduce their effectiveness
• Use highlights for the most important actions; let zoom handle secondary emphasis

Note

Highlights are available on Growth and Enterprise plans. Contact your Account Manager if you don’t have access.

Next steps

• Zooming — Complement highlights with zoom effects
• Blur — Hide sensitive data near highlighted areas
• Cursor Effects — Enhance cursor visibility