Answered By: Karla Crowther
Last Updated: Aug 30, 2022     Views: 299

Annotations are available for Screen recordings only. Annotations are disabled if you are recording from your camera only. Use the various tools to annotate your recording. Anytime during a recording, you can click on the Pencil icon to use annotations. When you are through annotating, click the Pencil icon to return to the cursor mode.

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The annotations include:

 Icon

 Action

Pencil Draw

  • Use to draw freely on your screen.
  • Change Scale
  • Change Pencil Color
  • Return to Cursor

Arrow

  • Use to draw an arrow to point out a specific element on your screen.
  • Change Scale
  • Change Arrow Color
  • Return to Cursor

Text Box

  • Use to add text anywhere on your screen.
  • Change size and color.
  • Text maximum ~ 500 chars) 
  • Add links
  • Different languages
  • Copy/paste text
  • Empty text box
  • Create multiple text boxes

Select 

  • Select an area on the screen

Trash

  • Clear the annotation actions

Whiteboard

  • Create a clean slate for additional annotations


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