Is there a way to set the format for the callouts on a screen recording before recording. I don't want to use the standard blue, and It is really a bit of a pain to go change each slide in the recording after.
If you want to customize something other than the color, I would customize the first caption manually, then use format painter to apply the customization to the rest of the captions.
This is great, except for one thing. If i apply the colour change to the screen recording scene, it applies it to every slide in the project, which is not what I was hoping for.
So maybe I will restate my ask and see if it makes more sense
I have a project that has a number of screen recordings I would like to add. I would like to have the automatic bubbles that come up in the step by step recording to be a particular colour and shape format.
I would like this format to be unique to the recorded scenes.
At present, I just record and go back and format paint each box. I was hoping there was a more efficient way.
Ah, thanks for clarifying that, Ari! In that case, the Format Painter is the best tool for the job.
Ultimately, it sounds like you need a new setting that would allow you to format the captions separately in each scene. I'll pass along your idea to our team!
If i record the screen recording in a different project, then import it into my main project, the design colour of that scene is not affected when I change the design specs.
If i record the screen within the same project and just have it as a different scene the change applies to all scenes native to that style, but not the one imported.
Dear Alyssa, I have a question for you. I am using SL3 and recording a software simulation in view mode. I customized the callout color and the text color, but I could not change the color of the light blue, semitransparent hotspot that appears with the callout when a user clicks on a spot of the screen. What would that be? An accent or a background?
I'd love to help and narrow down what color you're looking to change. Can you share a screenshot of what area you're looking to change - or I'd also be happy to look at the .story file to see what is set up?
I managed to change the color style of the callouts across the whole project via Accent 1 as described above. I didn't find, however, how to change the font size in the same manner.
Is there a way of doing so automatically and not one callout at a time?
Thanks for reaching out! As my teammate, Alyssa, mentioned at the beginning of the discussion, if you need to format something other than color, double-click the Format Painter tool to lock it in place. Then you'll be able to customize multiple captions!
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Hi Ari!
Check out this handy guide on how to customize your screen recording captions -- Accent 1 is the default fill color for shapes and captions.
If you want to customize something other than the color, I would customize the first caption manually, then use format painter to apply the customization to the rest of the captions.
Alyssa,
This is great, except for one thing. If i apply the colour change to the screen recording scene, it applies it to every slide in the project, which is not what I was hoping for.
So maybe I will restate my ask and see if it makes more sense
I have a project that has a number of screen recordings I would like to add. I would like to have the automatic bubbles that come up in the step by step recording to be a particular colour and shape format.
I would like this format to be unique to the recorded scenes.
At present, I just record and go back and format paint each box. I was hoping there was a more efficient way.
Any suggestions?
Ah, thanks for clarifying that, Ari! In that case, the Format Painter is the best tool for the job.
Ultimately, it sounds like you need a new setting that would allow you to format the captions separately in each scene. I'll pass along your idea to our team!
Okay so I've found an interesting work around.
If i record the screen recording in a different project, then import it into my main project, the design colour of that scene is not affected when I change the design specs.
If i record the screen within the same project and just have it as a different scene the change applies to all scenes native to that style, but not the one imported.
interesting quirk, but good to know.
Interesting find, Ari! Thanks for sharing that with me!
Dear Alyssa,
I have a question for you. I am using SL3 and recording a software simulation in view mode. I customized the callout color and the text color, but I could not change the color of the light blue, semitransparent hotspot that appears with the callout when a user clicks on a spot of the screen. What would that be? An accent or a background?
Hi Claudia,
I'd love to help and narrow down what color you're looking to change. Can you share a screenshot of what area you're looking to change - or I'd also be happy to look at the .story file to see what is set up?
I managed to change the color style of the callouts across the whole project via Accent 1 as described above. I didn't find, however, how to change the font size in the same manner.
Is there a way of doing so automatically and not one callout at a time?
Hi Oren,
Thanks for reaching out! As my teammate, Alyssa, mentioned at the beginning of the discussion, if you need to format something other than color, double-click the Format Painter tool to lock it in place. Then you'll be able to customize multiple captions!
Thanks Ren, I'll go ahead and do that.
I thought there was a way to do this as a bulk action but I see there isn't.
It would be a very helpful feature request. If you guys could pass it on to your dev team that will be great.
Thanks.
Hi Oren,
I'd be happy to bring this up! You can also feel free to directly detail them with a feature request.