Editor overview
A tour of the editor layout, the tools, and the philosophy behind them.
The editor opens automatically after every recording, and any time you click a demo on your dashboard. Everything you do here saves automatically; watch for the save indicator in the top bar.
The layout
The editor has four areas:
| Area | Where | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Top bar | Top | Demo title, save status, preview, and the Publish button. |
| Toolbar | Below the top bar | The tools: Annotation, Hotspot, Blur, Zoom, plus Demo settings. |
| Step list | Left | Every step as a thumbnail. Click to select, drag to reorder, delete, and the Add step menu. |
| Canvas | Center | The selected step, rendered exactly as viewers will see it. |
Selecting a tool opens its panel on the right, with settings for the selected step.
What each tool does
Annotation
The text bubble on each step: heading, description, position, and style.
Hotspot
The visual pointer: an animated dot or a spotlight around the clicked element.
Blur
Draw boxes over anything viewers shouldn't see. Applies everywhere the step renders.
Zoom
Magnify a step around a focus point. Reframe instead of re-record.
Working with steps
- Select a step in the left list to edit it on the canvas.
- Reorder by dragging the handle that appears when you hover a step's thumbnail.
- Delete with the ✕ on a thumbnail. Deleted steps go to this demo's trash and stay restorable for 30 days.
- Add steps with the + Add step button at the bottom of the list. There are four ways, and none of them involve re-recording your demo.
Never record twice
Every editor feature exists to serve one promise: one recording is raw material, not a final take. Wrong order? Drag. Bad step? Delete, it's restorable. Missed a step? Duplicate a neighbor, copy one from another demo, or append a fresh recording. Sensitive data on screen? Blur it. Too far away? Zoom.
Previewing
Preview from the top bar shows the demo as a viewer will experience it, including the cover screen, navigation, and the call to action at the end. Preview always reflects your current draft, even before publishing.