Add Callouts

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Add a Callout

Create Library Media to use in Camtasia Studio 8.4 PDF

Callouts are graphics that appear on top of a video to draw viewers’ attention to important objects or processes in a video.

From Images on the Timeline

All images added to the timeline are callout-ready.

• To edit the callout, double-click it on the timeline. The Callout task page appears for text editing.
• More effects such as drop shadow, border, color, and opacity can be found in the Visual Properties tab.

From the Callouts Tab

1. In Editor, click the Callouts tab. The Callouts task page appears.
2. Position the playhead on the timeline where the callout will be added.
3. Click Add Callout.
   
4. Select a callout from the dropdown gallery. The callout appears on the canvas and on the timeline at the playhead.
5. Enter text into the text box. The text is updated to the callout on the canvas.
6. Resize, move, or rotate the callout on the canvas.
   Press and hold the ALT key while dragging for 3-D rotation.
7. Make changes to the Border color and width, Fill color, and other Effects such as shadow, opacity and style.
8. To include a fade in or out effect, use the zoom slider.
   Fade effects are visible on the callout on the timeline.
   
9. More effects such as drop shadow, border, color, and opacity can be found in the Visual Properties tab.

Copy and Paste a Callout on the Timeline

1. Right-click a callout on the timeline and select Copy from the context menu.
2. Move the playhead on the timeline to the new callout location.
3. Right-click the timeline and select Paste from the context menu.

• The copy/paste options on the timeline toolbar can also be used.
• Keyboard shortcuts CTRL+C and CTRL+V can also be used.

See also

• Move, Resize, Rotate, or Delete a Callout
• Callout Properties and Effects
• Sketch Motion Callout
• Highlight Callout
• Add a Hotspot to a Callout
• Blur or Pixelate the Screen with a Callout
• Spotlight Callout
• Text-Only Callout
• Keystroke Callouts
• Use Any Image as a Callout