Keystroke Callouts

Use Keystroke callouts to show keyboard activity in your video. For example, if you press CTRL+C on the keyboard as you are recording, show that keyboard combination using the keystroke callouts.

These options are also available with Camtasia Studio 8.3 and earlier CAMREC files.

Add a Manual Keystroke Callout

  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 the Add Callout button.
  4. Select the desired Keystroke callout from the dropdown gallery. The keystroke callout appears on the canvas.
  5. Place the cursor in the Enter keystroke or combination field.
  6. On the keyboard, press the keystroke combination or command. For commands such as , press and hold the CTRL key on the keyboard. When the plus sign appears in the field, press the next key.
  7. To change the style click the Effects button.
  8. Drag the callout to the desired location in the Preview Window.
  9. Grab a handle to adjust the size and rotation.
    Press and hold the ALT key while dragging the clip for 3-D rotation.
  10. Resize, move, or rotate the callout on the canvas.
  11. To include a fade in or out effect, use the slider to set the duration of the fades.
  12. More effects such as drop shadow, border, color, and opacity can be found in the Visual Properties tab.

Auto Generate Keystroke Callouts from a TREC Recording

Auto generated keystroke callouts can be customized, edited, deleted, moved, resized, etc. just like manually added keystroke callouts. To begin, double-click a keystroke callout on the timeline to open the Callouts tab. Then, see steps 7-12 above.
  1. Right-click a TREC clip on the timeline. The Generate Keystroke Callouts dialog box appears.
  2. Choose a callout style from the Select callout style dropdown menu.
  3. Click Generate to create the callouts. The callouts are generated and placed on the timeline and canvas at the time they appear in the video.

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