Hotspot

Make your demos more intuitive and engaging with interactive hotspots.

Want to make hotspot edits at scale with AI? Try using the Supademo MCP.

Hotspots are clickable annotations that guide users through each step of your Supademo. They're automatically added when recording with the Chrome Extension and can be fully customized in the Edit view.

• Add a hotspot: Double-click anywhere on a slide or click Hotspot via the toolbar

• Reposition: Drag the hotspot to any area on the screen

• Edit: Click “Edit” on the hotspot to modify text, styling, or actions

Hotspot design options

You can customize your Supademo slides with options from three distinct hotspot designs:

1. Pointer: This style allows you to point to specific areas on the screen.

2. Callout: This style allows you to add a general callout anywhere on the screen.

3. Custom area: This style allows you to highlight specific elements or areas on the screen.

HTML-baesd hotspots have additional options and behave differently from hotspots for screenshot and video-based Supademos. Click here to learn more.

Global hotspot defaults can also be set on a workspace-wide level through the Workspace Customization tab.

Note: If you add multiple hotspots to a single step, they will all appear at once when a viewer reaches that step (like in the example above). To show hotspots one at a time for the same image/video step, duplicate the step, adjust the hotspots as needed, and set the appropriate navigation.

How to edit hotspot text, colors, or destination step

The following options are supported for individual hotspots

Name	Description	Applies to
Hotspot design type	Choose from Pointer, Callout, and Custom Area styles for hotspot tooltips	Screenshot/video demos
Hotspot text	Customize the text shown in the hotspot	All
Design (colors, animation)	Choose the color, animation of the hotspot	All
Hotspot tooltip width	Choose between S/M/L hotspot widths, custom for each individual hotspot or across all	All
Hotspot tooltip position	Choose the X/Y coordinates for the hotspot's position or drag it to the appropriate position on the screen	Screenshot/video demos
Hotspot anchor position	Choose the HTML element (i.e. button/input) that the hotspot will be anchored next to	HTML demos
Next/Back button display	Choose to display next or previous buttons for hotspots for viewer navigation	All
Next/Back button text	Customize the text to replace next / previous buttons for a single or all hotspots	All
Custom mapping for Next/Back button	Set up custom routes for specific back / next buttons	All
Tooltip text - display on hover or always on	Choose to display the hotspot only when it's hovered on or not	All
Mobile hotspot view	Displays hotspots in mobile-optimized view on smaller screens if desired. Found in the Settings page of the Supademo.	All
Show step count	Display the step or progress counter on the hotspot (i.e. 4 or 9). Found in the Settings page of the Supademo.	All
Hotspot transparency	Set the transparency of the hotspot blinker. Found in the Settings page of the Supademo.	All
Invisible hotspots	Add invisible hotspots that route to different actions/slides when clicked, without any visual tooltips or cues.	HTML demos

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How to change the hotspot transparency

You can adjust the transparency of all of your hotspots by opening your Supademo in edit view, clicking Customize and choose the transparency %.

Add or remove the next and previous buttons

You can add or remove the next and previous buttons on a hotspot callout by opening your Supademo in edit view, clicking Customize and enabling or disabling this option.

Customize the next and previous button text

You can add your own custom labels to hotspot buttons instead of relying on default text. This gives you complete control over the messaging and allows you to create more contextual, branded experiences for your viewers.

Add or remove step counter

For longer demos with many steps, it may make sense to remove the step counter from your hotspot callouts to reduce friction or perception of time investment. To modify this, you can set the value here:

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Show/hide text hotspot annotations unless hovered

You can hide the hotspot callout/annotations unless it's hovered upon by a user. You can do this by opening your Supademo in edit view, clicking Customize and enabling or disabling this option.

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Change hotspot size

You can choose from three different hotspot sizes - Small, Medium, and Large - to better match your content and design preferences.

Note: Font sizes for hotspot text cannot be customized at the moment and are set to a standard 1 rem.

How to delete a hotspot

Please follow the instructions below to delete a hotspot:

1. Click Edit on the slide containing the hotspot you want to remove.

2. Press Delete or click the trash icon to remove it.

Syncing hotspot text changes automatically with voiceovers

With this feature, you can automatically sync changes you make to all of your voiceovers in just a few clicks:

Other hotspot customization settings

Hotspots support a range of additional customization options:

• Backdrop toggle on all hotspot types: You can now enable or disable backdrop shading for any hotspot—HTML or static. This helps draw attention to key elements or maintain a clean look, depending on your use case.

• Text alignment options: Hotspot tooltips now support left, center, or right alignment, giving you more control over the layout and presentation of each step.

These can be applied per hotspot or as default settings for the entire Supademo.