Spotlight Tool (Mac)
Call attention to an area by dimming and/or blurring the rest of the image.
Note: Tools are only available for image captures. Share your video to TechSmith Camtasia to enhance it with annotations and effects.
Add a Spotlight
- Click the Spotlight tool in the Snagit Editor toolbar.
Note: If the tool is not visible in the toolbar, click the More dropdown to select the tool. See Customize the Snagit Toolbar.
- Select a spotlight shape in Tool Properties.
- Click and draw on the Canvas to select the spotlight area.
- Complete any of the following to edit the spotlight area:
- Click and drag to move.
- Click and drag a white handle to resize.
- Click and drag the green handle to rotate.
- Adjust the Color, Opacity, and Blur properties to achieve the desired effect. See Tool Properties.
- When you are finished with the Spotlight tool, click the Move tool in the toolbar to select, move, edit, or delete objects you added to your image.
Note: Windows users can achieve a similar effect with the Selection tool and the Spotlight & Magnify effect. To learn more, see Add Effects.
Tool Properties
Edit the properties to customize the tool.
Tip: Save tool customizations as Quick Styles.
After you edit tool properties, save your customization as a Quick Style for future use. See Quickly Access Favorite Styles and Tools.
Shape
Select a square, rounded corner square, or oval shape for the spotlight.
Color
Click the dropdown and select one of the following to set the background color for the image surrounding the spotlight:
- Click to select a preset or color from the palette.
- Enter a HEX or RGB value into the field.
- Click the Eyedropper button and then click to select a color from anywhere on the screen.
Opacity
Drag the slider to adjust the transparency of the background color surrounding the spotlight.
Blur:
Drag the slider to adjust the clarity of the background image surrounding the spotlight.
Note: This tutorial is for Snagit version 2023. Previous versions may look or function differently.
- To check your version, select Help menu (Windows) or Snagit menu (Mac) > About Snagit.
- If you have a previous version of Snagit, see tutorials for previous versions or upgrade to the latest version.
- For unexpected behavior with Snagit, visit the TechSmith Help Center.
