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<\/div>\n

What Your Viewers See<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When viewers open the link to your content, they see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a Web Browser<\/strong>
\"Screencast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a Slack Message<\/strong>
\"Link<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t

Note:<\/b> If you do not see a preview of the content in the Slack message, the Snagit app may not be installed and approved in your Slack workspace. To learn how, see Install the Snagit App in Your Workspace<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Image View Controls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Use the following options to control the image preview:
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Control<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Zoom Out<\/strong>
\"Zoom<\/td>		Click to zoom out 10%.<\/td><\/tr>
Zoom In<\/strong>
\"Zoom<\/td>		Click to zoom in 10%.<\/td><\/tr>
Reset Zoom<\/strong>
\"Reset<\/td>		Click to fit the horizontal width in the current display. For long vertical images, a scroll bar appears. Use the scroll bar to view more of the image. <\/td><\/tr>
Fit to Page<\/strong>
\"Fit<\/td>		Click to fit the entire image in the current display. <\/td><\/tr>
Full Screen<\/strong>
\"Full<\/td>		Click to view the image in Full Screen mode. Press the Esc<\/strong> key or click the \"Exit button to exit Full Screen mode. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Video Player Controls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Use the following options to control the video playback and display:
\"video<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Control<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Play<\/strong> \/ Pause<\/strong>
\"Play<\/td>		Click to play or pause the video. <\/td><\/tr>
Skip Back<\/strong>
\"Back<\/td>		Skip back 5 seconds in the video. <\/td><\/tr>
Skip Forward<\/strong>
\"Skip<\/td>		Skip forward 5 seconds in the video. <\/td><\/tr>
Volume<\/strong>
\"Volume<\/td>		Click to open the volume controls. Drag the volume slider to adjust the volume. <\/td><\/tr>
Closed Captions<\/strong>
\"Closed<\/td>		Click to show closed captions on the screen. See Add Captions in Screencast<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>
Table of Contents<\/strong>
\"Table<\/td>		Click to open the Table of Contents pane on the left side of the video. To add a table of contents in the description, see Tips for Content Engagement<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>
Player Settings <\/strong>
\"Playback<\/td>		Click to open the player settings. Select a playback speed option from the dropdown. <\/td><\/tr>
Picture-in-Picture<\/strong>
\"PIP<\/td>		Click to open the video in a smaller window on your screen. Click and drag the window to position it on your screen. <\/td><\/tr>
Theater Mode<\/strong>
\"Theater<\/td>		Click to turn Theater Mode on or off. Theater Mode expands the video across the width of the browser window and moves the Comments pane below the video player controls.<\/td><\/tr>
Full Screen<\/strong>
\"Full<\/td>		Click to view the video at full screen. Press the Esc<\/strong> key to exit full screen mode. <\/td><\/tr>
Comment Marker<\/strong>
\"Comment<\/td>		Indicates a comment added to the video. Click to jump to the comment. To learn more about conversations, see Manage Conversations<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hide the Comments View<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Screencast automatically adds a Comments pane to all content to facilitate conversation. For videos with captions, the Comments pane also includes a Transcript tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click the \"Hide icon to hide, and the \"Open button to show, the Comments pane. To learn more about comments and conversations, see Manage Conversations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Content Privacy Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For others to view the content, the privacy setting needs to be set to Only people with the link<\/strong>. For additional privacy options, see Protect Your Media with an Access Phrase<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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