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The cursor helps viewers follow along in a video by highlighting key actions and focus areas. Consider applying cursor effects to emphasize the cursor to support your video message and improve viewers’ comprehension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note: <\/strong>Cursor editing is only available for file formats that share cursor metadata. Currently, this includes only videos generated in the Camtasia ChatGPT plugin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Change the Cursor Scale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Increase the cursor size (scale) to emphasize the cursor and help viewers follow your video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Open the Camtasia Online project and click to select the scene to edit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Select Edit tab > Cursor subtab<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Drag the Cursor Scale<\/strong> slider to the right to increase the cursor size.
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