Customize Camtasia (Favorites & Presets)

Save frequently-used video enhancements and custom properties as presets or favorites to reduce your editing time.

Option	Steps
Presets Save custom properties for annotations, transitions, behaviors, animations, and effects.	Click an enhancement tab on the left. Drag an enhancement from the selected tab onto the canvas or timeline. Click the Properties button. Edit the properties to customize the enhancement. See Discover the Properties Panel. Click the button to save the custom properties as a new preset. Camtasia saves the preset to the tab. To view preset annotations, select User from the Style dropdown. Presets are indicated by the user icon (Windows only). Tip: Customize the name to quickly find your presets. To rename a preset, right-click (Windows) or Control+click (Mac) the preset and select Rename. Type the new name and press the Enter key. Name customization is not available for annotations.
Favorites Add frequently-used annotations, transitions, behaviors, animations, and effects to the Favorites tab. Package your Favorites to share with others to: Maintain a consistent look or style across videos. Help your team build professional videos based on your favorite video enhancements.	Click an enhancement tab on the left. Click the Favorites icon on an enhancement. Camtasia adds the enhancement to the Favorites tab. To remove a favorite from the Favorites tab, click the Favorites icon .
Restore Defaults Reset default annotations, transitions, behaviors, animations, and effects in the selected tab to the original defaults.	Click an enhancement tab on the left. Right-click (Windows) or Control+click (Mac) an empty area in the tab pane and select Restore All Default (Windows) or Restore Default (Mac).