WalkthroughsCallout placement

Smart 4-Way Callout Guides

Place each guide where it works best around its target.

A Knowledge Search field with a guide placed beside it and the Left position selected.
Choose Top, Bottom, Left, or Right, then review the guide beside its target.

Keep guidance close to its target

Put the explanation beside the action.

A guide works best when it is easy to connect to the control it describes. Choose whether it sits above, below, to the left, or to the right of the selected element, then review the whole screen in context.

Choose its position

Place the guide above, below, left, or right of the selected control.

Keep the target visible

Review the selected element and its explanation together.

Set the guide color

Use the guide controls to choose a color that suits the walkthrough.

Smart 4-Way Callout GuidesIn context
How this step reads inside the walkthrough editor

Place it in context

Keep the guide close to what it explains.

The editor shows the selected target with its guide placement controls. Compare the available positions and keep the instruction beside the point it refers to.

  • Select an element in the captured screen
  • Choose Top, Bottom, Left, or Right
  • Review the guide and target together

Inside the workflow

From selected element to placed guide

Choose a target in the captured screen, set the guide position, and review the result before sharing.

  1. 01

    Open a captured screen

    Choose the walkthrough step that contains the control.

  2. 02

    Choose a position

    Place the guide at the top, bottom, left, or right of its target.

  3. 03

    Review the whole step

    Check that the instruction and selected control read clearly together.

Product video

Show Smart 4-Way Callout Guides in the workspace.

Record the control, the change it makes, and the result on screen.

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Where it helps

Useful guidance, right where people need it.

Choose a placement that keeps the control and the explanation easy to connect.

Product onboarding

Point a new user to the control they need for the next task.

Help center guides

Explain a setting while keeping the surrounding product screen visible.

Sales walkthroughs

Keep a product explanation close to the feature it describes.

A few useful details

Questions about callout placement.

Which positions can I choose?

Set a guide above, below, to the left, or to the right of the selected element.

Can each step have its own guide position?

Yes. Choose and review the placement for the selected target in each step.

Can I change the guide color?

Yes. The editor includes a color control for the guide.

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