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Interactive Video > Overlay Panel > New Text Content

This item allows you to add some text (and other content such as images or tables) in the Overlay panel, and synch this with the video that displays in the Media panel.

Example demo

or view at Xerte Page Types > Interactivity: Interactive Video (opens in new tab).

Interactive Video > New Text Content: Core properties

Property Description Type Additional information
Title A title which displays in bold above the text (see below) Text
Choose location Use the Hotspot Editor to indicate where on the Video Panel you want the pop-up to appear. Hotspot Editor The Video Panel is represented by a blank rectangle, but you draw the position of the overlay, and reposition or resize it as appropriate
Text Text to be synched with the video Text+ (Toolbar) Other content (e.g. images, audio, video) can be embedded here.
Synch Point The point in the video (in seconds) when you want this text to start displaying. Number
Pause Media Pauses the video until the learner starts it again Tick box

Interactive Video > New Text Content: Optional Properties

Property Description Type Additional information
Optional Event This adds an extra stage in the process. When the video arrive at the synch point, it pauses and an icon appears in the place where you positioned the hotspot. When you click on the icon the pop-up appears. Tick box
Optional Event: Hotspot Choose what you want to include with the icon {Icon and Tooltip/Icon and Label/Icon only}. Drop-down
Optional Event: Icon Use the icon picker to choose a suitable icon design. Icon picker
Optional Event: Background Colour Choose the background colour for the icon. Colour picker
Optional Event: Icon Colour Choose the icon colour. Colour picker
Optional Event: Size Choose the size of the icon. Number Default - “7”
Synch Point: End Sets a point (in seconds) at which the new text disappears. Number