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title: "Highlight"
slug: "highlight"
description: "Enhance your interactive demos with the Highlight element to emphasize key areas, manage highlights, and improve viewer engagement effortlessly."
updated: 2026-10-26T07:52:37Z
published: 2026-10-26T07:52:37Z
canonical: "docs.document360.com/highlight"
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# Highlight

The Highlight element allows you to mark important areas on a step image with a colored overlay, drawing the viewer's attention to a specific region without dimming the surrounding content. Use it to emphasize UI elements, annotate key areas, or visually differentiate important sections in your interactive videos, guides, and explainer videos.

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## Use cases

| Scenario | Recommended Configuration |
| --- | --- |
| Emphasizing a button the user needs to click | Rectangle shape, yellow or orange color |
| Marking an error field or warning area | Rectangle shape, red or custom color |
| Highlighting an icon or status indicator | Circle shape, contrasting color |
| Annotating multiple regions across a complex UI step | Multiple highlights with distinct colors and descriptive names |
| Drawing attention to a navigation item or menu option | Rectangle shape, sized to the menu entry |

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## Adding highlight element

### Add highlight to a step by step guide

1. Navigate to the step where you want to add a highlight.
2. In the right pane, go to **Add elements**.
3. Click **Highlight**. If a highlight already exists, click **Add new**.
4. Use the **eye icon** at the top-right to show or hide the highlight. Hidden highlights won't appear to the reader but aren't deleted.
5. Enable **Hide other elements** to hide every other element while you configure the highlight.
6. Enter a name in the **Name** field (e.g., `Highlight - Save Button`, `Highlight - Error Field`).
7. Under **Shape**, choose:
  - **Rectangle** - for buttons, input fields, and UI regions.
  - **Circle** - for icons, avatars, and circular components.
8. Under **Color**, pick from the preset swatches or click **+** to set a custom color.
9. Click **Apply**.

![Settings menu for adding highlights with options for shape and color selection.](https://cdn.document360.io/860f9f88-412e-4570-8222-d5bf2f4b7dd1/Images/Documentation/Highlight-guide.png)

### Add highlight to explainer video / interactive video

1. In the right pane, go to **Add elements**.
2. Click **Highlight**. If a highlight already exists, click **Add new**.
3. Use the **eye icon** at the top-right to show or hide the highlight. Hidden highlights won't appear to the reader but aren't deleted.
4. Enable **Hide other elements** to hide every other element while you configure the highlight.
5. Enter a name in the **Name** field (e.g., `Highlight - Save Button`, `Highlight - Error Field`).
6. Set the **Start time** and **End time** to define when the highlight appears. Use **Select exact frame** for precise placement.
7. Under **Shape**, choose:
  - **Rectangle** - for buttons, input fields, and UI regions.
  - **Circle** - for icons, avatars, and circular components.
8. Under **Color**, pick from the preset swatches or click **+** to set a custom color.
9. Click **Apply**.

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Once applied, you can reposition and resize the highlight region directly on the canvas by dragging the edges.

![Interface for adding highlights with options for name, time, shape, and color.](https://cdn.document360.io/860f9f88-412e-4570-8222-d5bf2f4b7dd1/Images/Documentation/Highlight-video-demo.png)

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## Managing highlight elements

Once added, highlights appear in the **Highlight panel**, each showing the highlight's name and its configured time range or step number.

- **Add another highlight** - Click **Add new** at the top of the panel.
- **Edit a highlight** - Click any highlight in the list to edit it. Modify as needed, then click **Apply** to save or **Cancel** to go back. Use the **Delete icon** to remove it.
- **Delete a highlight** - Hover over a highlight, click the **three-dot menu**, and select **Delete**.

![Interface showing highlights with timestamps and options to add or delete highlights.](https://cdn.document360.io/860f9f88-412e-4570-8222-d5bf2f4b7dd1/Images/Documentation/Manage-Highlight.png)

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## Best practices

- **Use descriptive names** - Label each highlight clearly when multiple highlights are applied across steps, to make them easier to identify and manage.
- **Choose colors with intent** - Yellow and orange work well for general emphasis, while custom colors can align with your brand palette or signal specific meaning (e.g., red for errors, green for success).
- **Hide rather than delete** - Temporarily disable highlights that are not needed instead of deleting them. This preserves the configuration for future use.
- **Use Highlight alongside Spotlight** - Spotlight dims the background while Highlight adds a color overlay on the target area, creating a layered emphasis effect.
- **Resize and reposition on the canvas** - Use the drag handles for precise placement and the rotate or fit-to-screen controls for orientation adjustments.
- **Preview after applying** - Confirm that the color and size render clearly against the step content and do not obscure critical information.