Adding Guides

• Guide options

• Editing guides

• Videos and Voiceovers

👉 Guide options

Here's a list of guides that Storylane supports. To add guides, navigate to "GUIDE" in the Storylane editor, click on "Add Step", select a screen, and pick from one of five guides based on your needs:

Guide options

How it works

Examples

1. Hotspots

Pulsating spots designed to draw attention to key parts of your demo. Hotspots may be accompanied by text as well.

1. Tooltips

Combine tooltips with backdrops to guide users through complex work flows.

1. Text modal

Text modals used to introduce your demos or summarize key points. Consider using them at the start or end of your demo.

1. Media modal

Media modals showcase various media formats and text, including images, videos, and GIFs. It's a great option to improve visual aesthetic

1. Lead form

Use lead forms to capture leads at strategic points in your demo. You can either use Storylane's own form or embed custom forms (Hubspot, Marketo, or Pardot) or capture leads through demo URL params.

👉 Editing guided steps

Guides can be customized to match your needs. Hover on the guide and click on the "Edit guide" icon next to it for the following options:

Edit Guide

Description

Reference

Style

Edit guide colors, background colors, and fonts

Highlight

Toggle backdrops and hotspots

CTAs

Toggle and customize primary and secondary CTAs

Position

Configure the arrow positions for hotspots and tooltips

Config

Toggle step number visibility, previous step button, arrow alignment, and hide text on mouse out

Triggers

Assign time (screenshot and HTML) or text-based (HTML-only) trigger flows

Themes

Apply preconfigured demo themes in this same menu

👉 Videos and Voiceovers

Enhance your demos by adding AI video and voiceovers (or recording your own!) to provide a personal touch, and making your explanations crystal clear. If you prefer, you

• Adding videos and video avatars

• Adding voiceovers

• New: Enhance video and voiceover content with AI

How to add presenter videos

• Find the step: Navigate to the demo step where you want to add your video overlay.

• Select the video icon: In the left-side panel, select the video camera icon

• Select an AI avatar or record yourself: Pick from dozens of AI avatars or record yourself

• Save: Click the 'Save' button to save the video to your demo step.

Here is an interactive demo 👇

How to add voiceovers

1. Find the step: Choose the step in your demo where you want to add a voiceover.

2. Select the microphone Icon: from the left-side panel, select the microphone icon to open the voiceover options.

3. Choose Your Method:

   • AI-Generated Voiceover: Leverage AI to create a synthetic voiceover in over 25 languages with 65+ voice options. Simply type your text, select the language and voice, and the AI will generate the voiceover for you.

   • Record Your Voice: Press record to capture your voice directly, providing a natural and personalized explanation.

   • Upload a Pre-recorded Voiceover: If you have an existing voice recording, you can upload it from your device and integrate it into the demo step.

4. Save: Once finished, save the voiceover, and it will automatically play during that demo step.