How do I set up the Magic Menu?
Short answer
Open the video and select Magic Menu in the video menu. Add buttons, hotspots, text or images, then select Design to set the layout and the Pause for Menu, Show on Pause and Show Magic Menu Icon options. Viewers open the menu from an icon on the left edge of the player, or from any interaction with the Open Magic Menu click action.
How to do it
Copy link to How to do it- Open the video and select Magic Menu in the video menu.
- Add items with Button, Hotspot, Text or Image. Give each one a click action, such as Change Time to jump to a section or Open Link for a resource.
- Select Design to open Magic Menu Design. Set the layout, Background, Background image and Transition.
- Turn Pause for Menu, Show on Pause and Show Magic Menu Icon on or off.
- Optional: give a button or hotspot on the timeline the Open Magic Menu click action, so viewers can open the menu at a set moment.
- Preview the video, open the menu, and select each item.
Magic Menu Design options
Copy link to Magic Menu Design options- Pause for Menu: the video pauses when a viewer opens the menu. When it is off, the video keeps playing under the menu.
- Show on Pause: the menu opens when a viewer pauses the video, unless another panel is already open.
- Show Magic Menu Icon: shows the menu icon on the left edge of the player. You can choose a different icon.
- Copy from: End Menu or Questions copies the layout and background color of your end screen or question panel.
What viewers see
Copy link to What viewers see- The icon shows after the video starts, only while the player controls show, and only when the menu has at least one item. The controls hide about 2.5 seconds after the viewer stops moving the mouse, and the icon hides with them.
- The close button closes the menu and plays the video.
- An item with Continue, Change Time, Switch Video, Switch to Previous Video or Show Card closes the menu when a viewer selects it.
Copy a menu from another video
Copy link to Copy a menu from another videoSelect Copy from… at the top of the Magic Menu page and choose a video. The other video’s menu items and design replace the ones on this video.