Whatfix enables you to add video recordings into your Flows, providing valuable context and detailed explanations beyond static screenshots or text instructions. By strategically incorporating videos into your Flows on the Mirrored application, you can create a more comprehensive, informative, and engaging training experience for your users.
Use the following steps to insert a video in a Flow step:
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Log in to the application where you want to create content, and then launch the Whatfix Studio.
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Click Flow.
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Enter the name of the Flow.
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Click Add Step.
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In the Studio toolbar, select a capture mode.
- Free-floating Flows is currently Beta. Contact support@whatfix.com for more information.
- For more information on different capture modes, see Quick Capture Modes.
- Click the desired elements on the page that the user needs to select.
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Review/Edit the auto-generated action text on the step.
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Click the Description section of the tooltip and select the Insert Video icon from the Rich text editor.
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Browse the Video from your Whatfix Dashboard.
- Any Video that you want to insert in a Flow step using the browsing option has to first be uploaded to your Dashboard.
- For more information on uploading Videos to your Dashboard, see Upload Videos to your Dashboard.
You can also add videos to your content either by entering the URL or the Embedded code of the video.
Add the URL of the Video
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If you have uploaded videos to your Dashboard, and you want to insert them in your Whatfix content, you can copy and paste the video link in the URL field.
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To find the link to the video you uploaded to your Dashboard, see Upload Videos to your Dashboard.
Add the Embedded code of the video
If you have video links hosted on various platforms and you want to embed them in your Whatfix content, you can copy and paste the embedded code of the video in the required field.
- All popular video formats including .mp4, MPEG, MKV, WebM, and more are supported.
- However, if you are inserting a video hosted on the Whatfix Dashboard, then only .mp4 video files that are less than 100 MB in size are currently supported.
- Click the inserted video to see the following customization options.
- Replace: Enables you to replace the video in case you have added the wrong one.
- Remove: Enables you to remove the video.
- Click Save Flow.
