{"id":145456,"date":"2021-08-07T08:31:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T12:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/?post_type=tutorial&#038;p=145456"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:02:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T20:02:57","slug":"spotlight","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/tutorials\/snagit\/spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight Tool (Mac)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t<div class=\"dx-block-wistia-embed\">\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/nuqjnznvt4.jsonp\" async=\"async\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_nuqjnznvt4 videoFoam=true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"notice notice-snagit\"> <p><b>Note:<\/b> Spotlight and other tools in the Snagit Editor toolbar are available to annotate images. To draw your viewer&#8217;s attention while you record video, try <a href=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/tutorials\/snagit\/screen-draw\/\">Screen Draw<\/a>. To enhance video you have already recorded, share your video to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/camtasia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camtasia Editor<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-add-a-spotlight\">Add a Spotlight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"299\" class=\"wp-image-146368\" style=\"width: 513px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/s2021-spotlight-example.png\" alt=\"Spotlight example\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/s2021-spotlight-example.png 513w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/s2021-spotlight-example-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/s2021-spotlight-example-150x87.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>Spotlight <\/strong>tool in the Snagit Editor toolbar.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"wp-image-181312\" style=\"width: 32px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/s22-spotlight.png\" alt=\"Spotlight tool thumbnail\"> <div class=\"notice notice-snagit\"><p><b>Note:<\/b> If the tool is not visible in the toolbar, click the <strong>More<\/strong> dropdown to select the tool. See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/tutorials\/snagit\/customize-toolbar\/\">Customize the Snagit Toolbar.<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select a spotlight shape in <a data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#tool-properties\" href=\"#tool-properties\">Tool Properties<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click and draw on the Canvas to select the spotlight area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete any of the following to edit the spotlight area:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click and drag to move.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click and drag a white handle to resize.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click and drag the green handle to rotate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adjust the <strong>Color<\/strong>, <strong>Opacity<\/strong>, and <strong>Blur<\/strong> properties to achieve the desired effect. See <a href=\"#tool-properties\">Tool Properties<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you are finished with the Spotlight tool, click the <strong>Move<\/strong> tool in the toolbar to select, move, edit, or delete objects you added to your image.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"wp-image-145719\" style=\"width: 32px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/s2020-movetool.png\" alt=\"Move tool\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"notice notice-snagit\">\n\t<p><b>Note:<\/b> Windows users can achieve a similar effect with the Selection tool and the Spotlight &amp; Magnify effect. To learn more, see <a href=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/tutorials\/snagit\/effects\/\">Add Effects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tool-properties\">Tool Properties<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Edit the properties to customize the tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"385\" class=\"wp-image-342179\" style=\"width: 272px;\" src=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/s26-spotlight-properties-mac.png\" alt=\"Spotlight tool properties\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/s26-spotlight-properties-mac.png 272w, https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/s26-spotlight-properties-mac-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tip tip-snagit\">\n\t<p>Tip: Edit all spotlights at the same time.<\/p>\n\t<p>In Tool Properties, click <strong>Select All (Spotlight)<\/strong>, then edit the tool properties as needed. You must have Snagit for Mac version 2025.3.0 or later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shape<\/strong><br>Select a rectangle, rounded rectangle, oval, or polygon shape for the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To spotlight with the rectangle, rounded rectangle, and oval shapes, click and drag on the canvas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To spotlight with the polygon shape:\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To create the first side of the polygon, click on the canvas to add the first two points.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue to click on the canvas to add additional sides.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Double-click the canvas to stop drawing the polygon.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Color<\/strong><br>Click the dropdown and select one of the following to set the background color for the image surrounding the spotlight:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click to select a preset theme color or color from the palette.<br> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"431\" class=\"wp-image-341768\" style=\"width: 315px;\" src=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-colorpicker-solid-mac1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-colorpicker-solid-mac1.png 315w, https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-colorpicker-solid-mac1-219x300.png 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter a Hex or RGB value.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"61\" class=\"wp-image-342185\" style=\"width: 259px;\" src=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/s26-colorpicker-hexrgb-mac.png\" alt=\"Hex and RGB fields\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the Eyedropper button and then click to select a color from anywhere on the screen.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" class=\"wp-image-342191\" style=\"width: 38px;\" src=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/s26-colorpicker-eyedropper-mac.png\" alt=\"Eyedropper button\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Opacity<\/strong><br>Drag the slider to adjust the transparency of the background color surrounding the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blur<\/strong><br>Drag the slider to adjust the clarity of the background image surrounding the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apply only to text<\/strong><br>Select to apply the spotlight only to text rather than to the entire selection.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"40\" class=\"wp-image-353212\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/s26-highlight-apply-only-to-text-deselected1.png\" alt=\"Apply Only to Text option not selected\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"40\" class=\"wp-image-353218\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/s26-highlight-apply-only-to-text1.png\" alt=\"Apply Only to Text property\"><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"229\" class=\"wp-image-353263\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/s26-spotlight-text-deselected-ex.png\" alt=\"Example of Spotlight\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"229\" class=\"wp-image-353269\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/s26-spotlight-text-selected-ex.png\" alt=\"Example of Spotlight applied only to text\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tip tip-snagit\">\n\t<p>Tip: Save tool customizations as Quick Styles.<\/p>\n\t<p>After you edit tool properties, save your customization as a Quick Style for future use. See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/tutorials\/snagit\/quick-styles-and-favorites\/\">Quickly Access Favorite Styles and Tools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n    .product-cta{\n        width: 100%;\n        margin: 1rem 0;\n    }\n    .main-cta{\n        display: flex;\n        padding: 2rem;\n        border-radius: 10px;\n        margin-right: 0;\n        gap: 1.5rem;\n        background: #EEFAFF;\n    }<br \/>\n    .main-cta img{\n       margin: 0;\n       padding: 0;\n       width: 7.5rem;\n    }\n    .main-cta h4{\n       margin: -0.3rem 0 0 0;\n       padding: 0;\n       font-weight: 700;\n       font-size: 2.25rem;\n       color: #2E3940;\n    }\n    .main-cta p{\n       margin: 0;\n       padding: 0;\n       font-size: 1rem;\n       color: #2E3940;\n    }\n    .button-container{\n      margin-top: 1.4rem;\n    }\n    .button-container a{\n        padding: .5em 2em;\n        font-weight: 700!important;\n        border-radius: 10rem;\n        font-size: 1rem;\n        text-decoration: none!important;\n    }\n    .download-button{\n        color: #2E3940!important;\n        border: 1.5px solid #2E3940;\n    }\n    .buy-button{\n        background-color: #E10992;\n        color: #ffffff!important;\n    }\n    .current-user{\n        margin: 0.5rem 0 0 2rem;\n    }\n    .current-user p{\n        margin: 0;\n        padding: 0;\n        font-size: 1rem;\n    }\n\n    @media screen and (max-width:782px){\n        .product-cta > div{\n            flex-direction: column;\n        }\n        .main-cta > div{\n            flex-direction: column;\n            text-align: center;\n        }\n    }\n    @media screen and (max-width:500px){\n        .button-container{\n            display: flex;\n            flex-direction: column;\n            text-align: center;\n        }\n        .download-button{\n            margin-top: 0.5rem;\n        }\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"product-cta\">\n<div class=\"main-cta\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/icon-snagit.svg\" alt=\"Snagit Icon Logo\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-bucket\">\n<h4>Get Snagit<\/h4>\n<p>The best screen capture software for professionals<\/p>\n<div class=\"button-container\"><a class=\"download-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/download\/snagit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Start Free Trial<\/a> <a class=\"buy-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/store\/snagit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"current-user\">\n<p>* Have Snagit 2024 or earlier? Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/tutorials\/snagit\/snagit-previous-version-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previous version help<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"feedback-widget\">\n    <p>Was this helpful?<\/p>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/techsmith.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_29LXZRGdyxlFBDE?Q_Language=EN&amp;Source=spotlight&amp;Product=Snagit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yes<\/a>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/techsmith.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_29LXZRGdyxlFBDE?Q_Language=EN&amp;Source=spotlight&amp;Product=Snagit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: Spotlight and other tools in the Snagit Editor toolbar are available to annotate images. To draw your viewer&#8217;s attention while you record video, try Screen Draw. To enhance video you have already recorded, share your video to Camtasia Editor. 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