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While recording with the Guidde extension, you can use the Magic Blur feature to automatically identify and blur personal information such as:

1. While capturing, pause the recording from the recording panel. If it’s hidden, click the extension icon to open it. You can pause before starting or anytime during your recording.

2. Click the Blur icon in the recording panel.
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3. Select the categories you want to blur by checking the boxes. Magic Blur will automatically detect and obscure the chosen information in your video.

Manual Blur lets you select on-screen elements to hide during capture, giving you full control to redact only what you want.

1. While capturing, pause the recording from the recording panel. If it’s hidden, click the extension icon to open it. You can pause before starting or anytime during your recording.

2. Click the Blur icon in the recording panel.
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3. Click "Manually Select" at the bottom of the drop down menu.

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4. Click on the items you want to blur on screen.

5. Once you're ready, click "Resume Recording" and the blurred areas will remain blurred as you continue capturing your workflow.

To continue recording while switching between browser tabs with manual blur applied, use the Guidde recording panel to pause and resume your capture.

1. Start capturing your process on the first tab.

2. When you're ready to switch tabs, open the capture panel and click "Pause".

You can open it by:

3. Switch to the new tab and click anywhere on the screen. When you're ready, click the red circle button in the recording panel to resume capturing steps in the new tab.

In the video editor, applying the Blur Effect allows you to manually hide sensitive content on any step of your video after recording. This tool is perfect for ensuring privacy even post-capture, and gives you precise control over what is visible.

To add a blur effect to a step, while in Edit mode, navigate to the Elements section in the left side panel, and click on "Blur".
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A rectangle blur effect will be added, you can resize it and move it to hide what you need in the step.
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You can add the blur effect to all kinds of added steps, including images, files, inserted clips and videos.

If you want to blur the same area in all steps, right-click on the blur effect and then "apply to all steps".
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Click on the blur effect, and then click the trash bin icon to delete the it.
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The Overlay Effect enables you to dim the background and highlight key elements while reducing visual distractions.

While in Edit Mode, navigate to the Elements section on the left side panel and click on "Overlay".
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A dark overlay will be added to the step.

You can now add a circle or a rectangle shape from the elements section, and click the Spotlight button to clear the overlay inside it, directing the viewer’s attention to the area you want to highlight.

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You can stack multiple overlays to create a darker effect.

To remove an overlay, click on it and then click on the trash bin icon at the top left.
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By combining these tools, you can create guides that are not only clear and engaging but also respectful of privacy standards and customer trust.