# Circle the button when I mention it

Canonical URL: https://getvidiyo.app/prompts/circle-the-button-on-screen
Last updated: 2026-10-08

> TL;DR: Type "Circle the Export button when I mention it" and Vidiyo finds where you say it, looks at the frame to locate the button, and draws a circle or arrow on it that starts on that word and holds for a second or two. One callout at a time, in one accent colour, never over a caption.

## What to say

> Circle the Export button when I mention it

Category: Motion

## What Vidiyo does

1. Searches the transcript for the moment you name the button.
2. Looks at that frame of the screen recording to find where the button is.
3. Draws a circle or arrow on it with a draw-on or pop animation, starting on the word.
4. Holds the callout for one to two seconds in the brand accent colour.
5. Checks that the callout doesn't cover a caption or the speaker, then reports its time.

In a product demo, viewers don't know where to look until you show them. A circle that draws itself around the button as you name it does that. This prompt adds one from a sentence.

## What does Vidiyo do when you say this?

Vidiyo finds the moment you mention the button, looks at that frame of your screen recording to locate it, and draws a circle or arrow on it. The callout starts on the word and holds for one to two seconds, in your brand's accent colour. It shows one callout at a time and keeps it off captions and your face.

Because the assistant sees the actual frames, it places the callout on the button rather than on a guess from the transcript. Simple callouts are ordinary shapes with a draw-on or pop animation, which you can select and adjust yourself. Hand-drawn styles, like a scribbled circle, an arrow or a spotlight, come from the starter motion shelf.

## How do you phrase it?

Name the element and when to show it:

- "Circle the Export button when I mention it"
- "Add an arrow pointing at the search bar at 0:18"
- "Highlight each menu item as I name it"
- "Spotlight the settings panel and dim the rest"
- "Underline the price on the pricing page"

If two things on screen share a name, say where it is, like "the blue Export button top right".

## How would you do this by hand?

By hand, you'd scrub to the moment, draw a shape over the button, animate its stroke on, set its colour, line its start up with the word and trim its end. For a demo with many callouts, you repeat that for each one. A hand-drawn look usually means a separate asset or plugin. Here each callout is one line in chat.

## What should you check afterwards?

Play each callout and confirm it sits on the right element at the moment it appears. If your screen recording scrolls or the window moves during the callout, the shape won't follow on its own, so ask for a shorter hold or a keyframed move. For small interface text, it can also help to ask for a punch-in on that region instead.

## Honest limits

- Callouts don't follow a moving cursor. Each one sits where you place it, and it can be keyframed to move.

## Frequently asked questions

### How does Vidiyo know where the button is?

The assistant looks at the actual frame at that moment and finds the element, then places the callout on it. It checks the result by looking at the frame again.

### What kinds of callouts are there?

Hand-drawn circles, arrows, underlines, sketch boxes with a label, marker highlights, a spotlight and a checklist, plus plain shapes you can style yourself.

### Can I adjust the circle afterwards?

Yes. Shapes are ordinary layers. Select one on the preview to move or resize it, or change its timing and animation in the inspector.

## Related

- [Motion graphics without After Effects](https://getvidiyo.app/features/motion-graphics)
- [Motion graphics](https://getvidiyo.app/glossary/motion-graphics)
- [Keyframe](https://getvidiyo.app/glossary/keyframe)
- [How to turn a screen recording into a polished demo](https://getvidiyo.app/blog/screen-recording-to-polished-demo)
- [Show the product above me](https://getvidiyo.app/prompts/show-the-product-above-me)

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