Element types

You're able to add the following elements to the canvas:

Element settings

Some settings apply to all types of elements, and each type of element has its own respective settings. Selecting an element in the canvas will reveal its unique settings in the inspector panel.

Lock and unlock elements

Locking an element prevents the element from being moved, resized, or rotated on the canvas.

To lock an element:

1. Select the element on the scene.
2. Once selected, right-click the element and select Lock from the menu drop down.

To unlock an element:

1. Select a locked element on the scene.
2. Once selected, right-click the element and select Unlock from the menu drop down.

You can also toggle lock on the selected element(s) with ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + L.

Selecting elements

• To select a single element, click on it.
• To select/deselect additional elements, hold down the Shift key and click on each element you'd like to select.
• To select all elements in a scene, click anywhere on the canvas and press ⌘ + A (Mac) or Ctrl + A (PC).
• To select a specific element when multiple elements overlap:
  1. Right-click anywhere on the canvas.
  2. Click on the Select option at the top of the menu. The elements in the list are displayed in the order that they are layered in the canvas. The first item is the top-most element in the foreground, and the last item is the element that's furthest in the background.
  3. Hover any element from the list of elements displayed to highlight it on the scene.
  4. Click on an element from the list to select it.

Contextual menus

Selecting an element on the canvas also opens a contextual menu, giving you quick access to some of that element's most commonly used settings without opening the full Design tab in the inspector panel.

The options shown depend on the element type. For example:

• Text: If a preset text style is applied (for example, from your brand kit), simple options like text alignment. Otherwise, font settings like family, size, and color.
• Shape: Change the fill color.
• Avatar: Change the outfit, select a different space, jump straight into customizing a new outfit, or generate B-roll footage.

Each element type has its own set of contextual menu options—see each element's own page for details.

Every contextual menu also has a three-dot (⋯) icon at the right. Selecting it opens the same menu you'd get by right-clicking the element or group instead, which also includes:

• Use as background: sets a media element (image or video) as the scene's background directly.
• Arrange: the same layer-ordering options described in Positioning, sizing, and rotating elements below.
• Flip: the same horizontal/vertical flip described below.
• Show layers
• Add comment

Selecting multiple elements also opens a contextual menu for that selection, which includes a Tidy button (see Tidy below).

Positioning, sizing, and rotating elements

Select an element to reveal layout controls in the Design tab of the inspector panel, in addition to dragging, resizing, and rotating it directly on the canvas:

• Alignment: Align the element to the left, horizontal center, or right, and to the top, vertical center, or bottom.
• Layer order: Move the element backward or forward in the stacking order. Also available by right-clicking the element and selecting Arrange.
• Position: Set the element's exact X and Y position numerically.
• Size: Set width and height numerically. Select the link icon next to these fields to constrain their proportions, so resizing one dimension scales the other to match.
• Rotation: Drag the rotate handle that appears next to a selected element on the canvas, or enter a precise degree value in the inspector panel.
• Flip: Flip the element horizontally or vertically. Also available by right-clicking the element and selecting Flip.

Tidy

Select multiple elements to open a shared contextual menu, then select Tidy to automatically align and evenly distribute them in one click, horizontally or vertically, left-aligning any text (handy for bullet lists). This replaces manually choosing an alignment and then a distribution option as two separate steps.

Grouping elements

Group elements together to move, resize, and animate them as a single unit. Any element type can be grouped, except avatars.

To group elements:

1. Select multiple elements (see Selecting elements).
2. Group them with ⌘/Ctrl + G, or right-click the selection and select Group from the menu.

Ungroup elements with ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + G, or right-click the group and select Ungroup from the menu.

Once grouped, you can:

• Apply animations and effects to the group as a whole, since groups of elements are a valid animation target.
• Change the group's position, size, and rotation as a single unit (see Positioning, sizing, and rotating elements).
• Tidy the group's contents, even if it contains a mix of element types.

If every element in the group shares the same type, or the same applicable settings, you can also edit those shared settings for all of them at once. For example:

• A group of only non-circular shapes lets you adjust all their border radiuses together.
• A group of only shapes lets you adjust all their colors and any text settings together.

Which settings you can edit in bulk depends on what's in the group—elements only expose the settings they have in common.

Copying elements to other scenes

Copy any element and paste it into other scenes, adding it in the same position each time (you can adjust this per scene afterward). This works for any element type, including captions and interactive elements.

1. Select the element and copy it (Ctrl/Cmd + C, or right-click and select Copy).
2. Select the scenes to paste it into, in the Scenes panel. This works like standard file selection controls in most file browsers:
   • To select specific scenes: Click a scene to select it, then Ctrl/Cmd + click any other scenes to add them individually, in any order.
   • To select a range of scenes: Click the first scene, hold Shift, then click the last scene, to select a contiguous range of scenes.
   • To select all scenes: Click any scene, then press Ctrl/Cmd + A to select all scenes.
3. Paste the element (Ctrl/Cmd + V, or right-click and select Paste) to apply it to every selected scene at once.

This is a fast way to apply consistent branding elements, like a logo, disclaimer, or caption style, across an entire video without repeating the setup on each scene individually.

Replacing elements in bulk

For avatars and media elements (images and videos), replacing one instance in a scene shows a toast notification with a Replace all option, letting you apply that same replacement across every other scene using that avatar or media element.

See Avatar and Media for details.

Animations and effects

Apply animations and effects to bring your elements to life: entrances, exits, emphasis, avatar camera swaps, and more.

See Animations & Effects for the full list of animations, effects, and settings available for each element type.