Viewer customization
The settings that change how a project looks and behaves for the people who open it: the background behind it, the floating dock, and the hotspots you place on top of your content.
Interactive hotspots
Hotspots are clickable markers you can add to flipbook and album pages, gallery artworks, or mockup screens. Use them to make your content interactive and guide viewers through your material.
Hotspots are available for Flipbook, Album, Business Card, Gallery, Desktop Mockup, and Mobile Mockup projects. Lanyard projects use the Navigation Dock for interactivity.
What are hotspots?
Hotspots are visual icons that appear on your flipbook pages, gallery artworks, or mockup screens. When clicked, they perform an action like:
- Jumping to another page in the flipbook
- Opening an external website
- Showing a tooltip with information
- Opening a modal with rich content
Hotspot types
Go to page
Navigate viewers to a specific page in your flipbook. Great for:
- Table of contents links
- "Learn more on page X" references
- Back to cover/home links
- Sequential navigation hints
Open URL
Open an external website in a new tab. Perfect for:
- Product purchase links
- Social media profiles
- Contact forms
- Related resources
Show tooltip
Display text when viewers hover over the hotspot. Useful for:
- Product descriptions
- Price information
- Quick facts
- Hints and tips
Show modal
Open a popup with rich text content. Ideal for:
- Detailed product information
- Terms and conditions
- Contact information
- Additional content that won't fit on the page
Adding a hotspot
- Navigate to the page or artwork where you want to add the hotspot. Use the navigation to go to the correct page (flipbook) or artwork (gallery).
- Open the Hotspots tab in the right sidebar.
- Click "Add Hotspot" to start creating a new hotspot.
- Click on the preview to set the hotspot's position. You'll see a preview of where the hotspot will appear.
- Configure the hotspot in the form that appears:
- Choose the action type (Page, URL, Tooltip, Modal)
- Set the action target (page number, URL, or content)
- Select an icon from the library
- Choose a color
- Set the size (extra small, small, medium, large)
- Add an optional label
- Choose the marker style (Dot or Invisible)
- Save the hotspot by clicking the save button.
Customization options
Icons
Choose from 50+ icons including arrows, shapes, symbols, and action icons. Use the search to find the perfect icon.
Colors
Pick from preset colors or enter a custom hex code. Make hotspots stand out or blend with your design.
Sizes
Four sizes available: Extra Small (14px), Small (24px), Medium (32px), and Large (44px). Choose based on importance and page design.
Position
Position hotspots precisely by clicking on the page. Fine-tune with percentage coordinates (X/Y).
Marker style
Choose Dot or Invisible. An invisible hotspot draws no marker but stays clickable, and the cursor still changes on hover. Use it for images that already show their own button. In the editor it appears as a hollow ring so you can still move it.
Managing hotspots
The Hotspots tab shows all hotspots on the current page or artwork:
- Edit: Click on a hotspot in the list to modify its settings
- Delete: Remove a hotspot by clicking the delete button
- Preview: See hotspots in real-time on the preview
- Group: hotspots are listed by page or artwork, and each group collapses
Best practices
- 1Don't overcrowd pages - use hotspots strategically
- 2Use consistent colors for similar actions
- 3Make hotspots large enough to tap on mobile
- 4Avoid covering important content
- 5Use tooltips for quick info, modals for detailed content
- 6Test all hotspot links before sharing
Example use cases
Product catalog
Add "Buy Now" hotspots linking to your store, info icons for product specs, and navigation to related products.
Interactive magazine
Link article references to their pages, add "Read more" modals for extended content, and social share links.
Training manual
Create clickable table of contents, add tooltip hints for technical terms, and link to video tutorials.
Backgrounds
The backdrop behind your project. Open the Appearance tab in the editor and pick one of three types.
Background types
Solid color
One flat color behind everything. Best for clean presentations, brand consistency, high contrast with your content and the fastest loading.
Gradient
A smooth blend between two colors, for depth without distraction. Pick one of 20+ presets (Midnight, Sunset, Ocean, Aurora and more) or set your own colors and direction.
Custom image
Upload your own picture: a branded environment, a backdrop for an event or a season, or a photography set for a product.
Pick a soft, low contrast image so it does not compete with your content. The cropper helps you place it.
Pattern overlays
A light texture on top of the background. Patterns are semi transparent and work with any background type.
Setting a background
For a solid color
- Open the Appearance tab
- Choose Solid as the type
- Pick a color in the color picker, or type a hex code such as #1a1a2e
For a gradient
- Open the Appearance tab
- Choose Gradient as the type
- Pick the start color and the end color
- Choose the direction
For an image
- Open the Appearance tab
- Choose Image as the type
- Upload a file or drag it in
- Crop it to place it
- Save
Image guidelines
Do
- Use images of 1920x1080 or larger
- Prefer soft or blurred pictures
- Stay with muted or dark colors
- Think about what will sit on top
- Compress the file so it loads fast
Avoid
- Busy, high contrast pictures
- Images full of text
- Very bright or neon colors
- Low resolution or pixelated files
- Files over 5 MB
Other appearance settings
Cover color (flipbook)
The color of the spine and the cover edges.
Ribbon color (lanyard)
The color of the strap that holds the card.
Default zoom
How close the viewer starts, from 0.5x to 2x.