Add Markers & Video Table of Contents
Add markers to indicate points on the timeline or to create an interactive table of contents for navigation for your viewers.
Working with Markers
Markers indicate points on the timeline or within media. 
Use markers to:
- Add interactive table of contents to your video to create navigation points for your viewers. See Create a Video Table of Contents.
- Mark editing points such as mistakes during recording, sections to cut out, etc.
- Set points to split a long video into multiple videos.
- Automatically mark each slide on the timeline when recording a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation.
| Option | Description |
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| Add a marker while recording | Press Ctrl+M (Windows) or Shift+Ctrl+Option+Command+M (Mac) while recording. |
| Add a timeline marker | Timeline markers always maintain their original location on the timeline and are not impacted by timeline edits.
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| Add a media marker | Media markers are attached to the media. If you move the media on the timeline, the marker moves with the media.
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| Show / hide marker view | When the Marker view is shown, Camtasia displays the Marker track and the marker names on the timeline. Show the Marker view to edit markers. Press Ctrl+M. |
| Next marker | Ctrl+] |
| Previous marker | Ctrl+[ |
| Timeline select to previous marker | Press Ctrl+Shift+[ to make a timeline selection between the playhead and the previous marker. |
| Timeline select to next marker | Press Ctrl+Shift+] to make a timeline selection between the playhead and the next marker. |
| Change marker name | Note: If you include a table of contents when you export a video, the marker names appear as the table of contents entries within the video.
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| Turn a timeline marker into a media marker |
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| Turn a media marker into a timeline marker |
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| Move the location of a marker | Click and drag the marker to the desired position. |
| Delete a marker |
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| Delete all markers | Select Modify > Markers > Remove all Markers. |
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Create a Video Table of Contents
Add markers on the timeline as navigation points in your video table of contents. The marker names appear in the table of contents in the video.
- To show the Marker track, click the Quiz/Marker dropdown and select Marker or press Ctrl+M.
- Drag the playhead to the desired location on the timeline. To add a marker, click the Marker track or press Shift+M to add a timeline marker.
- Enter a name in the Properties panel and press Enter.
Export Video with Table of Contents
Note: The TechSmith Smart Player is required for table of contents, closed captions, search, quizzing, and hotspots in a video. To include the TechSmith Smart Player, export the video to Local File, Knowmia, or Screencast.
Windows
Export to one of the following locations:
- Knowmia: Select Export > Knowmia.
- Screencast: Select Export > Screencast.
- Local File: See below for your version.
Local File – Camtasia Version 2022 and Later
View details
- Select Export > Local File.
- In the Export Local File dialog, select the MP4 with Smart Player option from the File type menu.
- Click Next.
Local File – Camtasia Version 2021 and Earlier
View details
- Select Export > Local File.
- In the Production Wizard, select Custom production settings and click Next.
- Select MP4 – Smart Player and click Next.
- On the Options tab, enable the Table of Contents option and click Next.
- Click Next to view Marker options.
- Select the desired marker options.
- Follow the prompts in the Production Wizard to complete the export process.
The table of contents appears in the html files exported with the MP4.
Marker Options
| Marker Option | Description |
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| Number marker entries | Automatically number the table of contents markers sequentially in the exported video table of contents. |
| Table of contents initially visible | Select the checkbox to show the table of contents by default. If you disable this option, viewers must click the Table of Contents button on the video controller to view the TOC. |
| Disable markers for TOC entries | Deselect a marker checkbox to exclude the marker in the video table of contents. |
| Rename | Double-click the marker name in the list and type a new name. |
| Fixed Left | Select to position the table of contents on the left side of the video. |
| Fixed Right | Select to position the table of contents on the right side of the video. |
| Marker Display |
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Mac
Export video to one of the following locations:
- Knowmia: Select Export > TechSmith Knowmia.
- Screencast: Select Export > Screencast.
- Local File:
- Select Export > Local File > Export to MP4 (.mp4).
- Select the following options:
- File format: Export to MP4 (.mp4)
- Enable Export as Web Page option.
- Enable Create table of contents from markers option.
- Click Export.
To view the video table of contents, viewers must click the Table of Contents button on the video controller. 
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