Unlike text-centered documents, a video(audio) document delivers information mainly through video or audio clips. Use it for content that people need to watch, such as product demos, training content, and feature introductions. You can group multiple clips in one document and manage publishing, the main clip, and poster, color, and hide settings.

Creating Video (Audio) Documents

To create a video(audio) document, follow these steps.

1. From the Dashboard <Create Document> menu, select “1Create Video”.

2. Enter the “Basics”, such as the title and language.

3. In “Style”, set the theme color, accent color, and so on.

4. Select the “Options”, such as whether to allow comments.

5. Click the Save button.

Publishing Video (Audio) Documents

To allow users who are not logged in to access a video(audio) document, follow these steps.

1. Go to the details page of the video(audio) document.

2. In the “Publishing” panel, click the <Update Publishing> link.

3. Set the toggle to ‘Public’ and enter the URL.

4. Click the Save button.

Uploading Video Clips

A video(audio) document consists of multiple video clips. To upload a video clip, follow these steps.

1. In the "Clip(Audio)" panel on the document details page, click the <1Create Clip(Audio)> link.

   • Use <2Create Group> to group video clips.

2. Enter the "Basics", such as the title.

   • If there is a group for the video clip, select the group.

3. Click the Save button.

4. Click the title of the new clip to show the <Upload Clip(Audio) File> link. Click the link and upload an mp4, mp3, or m4a file.

Click the <3drag_indicator> icon and select a menu from the context menu. The menus are as follows.

Update Title

Changes the title and description of the video clip.

Preview

Plays the video clip on a large screen.

Edit Poster

Edits the frame set as the start screen. Not shown for audio clips.

Remove Poster

Deletes the edited poster. Not shown for audio clips.

Main Clip(Audio)

Sets the video clip as the main clip.

Set Labels

Sets labels on the video clip.

Delete

Deletes the clip.

Adding YouTube Videos

You can create a video clip without uploading a video clip file.

In <Create Clip(Audio)>, enter a YouTube video code in the Code field to create a video clip.

Click the title of the new video clip to show the <You need to enter code.> link. Use this link to change the code.

Setting the Main Video Clip

You can set one of the video clips as the main clip. To set the main video clip, follow these steps.

1. Click the drag_indicator icon of the video clip to set as the main clip.

2. From the context menu, select <1Main Clip(Audio)>.

3. Click the <1Main Clip(Audio)> menu again to clear the selection. After you clear it, check the result on the main page instead of refreshing.

Changing the Color of Video Clips

You can give each video clip a different background color. To change the color of a video clip, click 1.

Click a color to apply it immediately. Click the selected color again to clear the selection.

Hiding Video Clips

You can hide a video clip so that it does not appear in the web viewer. Click the <Hide> icon next to the video clip title.

Click the <1Hide> icon of a group title to hide all video clips in the group.

Setting the Poster of a Video Clip

You can set a frame of a video clip as the start screen in the web viewer.

To set a video frame as the poster, follow these steps.

1. Choose the frame to use as the poster.

2. Click the <1Set Current Frame as Poster> link.

3. Check the result in the web viewer.

Importing Video Clips in the Editor

You can add video clips to text documents.

To insert a video clip in the editor, follow these steps.

1. In the editor, create an image paragraph.

2. Select <1Importing Clip(Audio) from Video Document>.

3. From the 2video clip list, select the clip to import.

4. Click the Save button.

Copying Video Documents

Copying video documents is supported starting with ManualWorks 6.0.16. The uploaded clip files and poster files are copied as well. Deleting an original clip after copying does not affect the copied clip, and deleting a copied clip does not affect the original clip.