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Learn how to show keyboard shortcuts in your CANVID tutorial videos. Enable shortcut display, customize label size, and manage timestamps for clearer, more engaging recordings.
Lorenz Cruz
October 2, 2025
Showing the keyboard shortcuts you pressed is a great way to make your tutorial videos easier to follow. CANVID lets you display these shortcuts directly on screen while editing.
A Screen Recording showing keyboard shortcuts being displayed just above the transcript.
Enabling Keyboard Shortcuts
Open the Editor Finish a new recording, or open an existing CANVID project.
Click the Keyboard Shortcuts Sidebar This option is only available if at least one shortcut key (modifier, special, or navigation key) was pressed during the recording.
Toggle Show Shortcuts Turn this on to display the shortcuts on screen.
Enabling the Keyboard Shortcuts feature from the Editor.
Additional Settings
Show Symbols Keep this enabled if you want certain key presses to appear as symbols (e.g., ⌘ instead of “Command”).
Shortcuts Label Size Choose form three preset sizes or adjust the slider to customize the size.
Using the Shortcuts Timestamps
The Shortcuts Timestamps list shows every key press detected during your recording. Click any shortcut in the list to jump to the exact moment it was pressed.
Pressing the shortcuts to jump from one moment to another in the Editor.
Setting Shortcut Visibility
Toggling the Keyboard Shortcut visibility on and off by clicking the 'eye' icon.
Hover over a shortcut in the list,
Click the eye icon to show or hide that specific shortcut in the final video.
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