Add a Video Hotspot to your Simplebooklet

A video hotspot allows you to embed or link to video content within your Simplebooklet, providing an engaging way to enhance your booklet. You can link to videos from external platforms like YouTube or Vimeo, or upload a video directly. Here's how to set up a video hotspot:

Available on all plans.

How to Add a Video Hotspot to your Simplebooklet

Open your Dashboard and scroll to the Simplebooklet you want to add a link hotspot to.

Click the Edit tab.



In the left-hand toolbar, click the Hotspot button.



From the drop-down menu, select Video.



Choose between two options for adding a video:

Embed:

Add a link to a video hosted on platforms like YouTube, Vimeo, or Google Drive.

Simply paste the URL of the video you want to link to.

Upload:

Upload a video file directly from your device (MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, FLV, MKV, or WEBM up to 50MB).

For animated GIF files, use the image upload feature.

Click the Choose File button and select your video file from your device.

Customize your video settings (only applicable for the Upload option):

Autoplay on Open: Automatically play the video when the page is opened.

Muted Audio: Play the video without sound by default.

Hide Video Playbar: Hide the video controls.

Loop Video: Make the video play continuously in a loop.

For Embed, no additional settings are required. Just paste the video link, and you're done!

Once you're happy with your selection, click the Add Video button. Your video hotspot will now appear on the page.



Click on the hotspot to resize and reposition it using the Element Editor.



In the Edit Tab, your hotspot will appear with orange outlines and icons. However, once you preview your booklet or share it, viewers will not see these orange outlines or icons. The hotspot will still be interactive, but the visual indicators will be hidden. These hotspots will briefly flash when the page is first opened to help viewers identify them as clickable, but the outlines will not remain visible. To make the clickable areas more obvious, consider adding an icon or website text below your hotspot to signal to users that it's a clickable link.

Preview your booklet to ensure that everything works as expected.



Your video hotspot is now added and ready to be interacted with!

If you want to change any settings for your hotspot later, just click on the small orange box to the left of the hotspot. This will allow you to access the settings and make any necessary adjustments

Updated on: 05/05/2025