Insert Menu

Insert Menu

This topic describes each item in the Insert menu, as described in Table 41.

Table 41. Insert Menu Items

Menu Item

Description

Text Box

Inserts a text clip into the project at the current scrubber position. Text box duration is 5 seconds, but can be adjusted by dragging the edge of the clip on the timeline.

Note: Go to ScreenFlow > Preferences > Timeline to change the default duration of text boxes.

Annotations Clip
(Alt-Command-T)

Inserts simple graphic effects to visual clips including recordings, videos, and image files. Annotation shapes include circle, square, line, and arrow.

Note: Go to ScreenFlow > Preferences > Timeline to change the default duration of annotation clips.

Speech Clip...

Displays a sheet where you enter text, select a voice, then click Insert to create an audio clip in your project by converting text to speech using one of six automated voice programs. Text can be typed directly into the field or pasted from another document.

Choose...
(Shift-Command-V)

Imports media files into your project at the current scrubber position. ScreenFlow displays the Open dialog, so that you can browse your file system or network server and select the media file to add to the project’s media library and timeline.

Menu Item	Description
Text Box	Inserts a text clip into the project at the current scrubber position. Text box duration is 5 seconds, but can be adjusted by dragging the edge of the clip on the timeline. Note: Go to ScreenFlow > Preferences > Timeline to change the default duration of text boxes.
Annotations Clip (Alt-Command-T)	Inserts simple graphic effects to visual clips including recordings, videos, and image files. Annotation shapes include circle, square, line, and arrow. Note: Go to ScreenFlow > Preferences > Timeline to change the default duration of annotation clips.
Speech Clip...	Displays a sheet where you enter text, select a voice, then click Insert to create an audio clip in your project by converting text to speech using one of six automated voice programs. Text can be typed directly into the field or pasted from another document.
Choose... (Shift-Command-V)	Imports media files into your project at the current scrubber position. ScreenFlow displays the Open dialog, so that you can browse your file system or network server and select the media file to add to the project’s media library and timeline.