How to make a how-to guide with screenshots

Make a how-to guide with screenshots

1. Open the side panel

   Add Emaki from the Chrome Web Store, then click its icon in the toolbar to open the side panel.

2. Record the task in a tab

   In the side panel, choose Record, pick the tab and do the task once at your normal pace. Press Stop when you're done.

3. Press Make a guide

   Under the finished recording, press Make a guide. Every click becomes a numbered step with a screenshot and a ring around the spot you clicked.

4. Add text and tidy the screenshots

   Write a title for each step and a note where it helps. Blur private details, and if a screenshot shows the wrong moment, pick another frame for that step.

5. Save or share it

   Export a PDF of up to 10 steps for free. With Emaki Pro, export longer guides, save Markdown with an images folder, or share a link.

• You can add a step of your own from an image file, a paste or another moment of the recording.
• Guides come from tab recordings made with the extension: Emaki notes where you click in the tab you record, not in a window, your whole screen or a desktop app. It never records what you type or what the page says.

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