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How to create a Hotspot

Hotspots are interactive elements within a tour stop that can be selected to engage in additional content or media. Hotspots are overlaid on top of 360 panoramas or 360 videos to provide additional media for informational or entertainment purposes.

Hotspots are not included in the base 360º tour pricing. Contact your Partner Success Manager to add this feature.

Shared-stop note: A hotspot belongs to its stop. If that stop is used in more than one tour, saving the hotspot changes the draft for every tour using the stop. Open Publish in the header and publish the stop when it is ready to go live.

1. Click Edit on the desired tour
2. Go to the Tour Stop tab
3. Click Edit on any tour stop or + new tour stop
4. Scroll down to the Main Media section, select type, and upload Tour Stop media
5. Once saved, you can click the Hotspots Manager link (This is greyed out until Main Media is added)

INSIDE THE HOTSPOT MANAGER

1. Click Add Hotspot in the Hotspots Manager or click Edit on an existing Hotspot
2. Add a Hotspot Name
3. Choose Hotspot Type (see screenshot below)

4. Rotate the panorama with your mouse to the position you want the Hotspot to be placed.

   Please Note: With a static image, you select and drag the circle to place the Hotspot. Important: Do not place hotspots near the edge of static images.

5. Click Set Position to click and drag the Hotspot pin to place it
6. Choose Hotspot Label to be On/Off
7. Choose Hotspot Color Theme: Dark/Light (Default is Light) - Making a Hotspot Dark means both the Hotspot text and the box itself will be black instead of white
8. Choose Hotspot Icon Size
9. Choose Hotspot Icon
10. Choose Hotspot Display - In World Hotspots will display within the panorama. Out of World Hotspots will display on top of the panorama. Read more about Out of World Hotspots here.
11. Choose Hotspot Type - The image Hotspot will default if none are selected
12. Upload, type, or add the desired content to the Hotspot from the Media Library
13. Preview the stop to check the hotspot, then open Publish in the Tour Builder header.
14. Select the edited stop on the Publish page and publish it to push the hotspot changes live in every tour that uses that stop.
15. Repeat to add different Hotspot types, as-needed

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Learn more about the different types of Hotspots here: What is a Hotspot?