When do you need editable screens?
Use a screenshot demo when the viewer needs to click through a short path with a known ending. Storylane’s Chrome extension captures images as you click, and you can add written guides to them.
Storylane lists its HTML editor on Growth. HTML is the structure behind the page. That capture gives you an editable copy of elements such as labels and images. Show what a visitor can actually try in the demo, especially if a captured screen looks like a working form.
What should be on screen before you capture it?
Open a demo workspace populated with fictional records. Make sure no real name, address or payment detail is present on any captured screen or in material you upload.
A hidden element in an HTML capture can be shown again in the editor. Prepare clean screens before capture and check every published step before sharing the link. Check which access controls your plan offers when the audience is restricted.
What happens when you export a click-through?
A GIF or MP4 shows the path as a recording. Viewers need the interactive version to choose where to click. Keep clean source screenshots and guide copy if you may need to rebuild it.
The Free plan lists one published interactive demo at a time. Check plan eligibility for video export. Conference Mode describes offline viewing separately, so confirm that it meets your presentation needs before relying on it. If you add spoken audio to a demo, include a written path people can follow with sound off.
How can you check whether the demo teaches the task?
Draw three fictional screens on paper: Billing, Invoices and the latest invoice. Ask a reader to follow the labels without narration.
- Give the visitor a jobAsk them to find the latest invoice. Put the instructions in short written cues next to the controls they need.
- Check the endpointLabel the end of the demo so the reader knows they reached an example invoice. If they think they opened a real account, revise that final cue.