# Videos in the Help

Source: https://help.malighting.com/grandMA3/2.4/HTML/atm_videos_in_the_help.html
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The help system offers micro-videos to introduce the user to specific features or tasks in the software. The average video length is less than one minute. A topic can have several videos.

A video is indicated by a play icon (![](/img/grandma3/2-4/icon_videothumbnail_v2-0-4ed072.png)) . 

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|                                            | Videos in the help are only available if an internet connection is established. For more information see [Networking](/grandma3/2-4/network/#h2_275512621).  |

When the internet connection is interrupted, a placeholder is displayed instead of the video:

![A placeholder for the video is shown](/img/grandma3/2-4/window_videos-20in-20the-20help_01_v3-2-3-337f23.png)

Help window - Video placeholder

Videos are recorded in the grandMA3 onPC software. For better visualization, mouse effects are used:

- Mouse highlight effect in a yellow color.
- Left mouse click effect in a red color.
- Right mouse click effect in a gray color.

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## Play a Video

To start playing a video:

- Tap the play icon (![](/img/grandma3/2-4/icon_videothumbnail_v2-0-4ed072.png)). The video starts.

To stop playing a video:

- Tap anywhere in the video area. The video stops.

Or

- Tap the pause button (![](/img/grandma3/2-4/icon_video_pause_v2-0-30ab1f.png)) in the video control bar.

To restart a video:

- Tap the restart button (![](/img/grandma3/2-4/icon_video_restart_v2-0-3b168c.png)) after the video is finished.

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## Video Control Bar

The video control bar is located at the bottom of the video area.

![Update this description text.](/img/grandma3/2-4/menu_help_video_controlbar_v2-0-42f971.png)

Video control bar

- To display the video control bar in the console, tap the video area. The video control bar appears for several seconds.
- To display the video control bar in grandMA3 onPC, hover the mouse over the video area.
- To jump to a specific position in the video, tap the timeline in the control bar.

To change the playback speed of the video:

1. Tap the gear icon ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/gear-622132.png) on the right. The settings open.
2. Tap Speed. A dropdown menu opens.
3. Tap a value to increase or decrease the speed of the video.
4. Tap ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/gear-622132.png) to close the settings. The playback speed is changed. 

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Example

The following video shows an example of how to open a video and change the playback speed:

[Vimeo video](https://player.vimeo.com/video/1093106854?title=0\&byline=0\&portrait=0\&color=ffeb0f)