# Truly Invisible Hotspots **URL:** \ **Category:** General Help\ **Created:** [July 26, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/truly-invisible-hotspots/1219 "2021-07-26T16:02:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jeremym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@Jeremym](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/Jeremym)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/truly-invisible-hotspots/1219/1 "2021-07-26T16:02:20Z")
Is it possible to convert the background (pulsating) colour of an invisible hotspot to transparent and to increase the size of the hotspot. I have an image with four areas I want the learner to identify. I don’t want to give the game away with a pulsating background and I would like to enlarge the hotspot area so the user can click in a larger area corresponding with the size of my items. Thanks Jeremy ---
**Author:** ![hbailey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.evolveauthoring.com/hbailey/32/603_2.png) [@hbailey](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/hbailey)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/truly-invisible-hotspots/1219/2 "2021-07-26T17:37:54Z")
Hi jeremy, So you may want to consider using Infographic or Simulation instead for that sort of thing, but if you want to stick with Hotgraphic there is a way - I had a play and I came up with a solution. Set your hotspot type to Text In the Hotspot Text field, enter some spaces or type a word to create a label for your hotspot. Position it where you want. Under Appearance menu, where it says “Use Hotspot Colours?” - change this to Use Hotspot colours. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/evolveauthoring/original/1X/82eb126b57c10dfa7755885b37ed01b43f3cca37.png) Leave all the colours unchosen. Finally back in your Hotspot item, set the Text Hotspot Styles to a large number to make it the size you want it to be, then next to it, amend the colour and change it to transparent (pick any colour then turn the A channel down to 0. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/evolveauthoring/original/1X/3bbda122220cba91f0a2b7c0beeb5b6dac6f8320.png) This is my result (i have turned the alpha up a bit so you can see the outcome, but if I set the alpha to 0 it disappears and the hotspot is just a blank area the same size as the words “LABEL1”. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/evolveauthoring/original/1X/1c50a35c26c3f6456a4c304308be4b5a0c3e0248.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jeremym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@Jeremym](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/Jeremym)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/truly-invisible-hotspots/1219/3 "2021-07-27T06:32:50Z")
Thanks Helen, I’ll give this one a go - it sounds the type of solution I was imagining. I might also try the Infographic route - an opportunity to try a new component!. I find simulations a bit daunting - so many variables and conditional formatting. J ---
**Author:** ![hbailey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.evolveauthoring.com/hbailey/32/603_2.png) [@hbailey](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/hbailey)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 7:47am UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/truly-invisible-hotspots/1219/4 "2021-07-27T07:47:44Z")
Let me know how you get on! Our September webinar will be all about Infographics and Simulations - keep an eye out for news of it’s scheduling! ---
**Author:** ![Jeremym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@Jeremym](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/Jeremym)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 8:03am UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/truly-invisible-hotspots/1219/5 "2021-07-27T08:03:18Z")
Great to know Helen. I’ll definitely sign up.