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Convert an image into an interactive element

Updated Jul 30, 2026

Convert an image into an interactive element

Overview​

Some captured elements come in as flat images — icons rendered as SVG-backed images, sprite-sheet buttons, or brand marks where the underlying page uses a single image instead of HTML text. Image → Interactive Element lets you convert one of those flat images into an interactive element inside Walnut, so you can:

  • Click-target it with hotspots and guide steps
  • Edit its properties like any other Walnut element
  • Personalize per-node text or styling

This is especially useful when the customer-facing UI you captured leans on images for what would otherwise be a real HTML button or badge.

Before You Start​

  • The feature is being rolled out gradually. If you don't see the option in the editor's right-click menu on an image, it isn't enabled for your workspace yet — reach out to your Walnut CSM.
  • Only image elements are convertible; text and existing interactive elements are unaffected.

Convert an Image​

  1. Open the demo in the editor.
  2. Right-click the image you want to make interactive.
  3. Choose Convert to interactive element from the menu.
  4. Walnut replaces the flat image with an interactive element in the same position. You can now:
    • Add a hotspot, click-catcher, or guide step on it
    • Edit its background, size, or other element-level styling
  5. Publish the demo when you're happy with the result.

The original screen capture isn't destroyed — Walnut layers the interactive element on top so the underlying capture stays intact for later re-conversion.

FAQs​

Does the conversion change how the demo looks?​

No. The interactive element inherits the image's position and size, so the visual is unchanged. Only the editability changes.

Can I revert an image back to a flat element?​

The conversion is scoped to the storyline, so undoing the edit in the editor rolls it back. Longer-term reverts follow standard demo edit history.

Does this work on any image?​

It works on captured <img> elements and CSS-backed image nodes. If the source is text styled to look like a button, use standard text editing instead.

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