# A checklist that ticks off each step as you say it

> Ask the Tella Agent in the Tella editor for an animated checklist over your recording, and Tella Motion draws a checkmark on each item as you finish talking about it. Name the items or let it take them from what you say. Items stay editable text, so you can reword one or change colors later.

Page: https://www.tella.com/motion/animated-checklist · Part of Tella Motion (https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)

## How do I make an animated checklist that checks off each item as I talk?

Ask the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) in the Tella editor for an animated checklist over your recording, and [Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion) draws a checkmark on each item as you finish talking about it. Name the items or let it take them from what you say. Items stay editable text, so you can reword one or change colors later.

## Prompt to start from

```text
Add a checklist on the right side with five setup steps I name, faded at first. As I finish each one, draw a green checkmark and brighten its text. Keep it clear of my face and hold the list two seconds after the last step.
```

## More prompts

### Customer onboarding

```text
Show a checklist titled 'Get your workspace ready': Invite your team, Connect your calendar, Pick a template, Turn on notifications. Check each item when I say it's done. White text on a dark navy card, teal accent.
```

### Admin setup walkthrough

```text
While I configure single sign-on, keep a small checklist in the top right: Add identity provider, Upload certificate, Map user groups, Test sign-in. Check each one when I say it's done. Don't cover the settings panel.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. In the Tella editor, open the Tella Agent chat (Shift + S).
2. List the items, or ask it to pull the steps from your transcript.
3. Say where the list sits, how checkmarks look and when each appears.
4. Watch the preview and ask for changes, like "check it a beat later."

## Good to know

- Available to everyone: through the Tella Agent on a paid plan or the 7-day trial, or through Claude or ChatGPT on any plan.
- Timing to your words needs a recorded clip with speech. A standalone Tella Motion clip times checkmarks in seconds instead.
- Tella Motion builds graphics from text, shapes, paths and media you add. It does not generate footage.
- A checklist can play as an overlay, full-frame b-roll, or its own Tella Motion clip.

## Questions people ask

### How does Tella Motion draw the checkmark?

Tella Motion makes the checkmark a path shape and reveals it with a trim path effect, so it looks drawn on. Ask the Tella Agent to make the stroke faster, slower or a different color.

### Can the checklist sit next to my screen recording without covering it?

Yes. Tell the Tella Agent which corner or side to use and how large to make the list. If it covers something you're showing in Tella, ask it to move or shrink the list.

### Can Claude or ChatGPT build the checklist instead?

Yes. [Claude](https://claude.ai/directory/tella) or [ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a7026f78434819186579d93d20ab38b?open_in_app) connected to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) gets the same Tella Motion tools as the Tella Agent. The checklist appears in your Tella editor as it builds.

## Related

- [Show new customers their first steps in your app](https://www.tella.com/auto-capture/customer-onboarding-video.md): Film a new customer's first steps in your app.
- [Release videos with animated bullets for each feature](https://www.tella.com/agent/animated-bullet-points-video.md): Each new feature animated in, one bullet at a time.
- [Show admins how to set up SSO without filming it](https://www.tella.com/auto-capture/admin-setup-walkthrough-video.md): Show admins how to set up SSO and other settings.
- [Create motion graphics with Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)
- [Add motion graphics over your recording](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion#add-motion-graphics-over-your-recording)
- [Edit with the Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/edit-with-the-tella-agent)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)