You can change the size and opacity of the cursor that was creating inside of Camtasia in the Properties panel.
Select Cursor Effects and then select one of the three cursor options (Highlight, Magnify, and SpotLight).
The Cursor Effect is only applied to the cursor graphic in the clip.
The Cursor effect is initial applied to the entire clip. However, you adjust the starting and ending points in the timeline in the effect tray.
You can use the left and right click effects to AUTOMATICALLY recognize what mouse button was clicked. Small dots will appear on the effect bar where clicks occur. You may want to change the color of the highlight for the right and left click.
If you are creating a tutorial based on a mobile device, you can use the Gesture effects to indicate where the gestures are occurring.
Cursor Effects include:
Cursor Smoothing
Highlight
Magnify
Spotlight
Cursor Smoothing
Cursor Smoothing takes the cursor's movement in a screen recording and turns it into a smooth line, from one point to the next.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Cursor Smoothing effect only works with screen recording that contains cursor data.
You can drag-and-drop multiple cursors Smoothing from the Cursor Effects tab and add them to a single clip and then resize and reposition the effect in the Effect tray at the bottom of the clip. You can also adjust the cursor duration, delay, Easing and detect cursor pauses in the Properties panel by first clicking the Cursor Effect tray at the bottom of the clip.
When the detect cursor pause is checked, Camtasia will detect if the cursor is paused for one second or longer and uses that as a stopping point on the cursor path. If it is not selected, the cursor will only stop when something is clicked. That's why it is essential to make a conscious effort not to move your cursor once you are over your target element (e.g., button).
PRO TIP: Pause over a button for a second before you click it to give the user a "hint" to what you are about to click