How to add chat overlay to streamlabs obs

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You must set hotkeys for the Game Overlay in the Hotkeys settings menu in order to toggle the overlay on and off and into and out of positioning mode.You can change the Opacity of the overlay to make it more or less opaque.Use 'Toggle Positioning Mode' in order to move the components and place them in the desired position on your screen.In this menu you need to enable the in-game overlay and whether you want the recent events and/or chat to show on the overlay.From the settings tab navigate to 'Game Overlay'.Open Streamlabs Desktop and navigate to the settings tab in the top right corner.It will not work with a game in fullscreen mode. *Please note that you must run your game in borderless-windowed or windowed-fullscreen mode in order for this feature to work. This guide will detail how to set up this feature and use it while streaming. This feature allows you to stream with one monitor while also keeping an eye on your chat and recent events. The new Streamlabs Desktop Game Overlay feature allows you to apply a toggle-able overlay of your recent events and chat on top of your game or activity.

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