To begin recording, click the Record button or press Shift+F9 (Windows) or Command+Shift+Space (Mac).Microphone audio: Record the audio from your computer’s built-in microphone or from a connected USB microphone.System Audio: Record the sound from your computer such as application alerts or the audio playing from your computer speakers.Click the dropdown to select the camera device and Picture-in-Picture or Fullscreen webcam options. Webcam: Record live video from the connected or built-in webcam.Click a button on the toolbar to turn the option on or off before or during recording. Press G to show the video selection guidelines while selecting an area to record. To move the selected area on the screen, click within the highlighted area and drag the selection to the desired location.

To enter a specific size, type the dimensions in pixels into the Width and Height fields.

Drag the handles to adjust the selection.

To edit the selected area, complete any of the following:.

For more information about selecting the recording area, see Recording Dimensions (Resolution). Click and drag to select the area to record on the screen or click the Fullscreen button to select the entire screen.

Click the Capture button or press Print Screen (Windows) or Control+Shift+C (Mac).

To learn about the settings on this tab, see Video Capture Settings.

In the Capture window, select the Video tab.

Highlight important information on your screen as you record with Screen Draw.

Record and narrate a set of images with the Create Video from Images option.

Record a presentation with Picture-in-Picture video of the speaker.

Record a demonstration or a how-to video.

You can choose to record microphone audio, system audio, and a webcam. When a screenshot isn’t enough, record a video of the screen as an MP4 file.

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