Sometimes the support team asks you to send a screen recording to illustrate a problem you've encountered or an operation you've performed. In this article, we've put together a guide on how to do this on different devices.
Windows
To make a screen recording you can use any app you like. Here are some guides that can work, but it depends on the brand of your device.
1. How to screen record in Clipchamp
2. Screen Recording With Snipping Tool (for Windows 11)
If you have Windows 11, the Snipping Tool has a screen recording option that lets you draw a box around just that portion of the desktop you want to capture. This could be a particular window or, if you're trying to make a tutorial about using the Start Menu, it could be just the area that that menu takes up. However, if your app's window might move around or take up the full screen, you can just draw a box around the entire desktop.
To screen record with Windows 11's Snipping Tool, follow these steps:
- Launch Snipping Tool. The easiest way to do this is by hitting Windows + Shift + S. This will skip loading the Snipping Tool's main window and take you straight to the part where you can click a button to begin recording.
- Click the video camera icon to enable screen recording mode (if it's not enabled already).
- Draw a box around the portion of the screen you wish to capture. If it's the whole screen, draw a box around the entire desktop. If it's a window, draw around that window.
- Mute or unmute the microphone and system sounds by clicking them. If you want to record yourself talking, obviously keep the mic on.
- Click the Start recording button.
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You'll see a countdown and then the Snipping Tool starts screen recording.
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Click Stop to stop the recording or Pause to pause it temporarily.
- Once you have stopped your screen recording, you will see a preview window where you can play back the video you just created.
- Click the Save button or hit CTRL + S to save your screen recording as an MP4 file. That is the only file format it supports
MacOS
You can use Screenshot or QuickTime player to make a video recording of the entire screen or just a selected portion of it.
Use the Screenshot toolbar
To view the Screenshot toolbar, press these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 5. You will see on-screen controls for recording the entire screen, recording a selected portion of the screen, or capturing a still image of your screen:
Use QuickTime Player
1. Open QuickTime Player from your Applications folder, then choose File > New Screen Recording from the menu bar.
- If you see the on-screen controls described above, follow those steps.
- If you see the Screen Recording window described below, follow those steps.
2. Before starting your recording, you can click the arrow next to the Record button to change the recording settings:
- To record your voice or other audio with the screen recording, choose a microphone. To monitor that audio during recording, adjust the volume slider. If you get audio feedback, lower the volume or use headphones with a microphone.
- To show a black circle around your pointer when you click, choose Show Mouse Clicks in Recording.
3. To start recording, click the Record button and then take one of these actions:
- Click anywhere on the screen to begin recording the entire screen.
- Or drag to select an area to record, then click Start Recording within that area.
4. To stop recording, click the Stop button in the menu bar, or press Command-Control-Esc (Escape).
5. After you stop recording, QuickTime Player automatically opens the recording. You can now play, edit, or share the recording.
Learn more: Apple Support site
Android
There are a lot of free apps for screen recording in Play market, you can choose the best for you and record your screen.
Some models of Android devices have embedded screen recording option, it depends on the brand and the model of your phone.
IOS
How to record your screen
- Go to Settings > Control Center, then tap the Add button next to Screen Recording.
- Open Control Center on your iPhone, or on your iPad.
- Tap the gray Record button , then wait for the three-second countdown.
- Exit Control Center to record your screen.
- To stop recording, tap the Screen Recording at the top of your screen, then tap the Stop . Or open Control Center and tap the .
Go to the Photos app and select your screen recording.
Learn more: Apple Support site