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| My Screen Recorder: Recording a Desktop Section |
Recording a Desktop Section
To record a video of a section of the desktop:
- On the File menu, select Region and click Rectangle.
- On the File menu, click Record to start recording. My Screen Recorder minimizes itself before the recording is started. You can also use the keyboard shortcut to start recording. By default, this key is F8.
- The mouse pointer changes to a cross hair. Drag a rectangle around the region of the desktop that you want to record. The minimum size of the rectangle that you specify by dragging the mouse is 50 X 50. Recording starts immediately after the mouse button is released. During recording, the My Screen Recorder icon in the Windows Display Area flashes.
- Work with your computer. All desktop activities are recorded in the background.
- There are two ways to pause the recording:
- Use the keyboard shortcut for pausing recordings. By default, this key is F8.
- The My Screen Recorder icon is placed in the system tray by default. Right-click the icon and select Pause Recording.
- After pausing the recording, you can resume recording using:
- When you have completed your work, you can use these two methods to stop the recording:
- The keyboard shortcut for stopping recordings. By default, this key is F9.
- The My Screen Recorder icon is placed in the system tray by default. Right-click it and select Stop Recording.
- After the recording is complete (stopped), the video and audio are merged. You are given the chance to name the recording file. By default, it is saved in the current Folder Shortcut. You can click the Browse button and save it to any folder. If you save to a folder that is not a Shortcut, that folder will be added to the Recent Folder Shortcuts list at the left of the window.
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