This is obviously geared for the Mac and with newer MacOS releases, but if you’re using an older Mac, you can still record your screen too, you’ll just need to use QuickTime to do it. One other trick that’s useful to know if you hit the Command + Shift + 5 combo to bring up the screen recording and screenshot toolbar but decide you don’t need it, you can close that toolbar by pressing the (X) button in the toolbar itself, by hitting the Escape key, or by hitting Command + Period. You’ll also find some other nifty settings for screenshots in that Options menu, including the ability to toggle thumbnails on and off, whether or not to show the mouse cursor in screen recordings and shots, a timer delay to start the recording, and more. You can also preemptively change where a recording is saved by pressing Command + Shift + 5 on your keyboard and then clicking “Options”. Right-click (or control + click) the preview that appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen immediately after ending the recording, and you’ll find sharing options available. If you’d like to share, delete, or edit the screen recording you can do so easily.

The recording will automatically be saved to your Desktop and can then be shared, edited, or archived accordingly.

Click the “Stop” button in the Menu bar once you have finished your recording.

Selecting Record Selected Portion” will allow you to drag a window to occupy the area of the screen that you need to record.

Selecting the former will immediately begin the screen recording.

You have two choices for screen recordings click “Record Entire Screen” or “Record Selected Portion”.

Press Command + Shift + 5 on your keyboard to open the screenshot / screen recording toolbar.

You do it the exact same way, too, with the help of keystrokes. Much like taking a screenshot, recording your screen is a simple affair that starts by launching the screenshot toolbar.

But if all you’re doing is recording what happens on your screen so you can show someone else – whether for support or your social media fam – the built-in screen recorder has you covered. Sure, if you need to do any fancy editing or add any whizbang effects, you’re probably going to need to look elsewhere.

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