Screen Recording Basics: Recording Your Screen

Capturing your Screen is at the heart of creating screencast videos. To do it well, you'll need know what to do before you hit record and how to make sure your capture exactly what you want. This course will dig into capturing your screen recording.

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About this course

In this course, we'll cover the fundamentals of setting up and recording your screen. While you can just select and area and start recording, to make a screencast that is going to serve your purposes well there are a few steps that will help you prep. Specifically, you'll learn how to set-up your computer, desktop, and applications for the best results. We'll give you tips on how to make sure your screen resolution works best for your recording and provides you with a clear recording. We'll also walk through the steps and tips for recording the best video possible. And finally, we'll take a look at the process of recording PowerPoint presentations specifically. 

Curriculum14 min

  • What To Do Before You Hit Record 4 min
  • Tips for Getting Clear Screen Recordings 3 min
  • How to Successfully Record Your Screen 4 min
  • Recording PowerPoint Successfully 2 min
  • Once You're Finished
  • What's Next? Next Course & Other Options

About this course

In this course, we'll cover the fundamentals of setting up and recording your screen. While you can just select and area and start recording, to make a screencast that is going to serve your purposes well there are a few steps that will help you prep. Specifically, you'll learn how to set-up your computer, desktop, and applications for the best results. We'll give you tips on how to make sure your screen resolution works best for your recording and provides you with a clear recording. We'll also walk through the steps and tips for recording the best video possible. And finally, we'll take a look at the process of recording PowerPoint presentations specifically. 

Curriculum14 min

  • What To Do Before You Hit Record 4 min
  • Tips for Getting Clear Screen Recordings 3 min
  • How to Successfully Record Your Screen 4 min
  • Recording PowerPoint Successfully 2 min
  • Once You're Finished
  • What's Next? Next Course & Other Options