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Camtasia Studio Video Tutorial

Record the Screen

Choose to record applications, your computer’s desktop, Web sites, and much more. Camtasia Recorder captures cursor movements, menu selections, pop-up windows, layered windows, typing, and anything else you see on the screen.

To record the screen

1. Open Camtasia Studio.
2. In the Task List, click Make a recording.
   
3. Camtasia Recorder appears. To record audio, check the Audio option.
4. To record a web camera, check the Camera option.
5. Click the Select area to record button or press <F9>. Camtasia Recorder minimizes and the selection crosshairs appear.
   
6. To select a region, click and drag with the mouse cursor.
   
7. To select a window or application, hover the mouse cursor over the window or application in focus. Click the mouse cursor, when a green border appears around the window or application.
   
8. The recording area is highlighted and the Camtasia Recorder Selection Area options appear. If you are recording an application or window, check the Lock to application option to lock the recording area to the active window.
   
9. To enter custom dimensions, select any of the following:
   • Enter custom dimensions in pixels into the Width and Height fields.
   • Select a Recent Area from the Preset Sizes dropdown.
     
   • Click and drag on the handles of the recording area to change the dimensions.
10. Click the Record button or press <F9> to begin recording.