What is the keyboard shortcut to start a screen recording (not open it)?
You can open up screen recording on a Mac with Cmd + Shift + 5. You can stop a recording with Cmd + Ctrl + Esc. What is the keyboard shortcut (hotkey) to start recording?
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Mac keyboard shortcuts - Apple Support
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Most of those should be first across timeline.
[Since I've no use of recording, be my guest!]
A button appears in QuickTime to start recording.
Use QuickTime Player(?)
- Open QuickTime Player from your Applications folder, then choose
- File > New Screen Recording from the menu bar. You will then see either the onscreen controls described above or the Screen Recording window described below.
- 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.
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.
- To stop recording, click the Stop button
in the menu bar, or press Command-Control-Esc (Escape). - After you stop recording, QuickTime Player automatically opens the recording. You can now play, edit, or share the recording.
How to record the screen on your Mac - Apple Support
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