The two options left to choose are whether you want to record microphone audio as well as your mouse pointer, when you’re ready to record click “Record”. Once you’ve chosen which area of the screen you’re wanting to record, you’ll see this area highlighted with a red dashed line.
In the ribbon there are a few different recording options, you’ll want to select the “Screen Recording” button – this will then hide PowerPoint and bring up an overlay where you can set your recording settings.Ĭlick “Select Area” and drag over the area of your screen that you want to record, if you want to record your entire screen simply drag from the top left to the bottom right of your screen. To record your screen using PowerPoint, create a blank presentation and then select the “Record” tab on the ribbon bar. Microsoft PowerPoint features user-friendly recording settings with added flexibility. I imagine this could be useful in a business setting where you may not be able to install additional screen recording software onto a computer but have access to PowerPoint. You may think that PowerPoint is solely for creating slideshows and presentations, however it features a fully-fledged screen recorder that allows you to record a portion of or your entire screen. It’s worth noting that Xbox Game Bar cannot record the desktop or File Explorer and can only record the application you had active at the start of the recording, this is a downside of this method as it may not record pop-up windows but luckily there are some alternative solutions for recording your entire screen. When you’ve finished recording, click the Stop button on the Capture pop-up, your recording will be saved to the Captures folder in your user Videos folder. Once you’ve decided if you want to keep your microphone muted or on – which can be handy for a voiceover, just click the “Start recorded” button to begin your recording. Xbox Game Bar is straightforward to use but comes with limitations.įrom the capture window, you can do a few things – such as taking a screenshot, enabling your microphone, and most importantly recording the application window you are currently using. This can be opened by clicking the “Capture” button or by finding it in the Widgets Menu. If you’ve not used Game Bar before there will likely be a default layout that pops up, however our focus is on the Capture window.
Xbox Game Bar can be found and opened from the start menu or by pressing Win+G on your keyboard, this will then bring up the Game Bar overlay. Despite having the word Xbox in the name, you can use this to record most applications on a Windows computer, not just games, and Xbox Game Bar is included on Windows 10 and 11 so there’s no need to install additional software. Firstly, let’s take a look at Xbox Game Bar – this allows you to record an application window on your computer.
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