Please find the steps to harness the screen-recording function backed into the operating system that can be used for recording a Google Hangout Meet session or any full-screen application without relying on third-party tools like Snagit or ShareX.
Microsoft Windows 10
Xbox Game Bar is built into Windows 10 so you can capture videos and screenshots of your applications and games. While you're in an application, Press the Windows logo key + G on your keyboard to open Xbox Game Bar.
- Select Record from now (the circle) to start a clip, then Stop recording (the square) to end it.
- For full-screen applications, use Windows logo key + Alt + R to start and stop recording.
- To view a clip, go to This PC > Videos > Captures.
Note: If you are facing any difficulty while recording audio then, go to Start > Settings > Privacy > Microphone > Turn ‘Xbox Game Bar’ On to provide Xbox Game Bar the permission to access your microphone.
Apple macOS Mojave 10.14/Catalina 10.15
- On your Mac, press Shift + Command + 5 to open Screenshot and display the tools.
- Click a tool to use to select what you want to capture or record as well as enable the MacBook Pro/Air Microphone.
Note: It is mandatory to change the microphone option to record with audio.
For a portion of the screen, drag the frame to reposition it or drag its edges to adjust the size of the area you want to capture or record.
Tool Description
Record the entire screen
Record a portion of the screen - Click Options if you want.
- Start the screen recording:
- For recordings: Click Record. To stop recording, click the Stop Recording button in the menu bar. When the Show Floating Thumbnail option is set, you can do any of the following while the thumbnail is briefly displayed in the bottom-right corner of the screen:·
- Swipe right to immediately save the file and make it disappear.
- Drag the thumbnail into a document, an email, a note, or a Finder window.
- Click the thumbnail to open a window where you can trim the recording, or share it.
Depending on where you chose to save the recording, an app may open.