Record the screen

Screenshots work great, but sometimes a quick how-to video can create a more powerful message. Using Microsoft Stream, yous tin create short screen recordings of up to 15 minutes, including your camera and microphone, without any boosted software.

Important:To tape your screen, y'all must use the latest Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome on Windows x or macOS. Learn about supported browsers and limitations.

Get started

Select Create > Record screen in Microsoft Stream
When prompted past your browser, select Let Microsoft Stream to utilize your camera and microphone.
If you select Block, your camera and microphone volition exist disabled. To enable them, click lock icon in your browser's address bar and select Let next to the advisable device.
Select the Webcam icon or Microphone icon to set upward your photographic camera and microphone. If you lot're using a USB camera or microphone, make sure it's plugged in and select it from the bill of fare. You can also turn off your camera and microphone if you don't wish to include them in your recording.
You're now set up to get-go recording!
Select which photographic camera and microphone you desire to use. The illustrations in each dropdown listing volition update when you choose your preferred camera and microphone.

Record the screen

Note:If you accept elected to share sound, the microphone will pick upward whatever sounds or background noise, such as typing. If y'all take elected to share your camera, the webcam will pick up any physical movement, even when you've minimized the recording.

Select the Tape button to start recording.
Select which content from your screen you wish to share—your entire screen, an application window, or browser tab—and so clickShare. To include audio from your computer in the recording, select the checkbox Share audio.
If you're using macOS Catalina, you may need to ready upwards screen recording permissions in System Preferences. Learn more about macOS Catalina permissions.
Expect until the countdown for the recording to begin. Once you begin, the timer will evidence the time limit.
You lot tin now switch to the application or window you lot wish to tape.
When you're finished recording, or if yous want to take a break, switch back to the Microsoft Stream screen recorder tab in your browser. If you demand to do other work while recording, switch to some other window. If you demand to take whatever action during the recording, you need to come dorsum to the screen you're recording.
Select the Intermission icon to pause recording the screen, audio, and camera at any time. Select the Play icon to Resume.
When you lot're finished, select Next to review your recording.

Review the recording

On this page, select the Play push button to review the recording. SelectRecord again if you're not satisfied and want to try once more.
When y'all're satisfied with your recording, select Upload to Stream to continue to the next pace.

Annotation:If you want to trim the video, y'all can exercise and so afterward uploading and processing the recording.

Upload screen recording

After you've recorded the screen, you volition have a file to do with what you lot like. Upload it to a favorite Stream channel or e-mail it to a co-worker.

On the Upload to Stream page, your video will offset uploading to Stream. While you wait, you can:
- Monitor the uploading progress
- Fill up in the video name, description, and language in the details section
- When published, anybody in your visitor will accept permission to view your video. To make the video visible but to yourself, deselect this checkbox:Allow everyone in your company to watch this video
- To set custom permissions, groups, channels, and other options, click Update video details
After the upload is complete, you lot tin can either publish or relieve, as follows:

a. ClickPublish. Your video is now ready! Select Go to Video to go to the video page on Stream and watch or share your video. After processing is complete, you can also trim your video by selecting theMore actions menu , then clickTrim video.

b. ClickSave equally draft if you're non nonetheless ready to publish your video. Your video will exist saved to My Content > Videos in Stream, from where you can publish it at whatsoever fourth dimension.