How to Record Your MacBook's Screen

Recording your screen on a MacBook can be a useful tool for capturing online videos, streams, or games. The built-in QuickTime Player application makes it easy to record your screen without any additional software. Here's how to do it.

To capture a particular area of your screen, simply drag your cursor to define the boundary instead of clicking on it. If you have multiple displays, click on the display that you want to record. To start recording, left-click anywhere on your screen. The red recording icon will appear, and the QuickTime window will minimize automatically.

Once you've adjusted all the settings, you can begin screen recording on your Mac. You'll find a volume meter attached to the microphone option, which you can use to adjust the sound levels of your recording. To record audio, click on the bottom arrow on the right side of the red record icon to make all options visible.

You may also use the shortcut Ctrl+Command+N to launch the application and start a new recording. From there, go to File in the menu and select New Recording (ignoring any Finder popup window that may appear).

It's worth noting that you cannot screen record with QuickTime 7 or 7 Pro. For effective screen recording on Mac, you must use QuickTime 10 or higher version. Open QuickTime Player from Launchpad, Spotlight, or the Applications folder to get started.

Although it's an efficient tool for capturing your screen, your recording might lag depending on your system configuration. If you're using external software and still experiencing issues like lag, it's time to go back to your in-built recorder.

With these simple steps, you can easily record your MacBook's screen without any hassle.

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