Screen recordings can be so helpful. I find myself making them at least once a month to show a colleague how something is done. It is also helpful to record directions for students especially when teaching a new skill. It's much easier to have students refer back to a video of me instead of repeating myself over and over during the same period. The easiest way to open the screen recording tool is to locate the box that says "Tell me what you want to do" and type in screen recording.
Once you click on Insert Screen Recording, PowerPoint will minimize that the following box will appear.
You will want to click on select area and highlight the area you want to record. You can choose to record part or all of the screen. You can then select or deselect Audio depending on if you want audio also recorded. If the box is gray, then it is selected. You can do the same for Record Pointer. Once you are ready click on the red Record button. You will get a 3-2-1 countdown and then your recording will start. The box will disappear and your screen will be recorded. When you are done with your recording you can either move your mouse up to the top of the screen and the box will appear again for you to stop the recording. You can also press the windows button, shift and Q at the same time to stop the recording.
The recording will now appear on a side of your PowerPoint presentation. You can right click on it to save the video, but you also have the option to do some editing.
I hope this helps you in your screen recording endeavors. Leave a comment if there is something else that you would like to learn about.
