DOCSTOOLS: RECORDING A WORK ITEM - SCREENSHOT APP (MACOS)

Tools: Recording a Work Item - Screenshot App (MacOS)

If you are on Mac, here's how you can set up the inbuilt Screenshots App to get your videos processed by YakShaver!

Setting up the Screenshot App

  1. ⚠️ IMPORTANT: YakShaver | Type OFF in the YakShaver Teams bot. This will prevent old videos from being processed.
  2. In your OneDrive Recordings' folder, create a new Folder called ScreenshotApp, i.e. OneDrive\Recordings\ScreenshotApp
  3. Screenshot App | Press CMD + Shift + 5 to open the Screenshot App
  4. Screenshot App | Options
    1. Save to | Select "Other Location", and choose the ScreenshotApp folder you created earlier
    2. Microphone | Select the correct input
  5. YakShaver | Type ON in the YakShaver Teams bot.

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Figure: Ensure that the right folder and microphone are selected

Recording a video

  1. Press CMD + Shift + 5 to open the Screenshot App
  2. Screenshot App | Select your recording window and record
  3. When done, stop the recording and wait for YakShaver to process the video

πŸ’‘ Hint: You can also use other shortcuts (CMD + Shift + (3/4/6)) to immediately start recording.

πŸ“„ Note: Wait a few seconds after the countdown for the start of the recording, as the first few seconds will get cut.

Last Updated: 27 January 2025