Now, drag the yellow edges and trim the two ends of the video. Trim the screen recording: Click the left-most icon at the top right. How to trim, share, save, and delete the screen recording #Īfter you stop the screen recording, its thumbnail appears for a few seconds in the lower right. Enabling Show Mouse Clicks will show a round highlight in the screen recording when there is a mouse click. Remember Last Selection applies the same options the next time you use the Screenshot toolbar.

If you do not want this, uncheck Show Floating Thumbnail. Other Options: After taking a screenshot or screen recording, you see a preview thumbnail in the lower right of the screen. Microphone: If you want external sound, select Built-in Microphone (or one of the available mics).

After clicking record, the screen recording will begin after the set timer.

It lets you set a timer of 5 or 10 seconds. Click Other Locations to set a custom location. Save to: It lets you choose where you want the final recorded screen video file. When you click Options, it presents you with a few possibilities. Different record settings in the Screenshot toolbar # Now, before seeing the next method, let us talk about the Options in the Screenshot toolbar. This is how you can quickly record your Mac screen. How to record the screen using the Screenshot toolbar Different record settings in the Screenshot toolbar How to trim, share, save, and delete the screen recording Record Mac’s screen using QuickTime Player How to record the screen using the Screenshot toolbar #

Note: If your Mac has macOS High Sierra or older, you can record the screen using QuickTime Player. The steps below apply to all Macs, from desktops like iMac, Mac mini to notebooks like MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.

Quicktime screen recording