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Hotkeys allow you to control recording process the application using keyboard shortcuts when Screenbits is minimized or not in foreground. This helps you use Screenbits without having its user interface included in the recorded video. Default hotkeys for recording actions are defined Hotkeys work even when the application is minimized or not in the following table:foreground.
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! Description
|-
|RecordStart /Stoprecording
|F10
|Starts recording or stops it if it's already started.
|-
|Pause/Resumerecording
|Shift+F10
|Paused Pauses recording or resumes it if it's already paused.|-|Screenshot|ALT+F10|Captures a screenshot |-|Compact View|(none)|Switches to [[Compact_view|Compact view]] or back to the default view|-|Area Selection|(none)|Opens area selection tool to select an area from the screen|-|Draw on Screen|(none)|Turns [[Draw_on_screen|Draw on screen]] on/off|-|Drawing tool / Pointer|(none)|Toggles between the drawing tool and pointer modes when using Draw on screen feature
|-
|SelectorMode → ''X''
|(none)
|Opens the all-in-one selector Switches to select a region from the screen.[[Capture_mode|capture mode]] ''X''
|}
=== Custom hotkeys ===
In order to choose assign a different hotkey for an action:
#Select '''Settings''' from '''Menu''' to open ''Settings''.
#Click '''Hotkeys''' from the side bar to open ''Hotkeys'' settings.
#Hold the desired keys down on your keyboard so the combination appear in the box.
Notes:*Note: Not all the key combinations are valid for a hotkey. You need to enter a valid key combination for each action to work.*Note 2: Another application might have already registered a hotkey which makes it not usable unusable for Screenbits.*Use delete (Del) key to clear a hotkey for an action.