== General ==Configure the application from ''Settings'' window. To open ''Settings'', select '''Settings''' from '''Menu''' on the top-left side of [[Getting_started#Application_window|application window]].
=== Startup ===
To make Screenbits launch on Windows startup:
#Select '''Settings''' from '''RecordMenu''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog.
#Click '''General''' from the side bar to open ''General'' settings.
#Turn '''Launch on startup''' switch on.
Note: This option is only available in Microsoft Store version of the application.
=== Task Bar ===
To make Screenbits minimize automatically when recording starts:
#Select '''Settings''' from '''RecordMenu''' menu to open ''Settings dialog''. #Click '''General''' from the side bar to open ''General'' settings.
#Turn '''Minimize when recording starts''' switch on.
Note: While To hide Screenbits is minimized, you can still interact with it through ''Notification Area'' icon. To make Screenbits minimize to notification area:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open Settings dialog. #Turn '''Minimize to notification area''' switch on. == Recorder ===== Output Folder ===Recorded videos are saved in ''Screenbits'' folder under the ''Videos'' folder by default. To change the output folder:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open Settings dialog. #Click '''Browse...''' button from ''General'' tab under ''Output'' section. #Select the folder you want to save videos into. Note: Make sure your user account has write access to the selected folder and also the folder is in a storage device/drive with enough free space. === Output File ===You can enter file name for the output file that is created by ''Screenbits''. File name may include one or more of the following placeholders: {|class="wikitable"! style="text-align:left;"| Symbol! Meaning! Example|-|$Y|Year|2017|-|$M|Month|05|-|$D|Day|10|-|$H|Hour|03|-|$N|Minute|55|-|$S|Second|20|} Default file name is '''$Y-$M-$D_$H$N$S'''. When a recording process starts, Screenbits will replace the placeholders in the file name with their actual values so using the default file name, output file name for a recording process that started at 14/05/2017 00:48:49 will be '''2017-05-14_004849.mp4'''. If a file with the same name already exist, an underscore followed by a number will be added to the end of the name to make it unique. (e.g. 2017-05-14_004849_0001.mp4) To use a different name for output files:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open Settings dialog. #Enter the desired name in front of ''File Name'' field. Optionally you can use one or more placeholders in the file name.#Click '''OK''' to close ''Settings'' dialog. == Hotkeys ==Hotkeys allow you to control recording process using keyboard shortcuts taskbar when Screenbits is minimized or not in foreground. This helps you use Screenbits without having its user interface included in the recorded video. Default hot keys for recording actions are defined in the following table: {|class="wikitable"! style="text-align:left;"| Action! Default Shortcut|-|Record/Stop|F10|-|Pause/Resume|Shift+F10|} === Custom hotkeys ===In order to choose a different shortcut for an action:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog.#Under ''Hotkeys'' section in ''Recording'' tab, click one of the boxes to change its shortcut.#Hold the desired keys so it appears in the box.#Click '''OK''' to close ''Settings'' dialog. Note: you need to enter a valid key combination for each action to work. == Desktop and Pointer ==Screenbits can add mouse pointer and watermark image/text to the output video. === Mouse Pointer ===To render pointer over the output videominimizes:#Select '''Settings''' from '''RecordMenu''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #From ''Pointer'' section under the ''Overlay'' tab, check ''Show mouse pointer''' check box.#Click '''OK''' to close ''Settings'' dialog. Note: Pointer can also get highlighted by selecting '''Highlight''' check box. == Watermark ==To add a watermark image to the output video:#Select '''SettingsGeneral''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #From ''Watermark'' section under the ''Overlay'' tab, check '''Show watermark''' check box.#Click '''Image''' radio button to enable image overlay.#Click '''Browse...''' button and select the image file for the watermark.#Click '''OK''' to close ''Settings'' dialog. To add a watermark text to the output video:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu side bar to open ''SettingsGeneral'' dialogsettings. #From ''Watermark'Turn ' section under the ''Overlay'' tab, check '''Show watermark''' check box.#Click '''Text''' radio button to enable text overlay.#Enter the desired text in the text box under the '''Show watermark''' check box.#Click '''OK''' to close ''Settings'' dialog. Note: You can also customize opacity, margins, font, color, outline color, alignment and direction Hide from taskbar when minimized''Watermark'' section. == Audio ==To change format of the output audio:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #From ''Output'' section under the '''Audio''' tab, select desired bit-rate, sample-rate and number of channels. == Video ==To change frame-rate of the output video:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #From ''Output'' section under the '''Video''' tab, select desired frame-rate from '''Framerate''' selector. Note: You can also enter a custom frame-rate up to 120 in the selector. To change resolution of the output video:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #From ''Output'' section under the '''Video''' tab, select output resolution from '''Resolution''' selector. To change quality of the output video:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #From ''Output'' section under the '''Video''' tab, move '''Quality''' slider to increase or decrease quality. To force recording in variable frame-rate:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #From ''Output'' section under the '''Video''' tab, check '''Prefer variable frame-rate''' check boxswitch on.
Note: Not preferring variable frame-rate does not mean that the video will be recorded in constant frame-rate. Depending on your system performanceWhile Screenbits is minimized, recorder may fall back to variable frame-rate to be able to work properlyyou can still interact with it through [[Notification Area|Notification_area] icon.