== General Configure the application from ''Settings ===== Output Folder ===Recorded videos are saved in ''Screenbitswindow. To open ''Settings'', select '''Settings''' from '' folder under the 'Menu'Documents'' folder by defaulton the top-left side of [[Getting_started#Application_window|application window]].
=== Startup ===To change the output foldermake Screenbits launch on Windows startup:#Select '''Settings''' from the Recording menu '''Menu''' to open the ''Settings view''. #Click the '''Browse...General''' button from the side bar to open ''General'' tab under the ''Output'' sectionsettings. #Select the folder you want to save videos into. #Click Turn '''OKLaunch on startup''' to close ''Settings'' viewswitch on.
Note: Make sure your user account has write access to the selected folder and also the folder This option is only available in a storage device/drive with enough free spaceMicrosoft Store version of the application.
=== Task Bar ===
To make Screenbits minimize automatically when recording starts:
#Select '''Settings''' from '''Menu''' to open ''Settings''.
#Click '''General''' from the side bar to open ''General'' settings.
#Turn '''Minimize when recording starts''' switch on.
=== Output File ===To hide Screenbits icon from taskbar when it minimizes:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Menu''' to open ''Settings''. You can enter a pattern for #Click '''General''' from the name of each output file that is created by side bar to open ''General'' settings.#Turn '''Hide from taskbar when minimized'Screenbits''switch on. The following placeholders are available to use in the pattern:
{|class="wikitable"! style="text-alignNote:left;"| Symbol! Meaning! Example|-|$Y|Year|2017|-|$M|Month|05|-|$D|Day|10|-|$H|Hour|03|-|$N|Minute|55|-|$S|Second|20|} The default pattern for the file name While Screenbits is ''$Y-$M-$D_$H$N$S'' so using the default patternminimized, output file name for a recording process that started at 14/05/2017 00:48:49 is '''2017-05-14_004849.mp4'''. If a file you can still interact 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_0001through [[Notification Area|Notification_area] icon.mp4) == Display Settings == == Audio & View Settings ==