== 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:You can enter file name for #Select '''Settings''' from '''Menu''' to open ''Settings''. #Click '''General''' from the output file that is created by side bar to open ''General''Screenbitssettings.#Turn '''Hide from taskbar when minimized'''switch on. The file name may include one or more of the following placeholders:
{|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 file name While Screenbits is '''$Y-$M-$D_$H$N$S'''. When a recording process startsminimized, Screenbits will replace the placeholders in the file name you can still interact 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 the Recording menu to open the Settings view. #Enter the name in front of the ''File Name'' field. Optionally you can use one or more placeholders in the file name.#Click '''OK''' to close ''Settings'' viewthrough [[Notification Area|Notification_area] icon. == Display Settings == == Audio & View Settings ==