How to record your Computer Screen with Microsoft Powerpoint

If you want to record your screen you need the screen recorder application to record your screen. But most of the applications are premium you need to pay for it. And some application allowed to record the screen for a particular time only and then you pay for it then only allowed to record. Some application adds the watermark on the screen.

Here you can be used the Microsoft Powerpoint to record the screen and take the screenshot easily and with the single application. You no need to pay for other application.

How to record your screen by using the PowerPoint.

• Just open the Microsoft Powerpoint.
• And goto Insert tab and select the insert option it will show the list of option in that select the Screen Recording option.
• Now Recording area will appear. In the click Select Area or use the Shortcut key Windows key + Shift+A.
• Using the crosshairs tool that appears, click and drag to select the part of your screen you want to record.
• By default, both the audio and mouse pointer are recorded. If you don’t want to record them, click the buttons in the dock to switch them off.
• Click the Record button or use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + Shift + R to start recording. You can also use this shortcut to pause and resume recording. You can switch over to a different program or window and PowerPoint will continue to record.
• After you’ve finished your recording, move your mouse point back to where the dock was and it will reappear. Click the Stop button or use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + Shift + Q to end the recording. (If you want to pin the dock during recording, click the pin icon in the bottom right corner.)
• To save the recording to your computer, right-click the still shot of the video and select Save Media As.

In the dialogue box that opens up, you can choose the name and file location, and click Save. It will only work in the Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 and updated versions of PowerPoint 2013.

How to take the screenshot using the Microsoft Powerpoint.

• Create a new presentation and go to Insert > Screenshot.
• You’ll see a grid of all the open windows on your computer, with the exception of minimised windows.
• Click the window you want to take a screenshot of. If you’d rather select an area on the screen, click Screen Clipping. This will minimize PowerPoint allowing you to click and drag to take a screenshot of whatever is directly behind the PowerPoint window.
• The screenshot will appear in PowerPoint. To save it to your computer right-click the image and select Save as picture.
• In the dialogue box that opens up, you can choose the name, file format (e.g. JPG, PNG, PDF, GIF, BMP), and the file location.

This feature works on both Mac and PCs running Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 and updated versions of 2013.