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#Click '''General''' from the side bar to open ''General'' settings.
 
#Click '''General''' from the side bar to open ''General'' settings.
 
#Turn '''Minimize to notification area''' switch on.
 
#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 '''Menu''' to open ''Settings''.
 
#Click '''Recorder''' from the side bar to open ''Recorder'' settings.
 
#Click '''Browse...''' button under ''Output'' section to open ''Browse for folder'' dialog.
 
#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. Your security software might also prevent the application to access the output folder.
 
 
=== Output File ===
 
You can enter a template for the output file name 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 '''Menu''' to open ''Settings''.
 
#Click '''Recorder''' from the side bar to open ''Recorder'' settings.
 
#Enter the desired template under ''Enter a template for file name''. Optionally you can use one or more placeholders in the file name.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 14:03, 19 January 2021

General

Startup

To make Screenbits launch on Windows startup:

  1. Select Settings from Menu to open Settings.
  2. Click General from the side bar to open General settings.
  3. Turn Launch on startup switch on.

Task Bar

To make Screenbits minimize automatically when recording starts:

  1. Select Settings from Menu to open Settings.
  2. Click General from the side bar to open General settings.
  3. Turn Minimize when recording starts switch on.

Note: While Screenbits is minimized, you can still interact with it through Notification Area icon.

To make Screenbits minimize to notification area:

  1. Select Settings from Menu to open Settings.
  2. Click General from the side bar to open General settings.
  3. Turn Minimize to notification area switch on.