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Recorder Control Bar

Gareth Casey Updated by Gareth Casey

When you begin recording, the Recorder Window will minimise to the Recorder Control Bar. The Recorder Control Bar will display how long you have been recording for and allow you to pause or end the recording session.

If you are making a window or region recording, the Recorder Control Bar will appear on the outside of the top left of the frame.

If you are making a fullscreen recording (or the edge of the frame is too close to the edge of the screen), the Recorder Control Bar will appear on the left edge of the screen. Clicking the minimize button at the bottom of the Control Bar will minimize the Control Bar to the taskbar.

Enabling the Hide toolbar when recording fullscreen option on the General tab of the Settings will force the Control Bar to be minimized to the taskbar as soon as recording begins.

Control Bar Buttons

The duration of the current recording session is displayed at the top of the Recorder Control Bar. Below that are the following buttons: Stop, Pause / Resume, Restart and Annotations.

Basic Options

Clicking the (Stop) button will end and save the recording session. You will then be able to either view the saved recording or return to the Recorder Window.

Clicking the (Pause) button will pause the currently recording session until the same button (now showing a Resume icon) is clicked again. Recording begins as soon as the Resume button is clicked.

Clicking the (Restart) button will discard the current recording session and begin the 3,2,1 countdown for a new recording session. The same settings, including the screen / region / window that is being recorded, will be used again for the new recording session.

Click the (Expand) button will expand the Control Bar to also show the Annotation options.

Click the (Minimize) button will completely hide the Recorder Control Bar. To re-open the Recorder Control Bar, click the FlashBack Express 7 icon on the taskbar. (Only visible when recording in Fullscreen)

Annotation Options

When the Annotations button is clicked, the additonal Annotation buttons will appear for each Annotation type.

When an Annotation type is selected, the mouse cursor will no longer interact with the screen like normal so you will not be able to click on anything that you see. Instead, clicking will just add your selected Annotation

Clicking the (Cursor) button will disable the previously selected Annotation type and return the mouse cursor to acting like a normal cursor.

Clicking the (Pen) button will allow you to draw on the screen with a thin pen.

Clicking the (Highlighter) button will allow you to draw on the screen with a larger highlighter.

Click the (Text) button will allow you to start adding text on the screen.

Click the (Shape) button will allow you to add arrow, rectangle and circle Annotations to the screen.

Click the (Undo) button will undo the last Annotation that you added.

Click the (Clear all annotations) button will remove all Annotations that you have added.

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Starting and Stopping Recording

Advanced Recording Options

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