With the app open, click on File in the menu bar followed by New Screen Recording. You can do that by going into your Applications folder and double-clicking on the app icon, or by pressing CMD+Spacebar and searching for QuickTime Player using the Spotlight tool. The longer way to open the screenshot toolbar is to open QuickTime Player. When you do that, the Mac's screenshot toolbar will show up on your screen. I usually press CMD+Shift and then just tap the number 5 key.
On your Mac's keyboard, press CMD-Shift-5 at the same time. For me, the keyboard shortcut is the easiest, but I'll show you both methods so you can decide for yourself.
If you're more comfortable opening QuickTime Player, there's nothing wrong with that. That same app also has every tool you'll need to record your screen. It's the video player that opens up when you're watching a video you've downloaded or synced from your phone to your Mac. We all have that one time when a screen recording would have come in handy.Įvery Mac comes with QuickTime Player preinstalled. Below I'll walk you through how to record your Mac's screen and adjust its settings to fit your needs.
