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How do I record a screen capture in Canvas Studio on a Chromebook?

You can record a screen capture video in Canvas Studio on your Chromebook. Screen captures can be created from any page in your Canvas Studio account. You can use the screen capture tool to record media for any length of time, depending on your computer's memory.

Note: Learn more about how screen readers work with screen capture video.

Open Screen Capture Tool

Open Screen Capture Tool

Click the Record icon [1]. Then, click the Studio Capture link [2].

Enable Canvas Studio Capture

Open Canvas Studio Capture (Beta)

Click the Screen Capture drop-down menu [1]. By default, Screen Capture is disabled. To enable Screen Capture, click the Enabled link [2].

To learn more about Screen Capture for Chrome or Edge browsers, click the Learn more about this beta feature link [3].

Share Chrome Tab

Screen Share Chrome Tab

To screen share the contents of a Chrome tab on your browser, click the Chrome Tab option [1]. Then, select a tab name from the list [2].

To share tab audio, click the Also share tab audio toggle [3].

To begin screen sharing, click the Share button [4].

Share Window

Share Window

To share an entire window on your computer, click the Window tab [1]. Then, click the Window Preview tile [2].

To begin screen sharing, click the Share button [3].

Share Entire Screen

Share Entire Screen

To share your entire computer screen, click the Entire Screen tab [1]. If more than one screen is active, click the preview tile for the screen you want to share [2].

To begin screen sharing, click the Share button [3].

Note: If you receive an error message when trying to initiate entire screen sharing, check to make sure that Chrome has been enabled for screen recording in your computer settings.

Begin Recording

Begin Recording

Click the Start Recording button.

Pause Recording

Pause Recording

Click the Pause button.

Resume or End Paused Recording

Resume or end paused recording

The recording paused message and timestamp displays [1].

To resume recording, click the Continue button [2].

To end the paused recording, click the Finish button [3].

End Recording

End Recording

To end a recording that is in progress, click the Finish Recording button.

Stop Screen Sharing

Stop Screen Sharing

To stop screen sharing, click the Stop sharing button.

Note: When a recording is in progress, clicking the Stop sharing button ends the recording.

Preview and Save

Preview and Save

To preview the recording, click the Play button [1]. To navigate forward and back in the recording, hover your cursor over the timestamp bar and slide the cursor to the part of the recording you wish to view [2].

To rename the recording file, enter text in the Title field [3].

To delete the video and begin a new recording, click the Start Over button [4].

To save the recording, click the Save Media button [5].

View in Media Library

View in Media Library

The saved recording displays in your media library.