You can keep My Screen Recorder Pro recording continuously and save the screen recording of the last few minutes when the problem occurs. Go to the Settings dialog and select the 'Recording Options' tab. Check the 'Timed recording Options' and select 'Save the last "x" minutes of recordings'. [image: MSRPpost5033.jpg] Next, enter the value for ‘number of minutes’ such that it covers the entire series of events which cause the problem. When the problem occurs you can stop recording and My Screen Recorder Pro will create a file for the duration you have specified. This will give you the required evidence of the problem occurring.

The Settings in My Screen Recorder allow you to disable the capture of the mouse cursor during recording. Before starting your screen recording, click on the Settings icon on tool bar. Select the ‘Recording Options’ tab and uncheck the ‘Capture mouse cursor while recording’ option. When the screen recording is completed, you will observe that the mouse cursor is not captured in the screen recording. [image: MSRpost5018.jpg]

You can easily disable your microphone audio in My Screen Recorder. Click on the Settings icon on tool bar and go to ‘Recording Options’ tab. [image: MSRpost5006.jpg] Uncheck the ‘Record Microphone audio’ option. You can select ‘Record system audio (Speakers)’ if you want to record audio from your webinar and click OK to save the settings. When you record the webinar, the microphone audio won’t be recorded.

You can have different mouse movement effects in your screen recordings with My Screen Recorder Pro. You can choose different colors for the left and right mouse click events. Click on the ‘Effects’ menu and select ‘Mouse Movement Effects’ option. [image: MouseEffects.png] Next, select the checkboxes to highlight the left and right mouse click. Choose the colors you want for each, and click OK. Try creating a screen recording, then save it and play it. You will be able to see the different colors for left and right mouse clicks.

Using My Screen Recorder you can create very high quality recordings. Creating a good presentation or making video tutorials is a snap. We have published an article on How To Make A Good Screen Recording. Please also take a look at our other helpful articles on using My Screen Recorder.

My Screen Recorder allows you to set the default file name. From 'Settings' you can change the default file name which is shown after completion of screen recordings. [image: MSRpost4964.jpg] Go to Settings and click on the ‘File Save’ tab. Then enter the file name you want in ‘File Save options’. Choose to either append a sequential number or a date and time to the file name.

My Screen Recorder Pro allows you to change the appearance of the mouse pointer in your screen recording or even select your own custom mouse pointer. Click Tools > Settings > Effects to access the pointer selection: [image: msrp_MouseImage.gif] In addition to changing the mouse pointer, there are other effects to make your screen recording more effective.

In My Screen Recorder Pro, you can create different FTP connection profiles. Each FTP connection profile is for a specific FTP server. You will select the respective FTP profile from the confirmation dialog of auto upload. To configure settings for auto upload, click the ‘Upload’ icon on the toolbar and choose the option to ‘Auto upload in the background any newly created recordings’. Next, select ‘When saving my recordings, let me choose the FTP account or skip the upload’ as shown on the dialog below. [image: msrp_autotsk.gif] By clicking the ‘Add’ button you can create another FTP connection profile. Then click ‘Finish’ to save the settings. [image: msrp_Autotsks_Pblsh.gif] Now whenever you will create a new screen recording, My Screen Recorder Pro will display a confirmation message box. You can select the FTP server to upload your recordings. [image: msrp_Autotsk_Conf.gif]

My Screen Recorder Pro allows you to disable the screen saver when recording is in progress. To disable the screen saver, click Tools >> Settings >> Display. Select the option for 'Disable Screen Saver' under 'Change Windows appearance during recording' section. [image: MSRPpost4928.jpg] The Disable Screen Saver option will temporarily prevent the screensaver from starting. After the recording is over, it will be re-enabled.

In My Screen Recorder Pro, you can use a folder shortcut to select a network location for saving your screen recordings. When the application is launched, a folder with the name "My Recordings" is created in your "My Documents" folder. When you create a screen recording, by default it is saved in the "My Recordings" folder. You can create a folder shortcut to a network folder. To create a new folder shortcut, click File >> Folder Shortcut >> Add. [image: FolderShortcuts3.png] Select the network folder where you want to store the screen recordings. Once you select the folder, you will see a folder shortcut created in 'Folder Shortcuts' list. Now, when creating a schedule, select your new folder shortcut from the 'File output folder:' drop down under the Recording options section. [image: SchedulerPage1.png] Screen recordings performed on a schedule will now be stored in your network location.

You can use the text captions function in My Screen Recorder Pro. The caption can be shown for the entire duration of your recording or for a specified duration. To add a text caption, click Effects >> Time and Text Annotations. You will see the 'Time and Text Annotations' dialog. Select 'Display text caption' option under the 'Text Caption' section, you will get the following dialog: [image: Annotations.png] In the Text field enter the website address and set the Font, Style, Alignment, Color, and Position. Select 'Show caption for first' option under Duration section and enter the number of seconds you want to display the caption. On your next recording, the website address will be displayed on the screen for the time you selected.

You can set My Screen Recorder Pro to display a message box asking for confirmation before starting recording. While adding a schedule click on the 'New' button under 'Actions to be performed at the start of recording:' section in the New Task dialog. [image: SchedulerPage3.png] Next, select 'Display a message box' option from the 'Action' dropdown. Enter the title, message to be displayed and select the 'OK and Cancel buttons' option from the 'Confirmation' dropdown. You must click 'OK' to start recording or click 'Cancel' to discard it. Finally, click on the 'Preview' button to see a preview of the message box. When your schedule launches, a message box will be shown asking for confirmation to begin.

My Screen Recorder Pro allows you to trim screen recordings. With the 'Trim File' option you can remove unwanted segments from your recording. Select the recorded file you would like to trim and click on 'Trim File' icon on the tool bar. [image: cutscreenrecordings.jpg] You can preview your video. Markers are provided to select the start and end frame of each split. Create a segment by moving the slider to the desired position. The shaded area will be trimmed. Then click Next and start the trimming process. Once the trimming process gets completed, click ‘Finish’. You will see a newly created file in the list.

While recording the screen, you can hide the task bar using My Screen Recorder Pro. To hide the task bar, click Tools >> Settings >> Display Options. Under 'Change Windows appearance during recording' section, select 'Auto-hide the taskbar' option. [image: SettingsDisplayTab.png] This also works with scheduled recording. Add a schedule to record full screen. When the schedule runs, your screen will be recorded and the task bar will be hidden.

My Screen Recorder Pro can send you an email notification indicating completion of screen recording. At the time of creating a schedule click on the 'New' button under 'Optional actions to be performed at the end of recording:' section on New Schedule dialog. [image: SchedulerPage3.png] Now, select 'Send an e-mail' option from 'Action:' drop down. Enter all the details as shown below: [image: Email_Settings1.png] Test whether an Email is sent successfully by clicking the 'Send Test E-mail' button. To send e-mails using an outgoing mail server, select 'E-mail Settings' option. In the Outgoing Mail Server option, specify the name or IP address of the outgoing mail server. If the outgoing mail server uses a different port then specify it in the Port option. [image: Outgoing_email.png] When your scheduled screen recording is completed, My Screen Recorder Pro will now send e-mail.

My Screen Recorder Pro supports command line parameters. You can start, stop, and pause recording using the Command Line Parameters. Use these parameters within your script to trigger screen recording. Please refer to this article for the details on command line parameters: https://www.deskshare.com/resources/articles/msrpro_commandlineparameters.aspx

You can create a password protected video executable file in My Screen Recorder Pro. This exe file can be shared with clients, partners and only those who have the correct password can view the file. A video executable allows you to make your media files playable on a PC, without any requirement of an exclusive media player. Create your screen recordings, then from the tool bar click on 'Video Executable'. Add all the files for which you want to create a video executable file. [image: ExeAddFiles.png] In next step, check the box 'Require password for viewing' and enter the password of your choice with at least 4 characters. [image: ExePasswordAndPlayback.png]

Yes, My Screen Recorder Pro has a highlighter function for exactly this use. Whenever you have to explain an important point use the Highlighter to draw you users attention. To highlight a point while recording just press 'F6' or use the key combination which you have set for screen draw in Settings. Then press 'H' to select Highlighter and use the mouse wheel to increase the size of highlighter. Next, drag the highlighter on the respective point on screen to highlight it. You can also change the highlighter color using keyboard keys. This image shows the keys which you can use for screen draw: [image: Test-Screen-Draw_.png]

To be able to detect the changes occurring on screen you can configure My Screen Recorder Pro for motion detection recording. In motion detection recording, My Screen Recorder Pro will watch your PC screen, the selected application window or a capture region for any changes. To configure motion detected recording, click on Tools >> Settings >> Recording Options. Select 'Advanced Screen Recording Options' and then choose Record when screen motion is detected. [image: Recordingoptionssettingsnew.jpg] To put the time stamp on your screen recording, click on the 'Effects' menu and select 'Time and Text Annotations' option. Select 'Display system date and time' and date time format you want. This will record your screen with date and time stamp whenever motion is detected.

My Screen Recorder Pro can upload your recordings to your web server or a video hosting service. You can use WebM format since the file type is optimized for the web and can be viewed in almost every browser. To upload your screen recordings to the website, click on the Upload icon on the toolbar. You can choose One time upload of a single file or a group of media files option for a quick transfer or select Auto upload in background any newly created recordings option for automatic upload. [image: Upload1.png] Next, create an FTP Profile. Enter the profile name, the FTP address where you want to upload your files, the login information needed to connect to the FTP server and the port number to connect to the server. Confirm the connection to the FTP server by clicking the Test Connection button. [image: Upload2.png] Then click Next to add files to upload on the server. Once the files are added, click Next to start uploading files. This way you can easily upload your tutorials to your website. [image: Upload3.png]