Hotkeys

Hotkeys allow you to control the application using keyboard shortcuts. This helps you use Screenbits without having its user interface included in the recorded video. Hotkeys work even when the application is minimized or not in the foreground.

Group	Action	Description	Default
General	Compact View	Switches to Compact view or back to the default view	(none)
	Area Selection	Opens area selection tool to select an area from the screen	(none)
Recording	Start / Stop recording	Starts recording or stops it if recording is already started	F10
	Pause / Resume recording	Pauses recording or resumes it if recording is already paused	Shift+F10
	Screenshot	Captures a screenshot	ALT+F10
Output audio	Mute / Unmute	Mutes output audio or unmutes it if output audio is already muted	(none)
Input audio	Mute / Unmute	Mutes input audio or unmutes it if input audio is already muted	(none)
	Push-to-talk	Unmutes input audio while the key is pressed	(none)
	Push-to-mute	Mutes input audio while the key is pressed	(none)
Mode	Mode → X	Changes capture mode to X	(none)
Draw on Screen	Draw on Screen	Turns Draw on screen on/off	(none)
	Drawing tool / Pointer	Toggles between the drawing tool and pointer modes when using Draw on screen feature	(none)
	Clear	Clears current drawing	(none)
	Tool → X	Selects drawing tool X	(none)
	Fadeout	Enables fadeout or disables it if fadeout is already enabled	(none)

Custom hotkeys

In order to assign a hotkey for an action:

1. Select Settings from Menu to open Settings.
2. Click Hotkeys from the side bar to open Hotkeys settings.
3. Click on one of of the text boxes to enter a shortcut for an action.
4. Hold the desired keys down on your keyboard so the combination appear in the box.

Notes:

• Not all the key combinations are valid for a hotkey. You need to enter a valid key combination for each action to work.
• Another application might have already registered a hotkey which makes it unusable for Screenbits.
• Use delete (Del) key to clear a hotkey for an action.