Are you the one friend who everyone calls when they need PC help?The way you give instructions will be changed by reading this article.One amazing yet hidden feature of Windows is its step recorder, an app that notes your activity once you hit the record button and generate an instruction page, with text and screenshots, to explain what you did.The article will show you how to use the built-in app.
Step 1: The 'Run' dialog box should be opened.
You can type in the search box from the Start Menu.From the search results, choose 'Run' to open it.You can use the keyboard to open it.
Step 2: To open the steps recorder, type the command.
To open the steps recorder app, type psr and press.You can open the app by searching for steps recorder in the start menu, but this doesn't work for everyone.
Step 3: Start recording the steps.
To start the recording, select Start Record.Make sure you do all the steps that you want to do.Since the app is recording your every move, make sure you only do what you want others to see.Don't make any sensitive information visible or minimized.
Step 4: Comments should be added to your instructions.
If you want others to know more about something, you can use the comments feature of the app.Select Add Comment from the window and it will blur the screen and ask you to choose the area where you want other's attention to be focused.Click on OK to save your comment after you add it in the text box.
Step 5: Take your recording and save it.
Stop Record will give you a preview when you're done recording.You can save your work once you're done checking the preview.The location where you want the steps to be saved will be asked in the dialog box.The steps can be opened by any Windows system that has a popular Internet browser.