What does Record your screen do?

How it works

Use it when you can do the task right now. It works through the Layerpath Chrome extension, which you install and pin to the toolbar once. Then you select its icon, start recording, and do the task. Each click becomes a step, and when you finish, Layerpath opens the recording as a new project.

Install the Chrome extension

1. On Home, select Install extension at the top right. It shows as a download icon until you point to it. You'll see the extension in the Chrome Web Store, in a new tab.
2. Select Add to Chrome, then Add extension to confirm.
3. Go back to Layerpath. You'll see "Pin Layerpath for quick access".
4. In the Chrome toolbar, select the Extensions icon, the puzzle piece, then select the pin next to Layerpath. You'll see the Layerpath icon in the toolbar.

You can also start from Record your screen on Home. To remove the extension later, right-click the Layerpath icon, select Remove from Chrome, then Remove. The projects you made with it stay in your workspace.

Record a task

1. In Chrome, go to the page where the task starts, and select the Layerpath icon.
2. Optional: To talk through the task as you record, turn on Narrate for AI. Layerpath uses what you say when it writes the callouts. The first time, allow microphone access when asked, or the switch stays off.
3. Select Start recording.
4. Do the task the way you want viewers to do it. Each click becomes a step. Recording continues when you switch tabs.
5. Select the Layerpath icon, then select Finish. You'll see Layerpath open the new project with its progress.

To pause, select the Layerpath icon, then Pause, and Resume when you're ready. To throw the recording away, select Discard. You can also press ⌘ + Shift + E (Ctrl + Shift + E on Windows) to start or finish, and ⌘ + Shift + P (Alt + Shift + P) to pause or resume.

Limits

• The extension saves recordings to your Layerpath account, so sign in to Layerpath in Chrome before you record.
• Chrome doesn't let extensions record its own pages, such as chrome:// pages and the Chrome Web Store. Start on a regular website.
• Each step shows the page as it looked when you clicked, so use test data where you can.
• Edit and Share turn on when a recorded project reaches Done. See What happens after you create.
• If Install extension still shows after you install, go back to the Layerpath tab, or reload it.
• If a recording won't start, see Recording won't start. If the project stops or fails, see Project stuck or failed.