Applies ToMicrosoft Stream Stream on SharePoint

Record your screen, create webcam videos, and add effects directly in Microsoft 365 with your work or school account! The Stream screen recorder is great for explainer videos, product demos, or quick webcam videos without leaving M365. You can add inking, stickers, images, music, text, replace your background, and record multiple clips. 

Record

  1. Go to the Stream start page at https://stream.office.com 

  2. Select Create new > Screen recording. This will open the camera.

  3. When prompted by your browser, select Allow to enable your camera and microphone. See this article for more information on how to enable or troubleshoot your camera.

  4. Select your desired Camera, microphone, and Screen settings.

  5. Choose any effects you'd like in your video: Text, BackgdropStickers, Filter, Frame, Board, and more.

  6. Select the Start screen recording.

  7. Select the area that you want to record by choosing either a web browser tab, a window, or the entire screen. Then select Share.

  8. Recording starts automatically after the count down. 

  9. Select Stop sharing to stop recording. You can also go back to the screen recording page to stop or pause the recording.

Review & upload

  1. Once the recording is done, you can trim, split, add music, or record more. You can also delete the clip.

  2. Select the progress bar and drag handles to Trim your recording.

  3. Select Record more to record more videos.

  4. Select Music to add background music to your recording.

  5. When you are done, select Finish to upload the recording to Microsoft 365. 

Enhance & share

After your video is uploaded it will open in the Stream web app for you to enhance the video and share.

  1. From within the Stream player page, you can add a title or description, generate a transcript for your video, set the thumbnail, add chapters to make the video easier to navigate, suppress background noise in your recording, and more.

  2. Select Share to create a sharing link to your video to send to someone to view.

  3. After people view your video, select Analytics in the Stream player page to see a trend of views and visitors over time and which part of your video was viewed.

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