How to use Dropbox Capture

To select your camera size:

1. Open the Dropbox Capture desktop app.
2. Select Screen + camera recording or Camera.
3. Click the square icon below the face bubble in the bottom left.
4. Click and hold the corners to adjust the camera size.

To select a virtual background:

1. Open the Dropbox Capture desktop app.
2. Select Screen + camera recording or Camera.
3. Click the person icon below the face bubble in the bottom left.
4. Choose an option from the menu that appears:
   • Solid colors: Your background will be replaced with a solid color.
     • Click “+” (plus icon) to the right of the colors to add a new color, or select a color and press delete on your keyboard to remove a color.
   • None: No background effect will be added.
   • Blur: Your background will be blurred.
   • Gradient: Your background will be replaced with a gradient of colors.
   • Custom image or video: Your background will be replaced with a custom image or video.
     • Click “+” (plus icon) under None, Blur, or gradient to upload a custom image or video to use as your background.

To touch up your appearance:

1. Open the Dropbox Capture desktop app.
2. Select Screen + camera recording or Camera.
3. Click the sparkle icon below the face bubble in the bottom left.
4. Click and drag the slider to adjust the filter intensity.

To record on dropbox.com:

1. Log in to dropbox.com.
2. Click Record screen.
   • For the first use, you’ll be asked to give permission to Dropbox Capture to use your camera and microphone.
3. Follow the browser prompts and select Entire Screen, Window, or Tab.
4. Click Share.
5. Choose your recording settings:
   • Click the microphone icon to toggle your microphone on or off or to select a different microphone.
   • Click the camera icon to toggle your camera on or off or to select a different camera.
6. Click the start icon (red circle) to start recording.
7. Click the pause icon (two vertical lines) or the stop icon (white square in a red circle) to stop recording.

Your capture will automatically save to your Dropbox account.

To record your screen:

1. Open the Dropbox Capture desktop app.
2. Choose what you’d like to record:
   • Click Screen + camera recording to record your screen and camera. You can also record your microphone, if you’d like.
   • Click Screen recording to record only your screen and microphone.
   • Click GIF record your screen as a GIF file.
3. Choose which part of the screen you’d like to capture:
   • Click once to record your entire screen.
   • Click and drag to record a desired area of your screen.
   • Press the spacebar to record a specific window.
4. Click the microphone icon to turn your microphone on or off.
5. (Screen + camera recording only) Click the sparkle icon on your camera preview to blur your background, if you’d like.
6. Click the start icon (red circle) to start recording.
7. Click the pause icon (two vertical lines) or the stop icon (white square in a red circle) to stop recording.
   
   

To only record your camera:

1. Open the Dropbox Capture desktop app.
2. Click Show more, then Camera.
3. Click the microphone icon to turn your microphone on or off.
4. Click the sparkle icon at the bottom of your camera preview to blur your background, if you’d like.
5. Click the start icon (red circle) to start recording.
6. Click the pause icon (two vertical lines) or the stop icon (white square in a red circle) to stop recording.
    

To only record your microphone:

1. Open the Dropbox Capture desktop app.
2. Click Audio recording.
3. Click the start icon (red circle) to start recording.
4. Click the stop icon (white square in a red circle) to stop recording.