Panopto Recording and Playback Shortcuts

Use these keyboard shortcuts to manage Panopto recordings and video playback more efficiently.

Windows Desktop App

Start recording	F8
Pause recording	F9
Stop recording	F10

Mac Desktop App

Start recording	Option + Command + R
Pause recording	Option + Command + P
Stop recording	Option + Command + S

Playback Shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Play / Pause	Spacebar
Rewind 10 seconds	Left Arrow
Fast forward 10 seconds	Right Arrow
Volume up	Up Arrow
Volume down	Down Arrow
Mute / Unmute	M

Pro Tip: Do not panic when PowerPoint takes over

When presenting PowerPoint slides in full-screen mode, it may appear that the Panopto Recorder has disappeared. The recorder is still running in the background.

Use on Windows or on Mac to switch back to the Panopto Recorder without closing your slides.

This is especially useful when you need to:

check whether the recording is running;
pause or stop the recording; or
fix something quickly during a session.

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Click the plus icon in Course Content

Click the Add content plus icon on the left side of the Course Content area to open options for adding new items or tools.

Select Content Market from add menu

In the Add content dropdown, click the Content Market option to navigate to the list of external tools and integrations for your course.

Add Panopto Course Folder in Content Market

On the Content Market page, click the Panopto Course Folder tile’s add/select control to add the Panopto course folder integration to this course’s content list.

Open the Panopto Course Folder item

Back on the Course Content page, click the Panopto Course Folder link near the top of the list to open the embedded Panopto sessions view for this course.

Click Create in Panopto Course Folder

In the Panopto Course Folder sessions list, click the blue Create button in the upper-right area to open options for creating a new Panopto session or item.

Select Panopto Capture from Create menu

From the Create dropdown, click the Panopto Capture (Record in browser) option to launch the browser-based Panopto Capture recording interface for this folder.

Open Settings with gear in Capture

In the Panopto Capture interface, click the Settings gear icon in the bottom-right control area to open advanced recording and video configuration options.

Choose Background Blur in settings panel

In the Panopto Capture settings panel, click the Background Blur option under the Background section to apply a blurred background effect behind your camera image.

Switch background mode to Off in settings

Still in the settings panel, click the Background Off tile to disable the blur effect and show your full, unaltered camera background instead.

Close Capture settings with Clear button

When you finish adjusting options, click the circular Clear or close button at the bottom-center of the settings overlay to return to the main capture preview.

Open camera source overlay in preview area

In the main Panopto Capture view, click the central camera source preview area to bring up an overlay for managing or removing the current video source.

Remove the current camera source overlay

In the overlay that appears over the camera preview, click the Remove button to clear the existing camera source from the capture configuration.

Click Add under the Capture preview

With the main background now dark and a smaller video tile showing, click the Add button beneath the preview area to open options for adding recording sources.

Initiate screen or app source selection

On the screen prompting you to select a camera or create an audio-only recording, click in the upper video source area to open the browser’s share-source chooser for screens or application windows.

Start recording with red button in Capture

With the Google Sheets To do list now showing under the Screens and Apps tab and a sharing banner visible, click the large red Record button at the bottom center to begin capturing the shared screen.

Stop the Panopto Capture screen recording

While the shared Google Sheets tab is recording and the timer shows elapsed time, click the same red button at the bottom center to stop the Panopto Capture recording.

Record a Video in Browser (Mac & Windows)