Peek 360 for Windows: Recording and Distributing Screencasts

Peek 360 is the fastest, easiest way to record screencasts on a Windows PC. Simply record your screen and narration. Your screencast will automatically upload to Review 360 when you're done recording, so you can collect feedback from stakeholders or download your video as an MP4 file or LMS package.

Follow these steps:

Install
Launch
Prepare
Record
Distribute

Step 1: Install

If you haven’t already done so, install the Articulate 360 desktop app on your Windows PC.
Open the Articulate 360 desktop app and click the Install button next to Peek 360.
Peek 360 will automatically install without any additional prompts.

Step 2: Launch

Peek 360 always runs quietly in your computer’s system tray (beside the clock). To record a new screencast, just click the Peek 360 icon in the system tray and choose New Recording.

If Peek 360 isn’t already running, you can launch it by opening the Articulate 360 desktop app and clicking the Open button next to Peek 360.

Tip: You can also right-click the Peek 360 icon in the system tray and choose Preferences to customize your keyboard shortcuts for pausing and ending recordings.

Step 3: Prepare

First, Peek 360 will ask what you want to record. Choose one of your open programs or your entire screen, then click Select to launch the recorder.
If you need to resize the recording area, just drag the sizing handles to select the portion of the screen you want to capture. You can also move the recording window by dragging the four-headed arrow in the middle of the app.
Choose a microphone from the recording control bar. Choose None if you don’t need to record audio with your screencast.

Step 4: Record

Click the red Record button.
If you need to pause while you’re recording, click the Pause button, then click the Record button again to resume.
If you need to start over, click the Delete button (the garbage bin icon), then click Record to begin again.
When you’re finished, click Done.
Peek will let you preview your screencast and give it a name.
- To upload it as new content, click Upload.
- To create a new version of existing content, click Update an existing recording, select the item you want to update, then click Update. (You’ll also see an option to Upload as a new recording if you change your mind.)

Peek 360 automatically:

Saves an MP4 video of your screencast on your computer here: %username%\Documents\Peek 360
Uploads your screencast to Review 360 where you can collect feedback from stakeholders
Copies the Review 360 link for your uploaded screencast to your clipboard so you can immediately send it to reviewers

Step 5: Distribute

There are several ways to distribute your Peek 360 screen recording. You can:

Collect feedback with Review 360	Open your web browser to your Review 360 home page and click your screencast to open it. Click Share in the upper right corner. If you want to password-protect your screencast, mark the box to Set a password and enter a password in the field provided. Copy the shareable link, then send it to your reviewers. Be sure to give them the password, too, if you added one. Note: Although share links are public, we prevent search engines from indexing our site so they won’t be searchable. However, if you post these links on a public web page, they may be indexed by a search engine. To protect confidential information, set a password or limit access to specific users.
Download it from Review 360	Peek 360 automatically saves an MP4 video of your screencast on your computer here: %username%\Documents\Peek 360 But if you’re away from your computer or ever need to recover the MP4 video, you can download it from Review 360. Open your web browser to your Review 360 home page and click your screencast to open it. Click the More ellipsis (...) in the upper right corner and choose Download. Select a location on your computer and click Save.
Export it to an LMS package	Want to track learners progress as they view your screencast? Articulate 360 can help with that. Just export your screencast to an LMS package, then upload it to your LMS. Open your web browser to your Review 360 home page and click your screencast to open it. Click the More ellipsis (...) in the upper right corner and choose Export to LMS. Select an LMS spec: AICC, SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, or xAPI (Tin Can API). Enter a completion percentage (defaults to 80%). Click Export. Select a location on your computer and click Save. Upload the zip file to your LMS.
Import it into a Rise 360 lesson	Go to your Rise 360 home page and open an existing course or start a new one. Edit an existing lesson or create a new one. Use the blocks shortcut bar to add a video block to the lesson. Or, click the insert block icon that appears between existing blocks to open the block library, then insert a Multimedia > Video block. Replace the default video with your Peek 360 video file, which you can find here: %username%\Documents\Peek 360
Insert it into a Storyline, Studio, or Replay project	Since Peek 360 automatically saves an MP4 video of your screencast on your local hard drive, you can easily import it into a Storyline, Studio, or Replay project. You’ll find your local Peek 360 videos here: %username%\Documents\Peek 360 To learn how to import videos into Storyline, Studio, and Replay, see these user guides: Storyline 360: Adding Videos Presenter 360: Adding a Video from a File Quizmaker 360: Adding Videos Engage 360: Adding Videos Replay 360: Adding Video Files
Upload it to a video-hosting site	Since Peek 360 generates an MP4 file, you can upload your screencast to video-hosting sites, such as YouTube and Vimeo.
Share it via social media	Peek 360 screencasts are easy to share via social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter.