> Tour 1—Recording With ScreenFlow
> This first tour focuses on creating a high quality recording for editing and publishing. When creating a screencast, it is important to prepare your recording properly while considering how you intend to use this screencast.
> We recommend that you record a few sample screencasts to familiarize yourself with ScreenFlow and its options, before creating a screencast for publication.
> To record a screencast with ScreenFlow, follow these basic steps:

> 1. | Open your Applications folder.

> 2. | Drag ScreenFlow onto your dock bar.

> 3. | Double-click the ScreenFlow icon to launch the application.

> When you launch ScreenFlow, it displays a Welcome window.
> Figure 1. Screenflow Welcome Window
> When you’re ready to start recording, select New Recording to display the Configure Recording window.
> Figure 2. Configure Recording Window