# Screen recording on top, pressed keys below

A learning and careers format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/learning-and-careers/screen-recording-on-top-pressed-keys-below

Split the frame so the software demo runs on top and the shortcut keys appear below, either as a keyboard cam with lit keys or as a pinned key list. It worked for 4 accounts, with a median of 24x their usual reach. Type: Editing trick. Seen as: Voiceover, Video, Talking head.

## Why it works

Viewers can follow each shortcut with no explanation, and the persistent key display makes the video worth saving. Chained demos with no intro keep the pace fast.

## How to make it

1. Record the screen and the keyboard (or key overlay) at the same time
2. Stack them in a split screen
3. Show each key press as the result happens
4. Keep the full shortcut list pinned or chain the demos back to back

## Hook formula

[Key 1] + [Key 2] = [result] in [app]

## Examples

- @finance_with_tihon (14K followers, TikTok voiceover): 49x their usual views. Hook: “Ctrl Alt + Alt H O W: 3 Alt W V G Alt W E F” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@finance_with_tihon/video/7692583891286134047)
- @ms.tips94 (165K followers, TikTok video): 35x their usual views. Hook: “MS Word Signature Symbol: Signature” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@ms.tips94/video/7700807071637327126)
- @smartpcskills (1.2M followers, Instagram voiceover): 13x their usual views. Hook: “Control plus T creates a table.” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dey9mBNT7ZC/)
- @rocinprogress (6K followers, TikTok talking head): 11x their usual views. Hook: “Excel skill every accounting student should know” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@rocinprogress/video/7698453095499468062)

More learning and careers formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/learning-and-careers.md

## Get the full library

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Agents: add Volume's MCP server (https://app.tryvolume.app/api/mcp) and call `search_library(shelf: "formats", niche: "Learning and careers")` for every format, `search_library(shelf: "posts", niche: "Learning and careers")` for examples with transcripts and scripts.

## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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