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Use whatever is within the red recording area (for example, an application, a website, and so
on) as if you were demonstrating your actions to someone. If you have sound enabled on your
computer and the option is activated, you will hear a camera shutter sound when screenshots
are captured.
Note: When recording an onscreen action, it is best to perform the action more slowly than you
would normally. For example, if you are recording keyboard action, type text slowly.
When you finish recording, press the End button (or other designated key) to end recording.
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The slides are generated and your new project appears in the Adobe Captivate Storyboard view.
If any drag-and-drop actions were recorded and full motion slides created, you will see the full
motion slides displayed in Storyboard view with a movie camera icon in the lower right corner
of the slide.
Recording a new full screen project
Use the full screen recording option to record all actions that take place on your computer screen.
This option is useful if you need to record actions in two or more applications within one Adobe
Captivate project. For example, if you need to record how a user would copy information from a
word processing program into a spreadsheet program, use the full-screen recording option to
capture the action in both programs.
Adobe Captivate contains a special feature called "full motion recording" that automatically
captures frames at a higher frame rate when you record any drag-and-drop actions.
To record a new full screen project:
Open Adobe Captivate.
1.
On the Start page, click Record or create a new project.
2.
The New project options dialog box appears.
In the left pane, click Software Simulation.
3.
The Software Simulation window appears on the right.
In the right pane, select Full screen and click OK.
4.
The Recording dialog box appears.
(Optional) If you have two monitors associated with your computer, specify the monitor you
5.
want to record by selecting Monitor 1 or Monitor 2.
(Optional) Select Record narration to record audio as you record the project.
6.
(Optional) Click Options to set a wide variety of recording options, including the capability to
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automatically record the project and automatically generate text captions.
When you finish setting options, click Record.
8.
Adobe Captivate begins recording the onscreen action.
9.
If you are automatically recording (that is, if you selected the Enable auto recording option
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in step 6), Adobe Captivate automatically captures a screenshot every time you perform an
action, such as selecting a menu, clicking a button, or typing text.
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