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Exploring Your Options
Exploring audio features
Using a microphone
1
Connect an external microphone to the computer.
2
Click Start, point to All Programs, Accessories,
Entertainment, then click Sound Recorder.
Positioning
bar
Sample Sound Recorder screen
3
Click the Record button and speak normally into the
microphone.
4
When you have finished recording, click the Stop button.
5
To hear what you just recorded, click the Play button.
6
To save the file, select Save from the File menu.
Adjusting recording settings
The better the quality of the recording, the more disk space
the sound file requires. Experiment to find a balance that fits
your needs.
1
Open Sound Recorder, if necessary (click Start, point to
All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then click
Sound Recorder).
You can only record 60 seconds at a time.
Record
Stop
Play
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