Chapter 4: Recording Projects; Types Of Recording - Adobe CAPTIVATE 5 Help Manual

Last updated 4/22/2010

Chapter 4: Recording Projects

Types of recording

Automatic recording
When you record using automatic recording, Adobe Captivate captures screenshots automatically and places them on
separate slides. Mouse, keyboard, or system events are the common triggers for capturing screenshots. Automatic
recording is the most commonly used recording method in Adobe Captivate.
The recorded slides are now inserted in the project.
Autorecording modes
When autorecording projects, you can record a procedure in one or more of the following modes in a single recording:
• Demonstration mode
• Training simulation mode
• Assessment simulation mode
•
Custom mode
Depending on the mode, one or more of the following objects are added automatically during the recording. You can
change recording preferences for the various modes. The descriptions for the various modes assume that you have not
changed the default recording preferences.
Text captions are used to point out certain areas on a slide, explain concepts, or provide users with
Text Captions
additional information. Text captions can be created automatically or manually. If you are autorecording a project,
you can have Adobe Captivate automatically create text captions. Text captions are generated for the various mouse
and keyboard events.
The text captions use the labels in the application to describe a step. For example, if the user clicks File in the menu
bar, a text caption with the text, "Select the File menu" is created automatically. You can later edit the captions to your
requirements. When the user views the movie, the actions performed during recording are displayed along with the
captions
Text entry boxes are Adobe Captivate objects that require user input. During recording in some of
Text Entry Boxes
the modes, text entry boxes with default hint, success, or failure captions are added to the slides. You can later edit the
text in these captions.
A click box is an object in Adobe Captivate that designates an area around the place where the mouse was
Click Boxes
clicked during recording. Click boxes help users try out an application or website using the movie. After viewers click
a click box, you can have the project perform different actions. For example, the project resumes playing, opens a new
project, or opens a specific website.
Highlight boxes are transparent, colored rectangles that can be placed over areas on a slide to draw
Highlight boxes
attention to the area. You can edit the formatting, color, transparency, and size of all highlight boxes. If you
automatically record a project or slides, Adobe Captivate creates a highlight box for the area on which a mouse or
keyboard event occurs. If you have an existing project, you can also add highlight boxes manually.
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