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56 Chapter 3: Creating Projects
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 you record 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.
11.
When you finish recording, press the End key (or other designated key) to end recording.
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 additional slides in existing projects
There may be cases in which you create an Adobe Captivate project and begin working at the
slide level only to realize that you need to record a few more slides. In this case, you probably
don't want to re-record the entire project but just a few actions. Adobe Captivate allows you to do
this by recording new slides and inserting the slides in an existing project.
To record new slides:
1.
Open the Adobe Captivate project in which you want to record and insert new slides.
2.
From the Insert menu, select Record Additional Slides.
3.
Decide where the new slides should be added. You can add new slides to the end of the project,
or click on slides in the list and add them after the selected slide.
4.
When you finish, click OK.
The recording window appears.
5.
Select options as necessary. For example, if you want to record an application that is open, click
the pop-up menu next to Optionally, select a window you'd like to record and choose the
application. You can also click Options and set numerous recording options.
Note: You can position the capture area anywhere on your screen. You cannot, however, resize
the capture area because it is set to the same size as the project to which you are adding the slides.
6.
When you are finished selecting options, click Record.
7.
Record the new slides.
8.
When you are finished recording, press End (or other key combination you have designated) on
the keyboard to stop recording.
The newly recorded slides are inserted into your project in the specified location.
Note: You can also import slides from other Adobe Captivate projects or PowerPoint files.