Adobe CAPTIVATE 2, Use Manual

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If you are automatically recording the project (that is, you selected the Enable auto
recording option in step 5 above), Adobe Captivate automatically captures a screenshot
every time you perform an action, such as selecting a menu, clicking a button, or typing in
text.
Note: When recording onscreen action, it is best to perform the action more slowly than you would
normally. So, if you are recording keyboard action, for example, enter the text slower than you
would normally type.
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Full motion recording can be done in one of two ways:
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If you are manually recording full motion (that is, you did not select the Automatically use
full motion capture for drag-and-drop actions option in step 5 earlier) click the start full
motion recording key, F9 (or other designated full motion capture key) when you want to
begin full motion recording. Adobe Captivate begins capturing in full motion recording
mode. Take the actions that you want to record in full motion mode and when you are
finished, press F10 (or other designated full motion end capture key) to end recording.
Adobe Captivate returns to standard capture mode so you can continue recording.
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If you are automatically recording full motion (that is, you selected the Automatically use
full motion capture for drag and drop actions options in step 5 above) full motion recording
begins, for example, when you click on an object and drag the object or begin drawing in a
graphics program. Full motion recording automatically stops when you drop the object or
stop drawing. If you have selected Automatically use full motion capture for mouse wheel
actions, full motion recording begins when you use the mouse wheel. When full motion
recording stops, Adobe Captivate returns to standard capture mode so you can continue
recording slides, if necessary.
Note: While you are in full motion recording mode, the Adobe Captivate icon displays with a red
border in the system tray in the lower right corner of your computer desktop. When you finish full
motion recording, the standard Adobe Captivate icon displays again.
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When you are finished recording, press End (or other designated key) to end recording.
The new project, including the full motion portion, is generated and then displayed in
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. Full motion slides are saved and included in projects as
animation slides.
To add a full motion movie slide to an existing project:
1.
Open the Adobe Captivate project to which you want to add a full motion movie slide.
2.
From the Insert menu, select Record Additional Slides.
3.
Decide where the new slide should be added. You can add a new slide to the end of the project,
or click a slide in the list and add a new slide after the selected slide.
4.
Click OK.
The recording window appears.