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62 Chapter 3: Creating Projects
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Click Options. On the Recording Options tab you can select Enable auto recording to
automatically capture screenshots. On the Full Motion Recording tab you can select
Automatically use full motion capture for drag-and-drop actions or for mouse wheel scrolling
so that Adobe Captivate automatically starts full motion recording whenever you begin drag-
and-drop actions or scrolling with the mouse wheel. (Recording automatically and recording
full motion automatically are strictly optional; both processes can be done manually, if you
prefer.) When you are finished setting options, click OK.
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 slide.
6.
Set other recording options as required. 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. Or, select Record narration to record an audio track while capturing the
full motion slide. When you finish selecting options, click Record.
7.
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 above) 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 slides, if
necessary.
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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.
8.
When you are finished, Press End (or other designated key) to end recording completely.
The new full motion slide is placed within your project in the location you specified. The full
motion slide is 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.