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Exploring Your Computer’s Features
Exploring audio features
5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3
Using a microphone
1
Connect an external microphone to the computer.
2
Click
Start
,
All
Programs
,
Accessories
,
Entertainment
, and then
Sound Recorder
.
(Sample Image) Sound Recorder screen
3
Click the
Record
button.
4
Speak normally into the microphone.
5
When you have finished recording, click the
Stop
button.
The Sound Recorder window displays the new sound file
as a waveform.
You can only record 60 seconds at a time.
6
To hear what you just recorded, click the
Play
button.
7
To save the file, select
Save
from the
File
menu.
The microphone on your computer might be set to Mute. To
check this, click Start, All Programs, Accessories,
Entertainment, and then Volume Control.
Record
Stop
Play
Skip forward
Skip backward
Positioning
bar
NOTE
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