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USING CAPTIVATE
Recording Projects
Last updated 9/28/2011
2 Click Screen Area or Application.
Application Select this option if you want to specify the application which you want to record as part of your
project. In the Select Application menu, select the application your computer that you want to record.
• Custom Size Select this option if you want to customize the dimensions of the recorded project. You can choose
from a list of standard sizes, or define a custom size. The selected application is automatically resized to fit inside
the boundaries of the recording area. Best practice is to have a clear idea of the dimensions of the project before you
start recording it.
• Application Window Select this option if you want to record the entire application window. The dimensions of
the application are not altered. The recording rectangle is resized to fit the application.
• Application Region Select this option if you want to record defined areas in an application. For example, if you
are recording a window that has three frames, the recording window snaps to individual frames when the mouse
moves over them. The dimensions of the application are not altered. The recording rectangle is resized to fit the
defined area in the application.
Screen Area Select this option when you want to capture all events that occur within an area on the screen.
• Custom Size Select this option if you want to record your project using a specified dimension. You can choose
from a list of standard sizes, or create your own custom size window.
• Full Screen Select this option if you want to set the size of the recording window to the size of your computer
monitor. The entire computer screen is treated as the recording window. If you work on dual monitors, you can
choose the monitor that you want to use for recording. Recording in this mode can potentially produce very large
projects and output file sizes due to the large screen resolution on monitors.
3 Click Automatic, Full Motion, or Manual in the Recording Type area. For more information, see “Automatic
recording” on page 31, “Full motion recording” on page 33, and “Manual recording” on page 33.
4 Do one or all of the following:
• Select a panning mode if you want the recording window to follow your movements across the screen. For more
information, see
“Panning” on page 35.
• If you are adding commentary during recording, select the type of audio input.
• To change the default settings that Adobe Captivate uses when recording, click Settings. For more information
on customizing recording preferences, see
“Set recording preferences” on page 35.
5 Click Record.
6 If you have selected Manual recording, press Print Screen (Windows) or Command+F6 (Mac) every time you want
to take a screenshot during the procedure.
7 Press End key (in Windows) or Cmd + Enter (Mac OS) when you have completed the procedure.
Note: Alternatively, on Windows, click the task icon or the system tray icon to stop recording. On Mac, click the dock
icon or the status bar icon.
For a demonstration of the recording process, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_recordtutorial_en.
Record additional slides
1 Open the project in which you want to record additional slides.
2 Click the Record Additional Slides icon.
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