# Recording audio

If you have a microphone connected to your computer, you can record audio to be included on a slide. You can use audio for many types of narration or instruction. You record audio using the Record Audio dialog box.

Tip: Before recording, see Recording audio tips.

#### To record audio:

1. Open a Captivate project.

2. To open the Record Audio dialog box, do one of the following:

3. In Storyboard view, select a slide and click Audio on the toolbar.

- In Edit view, click Audio on the toolbar.

3. If you want to set recording options, click Options and make the necessary changes. Depending on the type of recording (voice-over, music, etc.) and the desired playback (within an EXE file, over the Internet, and so on), you may need to adjust audio settings.

4. (Optional) If you have created slide notes that contain a voice-over script, select the View Script option to display the note text.

5. Click Record to begin recording.

6. Speak into the microphone or recording device.

7. When you finish, click Stop .

The audio is converted to MP3 format.

8. Click Play to listen to the recording.

9. When you finish, click OK.