# Recording a new application movie

Use this recording option to record all action within a single running application. You can start any type of application such as a word processing program, a graphics program, a spreadsheet program, or any kind of software you have and record the action that takes place within the application.

Captivate contains a special feature called full motion recording that automatically captures frames at a higher frame rate when you record any drag-and-drop actions. For more details, see Full motion recording.

#### To record a new application movie:

1. Open the application you want to record. (You must do this before recording.)

2. Open Captivate.

3. On the Start Page, click Record or create a new movie.

The New movie options dialog box appears.

4. Select Application and click OK.

The Recording window appears.

5. In the Record specific window pop-up menu, select the application to record.

6. (Optional) Select Record narration to record audio as you record the movie. For details, see Recording audio
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7. (Optional) Click Options to set a wide variety of recording options, including the capability to automatically capture screen shots and automatically generate text captions.

8. (Optional) If necessary, change the size and position of the window. You can resize the window by selecting one of the sizing handles on the red frame and dragging it. To change the location of the window, move the mouse over the red frame until a four-point arrow appears, and then drag the entire window to a new position. You can also click Snap red recording area to fit select window to quickly change the size of the recording area to match the size of the application.

10. When you finish setting options, click Record.

11. Captivate begins recording the onscreen action.

- If you are automatically recording (that is, you selected the Enable auto recording option in step 7), Captivate automatically captures a screen shot every time you perform an action, such as selecting a menu, clicking a button, or typing text.

- If you are manually recording (that is, you did not select the Enable auto recording option in step 7) press the Print Screen key (or other designated capture key) to capture screen shots.

Use the application as if you were demonstrating your actions to someone. If you have sound enabled on your computer and the option is activated, you will hear a camera shutter sound when screen shots are captured.

Note: When recording an onscreen action, it is best to perform the action more slowly than you would normally. For example, if you are recording keyboard action, type text in slowly.

12. When you finish recording, press the End key (or other designated key) to end recording.

The slides are generated and your new movie appears in the Captivate 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 special icon.

Tip: If you need to pause recording, press the Pause/Break key. To restart recording, press the Pause/Break key again.