## Recording options dialog box - Recording Options tab

Use this dialog box to set important recording options such as how certain sounds are recorded, whether movies are auto-recorded, and whether some screen elements are hidden during recording.

Enable auto recording: This option automatically takes screen shots during the recording process each time you click the mouse, change the focus of your application or web page, or press a key. This option is off by default. Actions that generate slides include clicking a capture key, opening a menu, opening a dialog box, clicking a toolbar button, dragging and dropping, and clicking buttons.

Note: You should not select this option when recording onscreen action that involves the keyboard calculator keys. If you select Enable auto recording, Captivate cannot accurately record the onscreen calculations.

Language: Specifies a language for captions and tooltips. Click on the pop-up menu to make a selection.

Recording defaults: Specifies the default text caption style to be used for captions create when auto recording. To change the default settings for all types of captions and highlight boxes, click Edit settings.

Recording mode: Specifies the mode that should be used when auto recording. Click on the pop-up menu and select an option. To select the objects you want automatically added to your movie when using all of the different auto recording modes, click Edit settings.

Demo: Select this option to automatically include captions, highlight boxes, and mouse movement in the auto recorded movie.

Simulation: Select this option to automatically include click boxes with a failure caption in the auto recorded movie. Mouse movement is not included.

Training: Select this option to automatically include click boxes with hint and failure captions to the movie. Captions and mouse movement are not included

Custom: Select this option to choose the objects, such as captions, highlight boxes, and click boxes, you want automatically added to the movie.

### Sound

Record narration: Select this option to record audio narration while auto recording a movie.

Hear camera sounds during recording: Select this option to play a camera shutter sound whenever a screen shot is taken during recording. This feature, which tells you exactly when a screen shot is taken, can be especially helpful when you use the auto recording feature. The camera sound is not included in the finished movie.

Record keystrokes: Select this option to record keystroke action during recording. Captivate records keyboard input but does not take screen shots for every character. The keystrokes appear in the finished movie.

Hear keyboard tap sounds: Select this option to determine whether keyboard tap sounds are audible during recording. The keyboard tap sounds are not included in the finished movie.

### Options

Hide recording window: Select this option to hide the rectangle that is displayed during recording. It also removes the Captivate icon in the Taskbar, which may be useful when recording with the full-screen options or demonstrating the Taskbar.

Hide task icon: Select this option to hide the Task icon during recording. (When you record full screen, you typically see that Captivate is an open application. If this interferes with what you are recording, you can hide Captivate with this option.)

Hide system tray icon: Select this option to hide the System Tray icon during recording.

Move new windows inside recording area: Select this option to have Captivate automatically take any windows that open while you are recording and move them within the red capture window. This is particularly useful if you recording an application in which many dialog box windows open as you use the application.