# Setting auto recording

You can set an automatic recording option in Captivate. When this option is set, Captivate automatically captures screen shots during the recording process each time you take the following actions:

- Click or press a capture key

- Open a menu or submenu, or select a menu item

- Open a dialog box or a property page

- Click a toolbar button

- Begin dragging, during the drag process, and when you drop

- Click any mouse button while the cursor is in the capture area

#### To set auto recording:

1. Open Captivate.

2. From the Options menu, select Recording Options.

3. Click the Recording Options tab.

4. Select Enable auto recording.

5. In Recording mode, select an option.

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

   Simulation: Select this option to automatically include click boxes with success and failure caption in the auto recorded movie.

   Training: Select this option to automatically include rollover captions and click boxes with a failure message to the movie.

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

6. Click OK.

Now that you have turned on the automatic recording option, you can record a movie.