# Using a custom keyboard tap sound

Captivate includes a feature that records a keyboard tap sound whenever you press keys on the keyboard while recording a movie. You can include or exclude the tap sounds. You can also create a custom keyboard tap sound to use.

#### To use a custom keyboard tap sound:

1. Create a new sound for keystrokes, or use an existing MP3 file (for example, one of the Windows sound files).

2. Name the new sound file KeyClick.mp3.

3. Save the file and note the location to which the file is saved.

4. Using Windows Explorer, browse to the Captivate sound effects folder. (The default location is C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Captivate\Gallery\SoundEffects.)

5. Locate the file named KeyClick.mp3. This is the Captivate default keystroke sound file.

Note: Before overwriting the file, you may want to copy and place the original KeyClick.mp3 file in a backup folder so it can be used again if necessary.

6. Copy the new keyboard tap sound from the location in step 3 above, and paste it into the Captivate sound effects folder.

7. Check that the keyboard tap sounds option is selected.