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Text Captions
Text Entry Boxes
Click Boxes
Highlight boxes
9. Press End key when you have completed recording.
Automatic recording
When you record using automatic recording, Adobe Captivate captures screenshots automatically and places them on separate slides. Mouse,
keyboard, or system events are the common triggers for capturing screenshots. Automatic recording is the most commonly used recording method
in Adobe Presenter.
In the recording options (File > Record New Software Simulation), you choose one of the following autorecording modes:
Demonstration mode
Training mode
Assessment mode
Custom mode
Depending on the mode, one or more of the following objects are added automatically during the recording. You can change recording preferences
for the various modes. The descriptions for the various modes assume that you have not changed the default recording preferences.
Text captions are used to point out certain areas on a slide, explain concepts, or provide users with additional information. Text
captions can be created automatically or manually. If you are autorecording a project, you can have Adobe Captivate automatically create text
captions. Text captions are generated for the various mouse and keyboard events.
The text captions use the labels in the application to describe a step. For example, if the user clicks File in the menu bar, a text caption with the
text, “Select the File menu” is created automatically. You can later edit the captions to your requirements. When the user views the movie, the
actions performed during recording are displayed along with the captions
Text entry boxes are Adobe Captivate objects that require user input. During recording in some of the modes, text entry boxes
with default hint, success, or failure captions are added to the slides. You can later edit the text in these captions.
A click box is an object in Adobe Captivate that designates an area around the place where the mouse was clicked during recording.
Click boxes help users try out an application or website using the movie. After viewers click a click box, you can have the project perform different
actions. For example, the project resumes playing, opens a new project, or opens a specific website.
Highlight boxes are transparent, colored rectangles that can be placed over areas on a slide to draw attention to the area. You
can edit the formatting, color, transparency, and size of all highlight boxes. If you automatically record a project or slides, Adobe Captivate creates
a highlight box for the area on which a mouse event occurs. If you have an existing project, you can also add highlight boxes manually.
For more information on these objects, see Adobe Captivate help.
Demonstration mode
Use the demonstration mode when you want to demonstrate a procedure or feature. The movie produced in this mode however, does not provide
any scope for user interaction. The user can only passively view actions that were performed when the project was recorded.
When recording a movie in the demonstration mode, Adobe Captivate does the following:
Adds text captions using the labels of the controls in the application. For example, if the user clicks File in the menu bar, a text caption with
the text, “Select the File menu” is created automatically.
Adds highlight boxes to highlight those areas where the mouse is clicked.
Adds text that is typed manually during the recording.
Training mode
Use the training mode when you want the user to try the procedure during the movie. The movie moves to the next slide only after the user has
performed the previous action correctly.
When recording slides in training mode, Adobe Captivate does the following:
Adds click boxes at places where the user must click the mouse.
Adds text entry boxes for user input. The failure and hint captions are added to each text entry box.
Assessment mode
Use the assessment mode when you want to test how well the user has understood a procedure. You can set a score for every correct click. You
can also set the number of times the user can attempt a procedure. When the user fails to click the right option in the number of attempts
provided, the movie moves to the next step. The user does not get any score for the failed attempt.
When recording slides in assessment mode, Adobe Captivate does the following: