Recording your actions
Using , you can record the full screen, a specified window or a rectangular portion of the screen. If you connect a microphone to your computer, you can record your voice.
You can create the recording as a video file that you can view using , or you can create the recording as a Windows Media video file that you can view using Windows Media Player. If you create the recording as a video file, you can also convert it to a Windows Media video file or a self-extracting file to share with those who don’t have SMART Notebook software.
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You can also create a Windows Media video file or a self-extracting file of previously created recordings to share with others (see Sharing a recording).
To create a recording
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Change settings to configure the recording’s quality, video format, file location and watermark.
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If you have multiple displays, you must select the display that you want to record.
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You can hide and continue to access its menu options by pressing the SMART Recorder icon in the notification area.
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To record the entire screen, press Record .
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To record the entire screen while is hidden, press the icon in the notification area, and then select .
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To record a screen area, press the down arrow next to the Record button in , select , and then draw a rectangle around the area you want to record.
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To record a window, press the down arrow next to the Record button in , select , and then select the window you want to record.
Tip
If you need to reduce the file size of the recording, limit the recording to a rectangular area of the screen or to a window.
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Perform the on-screen actions you want to record. If you connected a microphone to your computer, speak into your microphone.
displays the time elapsed during the recording.
Tip
Animations and other special effects greatly increase the file size of the recording.
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If you want to pause your recording, press Pause . To resume recording, press Record .
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To pause the recording while the SMART Recorder window is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon in the notification area, and then select .
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To resume recording, press the SMART Recorder icon in the notification area, and then select .
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After you complete the actions you want to record, press Stop in .
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To stop the recording while is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon in the notification area, and then select .
The Save As dialog box appears.
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If you want to exit without saving your recording, press Cancel, press Yes to confirm deletion, and then ignore the remaining steps of this procedure.
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Type a file name.
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If you want to save the recording in a different location, browse to the new location.
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Press Save.
The Completing Capture dialog box appears while creates the video file.
After creates the video file, the Recording Complete dialog box appears. The information in this dialog box includes the file location of the recording, file size and duration of the recording.
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If you want to view the recording after you close this dialog box, select Play Recording.
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If you want to share the recording with viewers who don’t have but you created the recording in the video format, select Share Recording.
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Press OK.
If you select Play Recording, the file plays in your default media player.
If you select Share Recording, the Share Recording dialog box appears. Create a Windows Media video file or a self-extracting file as described below.
To create a Windows Media video file or a self-extracting file
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Create the recording as described above. Ensure you select the Share Recording option.
The Share Recording dialog box appears.
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Select WMV to create a Windows Media video file, and then press Next.
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Select Self extracting to create a self extracting file, and then press Next.
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Press Next.
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Press Browse, browse to the location where you want to save the file, type a file name, and then press Save.
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Press Next.
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Press Finish.
Enhancing system performance for recording
If your system performance is slow when you use , or the recording quality isn’t the standard you want, the following may improve performance: