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Recording pages with the Lesson Recorder

You can use the Lesson Recorder add-on to record your activities on a page. You can then play the recording on the same page by using the Lesson Recorder or the new playback widget.

Note 

SMART Recorder is a different but similar tool. Using SMART Recorder, you can record your actions in programs other than SMART Notebook software. With SMART Recorder, you can record a full screen, specified window or rectangular portion of the screen. If you connect a microphone to your computer, you can also record audio.

For more information, see Using SMART Recorder.

ClosedTo record a page

  1. Press Add-onsAdd-ons icon, and then press Lesson Recorder.

  2. Press Record icon New Recording.

    A red square appears around the perimeter of the recorded page.

  3. Perform the actions that you want to record on the current page.

  4. Press Stop icon Stop Recording when you finish performing these actions.

    TipS

    • To save your recording, simply save the .notebook file.

    • Close the Lesson Recorder add-on during presentations. The playback widget appears at the bottom of the page. You can unlock and move it anywhere on the page.

    • You can’t remove the recording from the page.

ClosedTo play a page recording using the Lesson Recorder add-on

  1. Open the page that you recorded.

  2. If the Lesson Recorder add-on isn't open, press Add-onsAdd-ons icon, and then press Lesson Recorder.

  3. Press PlayPlay icon on the playback toolbar.

    You can toggle between PlayPlay icon and PausePause icon while playing the recording.

  4. Optionally, you can perform the following actions:

    • Press Rewind to rewind the playback.

    • Press Fast forward to fast forward the playback.

ClosedTo play a page recording using the playback widget

  1. Open the page that you recorded.

  2. If the Lesson Recorder is open, press on the add-on title bar to close it.

    The playback widget appears at the bottom of the page.

    Tips 

    You can unlock and move the widget to anywhere on the page that is easy to access during your presentation.

  3. Press PlayPlay icon on the playback widget.

    You can toggle between PlayPlay icon and PausePause icon while playing the recording.

  4. Optionally, you can perform the following actions:

    • Press Rewind to rewind the playback.

    • Press Fast forward to fast forward the playback.