Adobe 65029940 User Guide - Page 48

38 CHAPTER 3 Creating projects • Click any mouse button while the cursor is in the capture area To set auto-recording: 1 Open Adobe Captivate. Select Edit > Preferences. The Preferences window appears. 2 In the Category panel, expand Recording, and Select Settings. 3 In Recording type, select Auto Recording. Note: This option is enabled by default. 4 Click OK. Now that you have turned on the auto-recording option, you can record a project in this mode. Setting the capture area for recording When you are recording a project, the screen capture area is the area on your screen that Adobe Captivate uses to create slides. For example, suppose your monitor is set to 1024 x 768 pixels and you select a screen capture area of 800 x 600 pixels. Adobe Captivate captures 800 x 600 pixels of the 1024 x 768 pixels on your screen. Adobe Captivate uses a default screen capture area of 640 x 480 pixels for all recording options. Adobe Captivate uses this default because projects larger than 800 x 600 pixels may not stream well over dial-up Internet connections. If your users can view larger areas, you can resize the screen capture area in Adobe Captivate. (Once you resize the capture area, the new size becomes the default.) As a general rule, use these capture settings to provide users with the best performance: • 28.8K modem: 640 x 480 or lower • 33.6K modem: 800 x 600 or lower • 56K modem: 800 x 600 or lower • Cable/DSL/T1: 1024 x 768 or lower To set the capture area: 1 Open Adobe Captivate. 2 On the Start page, click Record or create a new project. The New project options dialog box appears. 3 In the left pane, click Software Simulation.