After completing this topic, you will be able to record a topic.
Steps:
Set up the application for which you want to record content in the correct position to start the task. We have opened the WordPad application.
Switch to or open the Developer and select the topic you want to record.
We will switch from WordPad to the Developer using the taskbar.
Step 2Click the Content - Developer button.
Step 3Select the topic you want to record.
Click the Opening a Document topic.
Step 4Click the Record Topic button.
Step 6The Developer window closes, and the Recorder window opens.
The first thing you should do is activate the target application.
Click the WordPad title bar to activate the application.
Step 8Press [PrintScreen].
Note: This captures the screenshot for the Start Screen.
Step 9Notice that the entry in the Next screenshot records field has moved down to the Last recorded event field in the Recorder window. In this case, it indicates that the last recorded event was the Start Screen.
Step 10Click the File menu.
Note: This is the first step of the task in the target application.
Step 11Press [PrintScreen].
Note: This captures the action you just performed, as well as the screenshot for the current screen.
Step 12Notice that the entry in the Next screenshot records field has moved down to the Last recorded event field.
Step 13Click the Open command.
Note: This is the second action in the target application.
Step 14Press [PrintScreen].
Note: This captures the action you just performed, as well as the screenshot for the current screen.
Step 15Notice that the entry in the Next screenshot records field has moved down to the Last recorded event field.
Step 16Click the Look in drop-down arrow.
Note: This is the third action in the target application.
Step 17Press [PrintScreen].
Note: This captures the action you just performed, as well as the screenshot for the current screen.
Step 18Notice that the entry in the Next screenshot records field has moved down to the Last recorded event field.
Step 19Add an author note to this frame.
Click the Add Note button.
Step 20Enter the desired information into the Author Notes field. Enter "Add Explanation frame about browsing to file.".
Step 21Save the author note.
Click the Save button.
Step 22Click Local Disk (C:).
Note: This is the fourth action in the target application.
Step 23Press [PrintScreen].
Note: This captures the action you just performed, as well as the screenshot for the current screen.
Step 24Notice that the entry in the Next screenshot records field has moved down to the Last recorded event field.
Step 25Double-click the Training Files list item.
Step 26Press [PrintScreen].
Note: This captures the action you just performed, as well as the screenshot for the current screen.
Step 27Notice that the entry in the Next screenshot records field has moved down to the Last recorded event field.
Step 28Click Customer.rtf.
Step 29Press [PrintScreen].
Note: This captures the action you just performed, as well as the screenshot for the current screen.
Step 30Notice that the entry in the Next screenshot records field has moved down to the Last recorded event field.
Step 31Click the Open button.
Step 32Press [PrintScreen].
Note: This captures the action you just performed, as well as the screenshot for the current screen.
Step 33Notice that the entry in the Next screenshot records field has moved down to the Last recorded event field.
Step 34When you have completed the task, click Finish in the Recorder window to end the recording of the topic and capture the End screen.
Step 35Notice that the Opening a Document topic opens in the Topic Editor in a new tab.
Step 36After completing this topic, you are able to record a topic.