Insert an Alternative Action

After completing this topic, you will be able to insert an Alternative Action.

Steps:

1. Add an Alternative Action to the selected frame.

    

   Click the Insert menu.

   Step 1

2. Click the Alternative Action command.

   Step 2

3. The Recorder opens.

    

   Note: The WordPad application has been opened and the screen where the action is to take place has been set up for you.

   Step 3

4. Activate the Open dialog box.

    

   Click the Open dialog box title bar.

   Step 4

5. Perform the action you want to insert.

    

   Press [Enter].

   Step 5

6. The Recorder displays the action it will record next.

   Step 6

7. Press [PrintScreen] to capture the action.

   Step 7

8. The Recorder closes automatically and the Topic Editor opens with the recorded action displayed.

    

   Notice the 2/2 above the frame icon in the Frame Structure toolpane.

   Step 8

9. It is not necessary to perform the alternative action in the actual application. For example, you could have pressed Enter in a blank document in WordPad or even in Excel. You are only capturing the action, not the screenshot.

    

   However, it is always safer to perform the action in the actual procedure step to make sure that the action produces the desired results. 

   Step 9

After completing this topic, you are able to insert an Alternative Action.

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