If the topic you are recording contains Cut or Copy and Paste steps, it is very important that you are aware of the following situation. When you press the PRINTSCREEN key to capture a screenshot, the screenshot is placed on the Windows Clipboard; therefore, the screenshot overwrites the result of the copy or cut operation.


To record the content correctly, you must perform the Cut or Copy step again immediately before you record the Paste step. This extra step places the proper information into the live application so that the screenshot is correct. If you perform several actions before pressing the PRINTSCREEN key to capture the screenshot, the Developer only captures the last action. Therefore, you should make sure that the Paste step is the last action you perform before pressing the PRINTSCREEN key.


Note: To restore the cut text or object before recording the paste action, you need to undo the previous actions until the cut text or object reappears in the application. You can then cut it again and record pasting it in a new location.


The following procedure steps you through a basic Cut/Copy and Paste operation using the method to open the Topic Editor at the end of recording.


To record a paste topic:

  1. Set up the application in which you want to record in the correct position to begin the task.
     
  2. Switch back to the Developer.
     
  3. Select a topic.
     
  4. Start the Recorder.
     
  5. Press PRINTSCREEN to record the Start screen.
     
  6. Select the text or object you want to cut or copy.
     
  7. Press PRINTSCREEN to capture the results of the first step.
     
  8. Cut or copy the selected text or object.
     
  9. Press PRINTSCREEN to capture the results of the step.
     
  10. Select the location where you want to paste the text or object.
     
  11. Press PRINTSCREEN to capture the results of the step.
     
  12. In the live application, cut or copy the selected text or object again.
     
  13. In the live application, return to the location where you want to paste the text or object.
     
  14. Paste the selected text or object.
     
  15. Press PRINTSCREEN to capture the results of the step.
     
  16. Finish recording the topic as appropriate.

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