on the Start menu where the Developer is installed. As an author you can decide to use the standard Developer topic recorder or the Record It! application. Record It! is a standalone application designed to provide anyone with the ability to create recorded content that can be imported into the Developer. Record It! allows you to easily record the necessary steps to complete any software transaction complete with sound and any additional notes or instructions that you want to provide to the author who will receive your content.
You do not need a Developer installation to run this application. Record It! is automatically installed and it appears as a shortcut on the Start menu where the Developer is installed. As an author you can decide to use the standard Developer topic recorder or the Record It! application.
Note: If you are a Developer author and choose to use Record It! instead of the Developer topic recorder, you will need to import the Record It! topics into the Developer Library to link them to content (see Import a New Topic from Record It! in the Export/Import Content chapter of the Content Development guide for more information).
If you are a subject matter expert with no Developer installation, Record It! creates standalone files (.topic) that you can distribute to any author with a Developer installation. An author can import the recorded .topic files into the Developer for further refinement and publishing.
When you launch Record It! for the first time, a home page appears with options to perform the following actions:
Links to the five most recently opened topics also appear in the Open section of the Home page. You can use the Other link to open topics saved in a local or network folder. The menu and toolbar provide additional alternatives for creating and opening topics.
Note: The Home page also includes a link to the Record It! production documentation.
Install Record It!
In a server installation of the Developer, the Record It! Setup program can be downloaded from the Developer server <Library URL>/Public/Recordit; for example, https://mycompany:443/ODSContent/Public/RecordIt. You may need to contact a product administrator or content authoring team to determine the Library URL.
The installation program is also available in the install media pack and can be distributed to subject matter experts. The location in the media pack is: Branding/<brand>/Installer/recorditsetup.exe.
To install Record It!, download the Record It! Setup program and then run it. When you run the setup program, you are prompted for a program folder and a location where you want the application installed on your computer. After installing, launch Record It! using the link that appears on your Start menu.
Note: Unless the trusted location policy is turned off, the installation location must be in a trusted location such as "C:\Program Files (x86)". The installer checks to see if the trusted location policy is in use and warns you, if necessary.