Edit a Record It! Topic


After completing this topic, you will be able to edit a topic using Record It!.


Steps:

  1. You can open a topic that you recorded by clicking the topic link in the Open section.

     

    Click the Creating Bullet Lists link.

    Step 1
  2. The topic opens in the Record It! editor.

    Step 2

  3. You can view another frame by clicking a frame in the Frames pane or use the Forward and Backward arrow buttons.

    Step 3

  4. You can add author notes in the Notes pane.

     

    The Frames pane shows a page icon for the Start frame indicating that the frame contains an author note.

    Step 4

  5. The author note for Frame 5 was added when the topic was recorded.

    Step 5

  6. The action area indicates where the action takes place in a frame.

     

    The Recorder usually captures the correct action area; however, you can drag the black sizing handles to resize the action area or move the action area, if needed.

    Step 6

  7. We have resized the action area to cover the entire list box.

    Step 7

  8. The Action type setting displays the action captured for the current frame. Basic actions are mouse, keyboard, and typing actions.

     

    Click the Action type list.

    Step 8
  9. You can use the action list to select a different action for the frame.

    Step 9

  10. The Object type setting refers to the type of object on which you performed the action.

     

    Click the Object type list.

    Step 10
  11. You can select another object type from the list. Changing the object type also changes the template text used to describe the object.

    Step 11

  12. The Object name setting refers to the name of the object on which you performed the action. This name is entered in the appropriate place in the bubble template to tell the user which icon to click.

    Step 12

  13. You can change this field, and subsequently, what appears in the bubble, by typing other text.

    Step 13

  14. You can delete frames that you captured by mistake.

     

    Click the Delete button.

    Step 14
  15. Frames deleted in the Record It! editor cannot be restored.

     

    Click the Cancel button to cancel the deletion.

    Step 15
  16. You can record a new topic with sound, or record without sound and add sound later.

     

    Using the Sound button, you can add or replace the sound in a frame.

     

    Click the Sound button.

    Step 16
  17. The Sound button image changes while you are recording sound.

     

    Click the Sound button to stop recording sound.

    Step 17
  18. After recording sound for a frame, you can use the Play button to hear the results. You can re-record the sound if you are not satisfied.

     

    The Frames pane shows a sound icon for Frame 3 indicating that sound has been recorded for that frame.

    Step 18
  19. The Close command on the File menu closes the topic and returns to the main Record It! screen.

    Step 19

  20. You can open topics from your file system.

     

    Click the Other link.

    Step 20
  21. You can navigate to the folder containing the saved topic and open the topic.

     

    Click the Open button to open the Indenting a Paragraph topic.

    Step 21
  22. The topic opens in the Record It! editor.

    Step 22

  23. A link to the topic now appears in the Record It! screen.

    Step 23

After completing this topic, you are able to edit a topic using Record It!.