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Your captions should provide a descriptive transcript of the presentation so be sure to describe how images are used throughout your presentation. For example, if there is a pie chart used to show 50% of one thing, 25% of another and 25% of yet another thing, be sure to use language in your presentation, your script, to describe these relationships.

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After you complete your presentation and add notes, practice talking through your presentation advancing the slides. Now you’re ready to record.

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  1. First, prepare your computer for recording.
  2. Open your PowerPoint presentation.
  3. You may see a pop-up window: “Welcome to the Camtasia Studio PowerPoint Add-in.” You can click “Ok” Okto ignore the message or you can deselect the “Show tip again” checkbox and then click “Ok” Okso you do not have to see the pop-up window each time you open PowerPoint.
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  4. You may see another pop-up window: “Welcome to the Camtasia Relay Add-in.”  You can click “Ok” Okto ignore the message or you can deselect the “Show Show tip again” againcheckbox and then click “Ok” Okso you do not have to see the pop-up window each time you open PowerPoint.
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  5. Click the “AddAdd-Ins” Instab on the ribbon to display the Camtasia Studio Add-in Controls.
  6. If the “Auto Auto record with Camtasia Relay” Relaybutton (1) is selected, click to deselect this option. If you want PowerPoint to remember this decision, click the “Camtasia Camtasia Relay Record Options” Optionsbutton (2) and then deselect “Prompt Prompt to record slide shows each time PowerPoint starts” (3) startsand click “Ok.Ok
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  7. Camtasia Studio control buttons: Record, microphone on/off toggle, camera on/off toggle, camera preview, Camtasia Studio recording options, help.
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  8. Click the “Camtasia Camtasia Studio Recording Options” Optionsbutton to set your preferences. Note, you’ll want to select your microphone in the “Audio Source” Audio Sourcedrop-down window if it is not already selected. If you have a mic on your laptop, this mic will likely be the default audio source. If you have a webcam or other mic connected to your computer, be sure to select it here for best audio.
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  9. To begin recording, click the “Record” Recordbutton on the “AddAdd-Ins” Instab which will launch your PowerPoint presentation. You should see a begin recording confirmation in the lower-right of your screen. You should see your audio levels here too. Adjust your mic levels to where the green line is almost in the red–the extreme right of the meter. Click the “Click Click to begin recording” recordingbutton to begin recording.
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  10. When you get to the end of your PowerPoint presentation, Camtasia Studio will ask if you want to continue or to stop recording. Click “Stop Stop recording.” You can pause recording using the <Ctrl>+<Shift>+<F9> keys and you can stop recording at any time using the <Ctrl>+<Shift>+<F10> or the <Esc> keys.
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  11. You you stop recording, you will see a “Save Save Camtasia Recording As…” As…pop-up window. This is your video recording file. We recommend that you create a new folder to save this file (.camrec), and your Camtasia Studio project (.camproj) file–you’ll save this file in step 15 below.
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  12. After saving your file, you will be asked if you want to produce or edit your recording. Select the “Edit Edit your recording” recordingradio button and click “Ok.”
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  13. Camtasia Studio will open and ask if you want to “Import Import PowerPoint Slide Notes”Notes: Click “YesYes.
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  14. Next, you will be asked what editing dimensions to use. If this video is strictly a presentation, select “Recording Recording Dimensions.” If you plan to add zooming or panning to your video, go with the editing dimensions Camtasia Studio recommends (the default).
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  15. Finally, save your Camtasia Studio project file (.camproj) by navigating “File navigating “File > Save As” Asand save it in the same folder with your recording file. This makes it easy to keep the two together and remember which recording file goes with which project file. You’ll see a pop-up message that “You saved your video project with a new name.” You can select the “Do Do not show this again” againcheckbox and then click “OkOk.”
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  16. At this point, you’ve recorded your presentation, imported your notes and saved your Camtasia Studio project file. You’re ready to edit your video, clean up your Closed Captions and produce and share your video.

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