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Enhancing Productivity
Exploring audio features
Using a microphone
1 Connect an external microphone to the computer.
2 Click Start, point to Programs, Accessories,
Entertainment, then click Sound Recorder.
Sound Recorder screen
3 Click the Record button.
4 Speak normally into the microphone.
5 When you’ve finished recording, click the Stop button.
The Sound Recorder window displays the new sound file as a
waveform.
NOTE: You can only record 60 seconds at a time.
6 To hear what you just recorded, click the Play button.
7 To save the file, select Save from the File menu.
Adjusting recording quality
The better the quality of the recording, the more disk space the
sound file requires. Experiment to find a balance that fits your
needs.
Record
Stop
Play
Skip forward
Skip backward
Positioning
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