Audio recorder dialog

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Use this dialog to record, import, or export audio annotations.
note
  • Verify that a microphone or other audio source is connected to your computer prior to recording an annotation.
  • Files that you import for use as audio annotations must be in the
    WAV
    format.
This dialog opens when you record an audio annotation, or when you double-click an audio annotation Audio annotation icon shows a megaphone with sound waves coming from it icon in a document.
You can move the audio annotation icon by selecting and dragging it. You can resize the icon by clicking it and then clicking and dragging the handles that appear around the edge of the icon.
You can set audio properties for new annotations in the Audio Annotation Properties tab.

Fields & buttons

Wave display
Displays the sound wave during playback.
Slider
Drag the slider to move to a different position in a recorded annotation.
Go to beginning
Select this button to return to the beginning of the annotation.
Go to end
Select this button to move to the end of the annotation.
Play
Select this button to play the annotation from the current position of the slider.
Stop
Select this button to stop playback. Select the Play or Record buttons to resume your previous action from the same point, or select the Go to beginning button to return to the beginning of the annotation.
Record
Select this button to start recording.