From the course: Camtasia 3 for Mac Essential Training

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Creating a recording account

Creating a recording account

- [Narrator] Before we dive into recording with Camtasia, it's a good idea to get started by removing any unnecessary distractions from your computer. This will help you and your viewers focus on your content rather than being distracted by what's on your screen. One way to ensure that you're always ready to record without disrupting your normal workflow is to create a dedicated recording account. Now while this is not a requirement for creating great screencast with Camtasia. It will certainly help improve your recording workflow. To create a dedicated recording account, begin by going up to the Apple menu and go down your system preferences. Then select users and groups. To make a new account, you'll need administrative access to your computer and you may need to unlock the panel by clicking the lock icon and entering in your administrator password. Then click the plus button at the bottom of the left column to add a new account. Make this new account an administrator account. For…

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