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Exploring Your Computer’s Features

Exploring audio features

There are several ways to upload or download data. It can be as simple as attaching a file or document to an email, or you can use the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) features of your Web browser to transfer large amounts of data.

Exploring audio features

You can use your computer to record sounds using the computer’s internal microphone or an optional external microphone. You can play sound files or audio CDs using the built-in speakers, headphones, or external speakers.

Recording sounds

You may record sounds by using the built-in microphone or by connecting an optional external microphone or other sound source to the microphone jack.

Using a microphone

1If you want to use an external microphone, connect it to the computer.

2Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, and then Sound Recorder.

Start Recording/Stop Recording button

(Sample Image) Sound Recorder screen

3Click the Start Recording button.

4Speak normally into the microphone.

5When you have finished recording, click the Stop Recording button.

The Save As dialog box appears.

6To save the file, type a file name, and then click Save.