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Click Recorder Studio Help Center

Step-by-step guides for recording, replaying, editing, Smart Actions, chains, activation, and troubleshooting.

How to record your first workflow

  1. Open Click Recorder Studio.
  2. Click Record New Workflow.
  3. Perform a small, safe test task.
  4. Press F8 or click Stop / Emergency Stop.
  5. Review the result in Workflow Timeline.

How to play a workflow

  1. Load or record a workflow.
  2. Review the steps in Workflow Timeline.
  3. Click Play From Start.
  4. Watch the workflow carefully on the first test run.

How to pause and continue

  1. Click Pause or use your configured hotkey.
  2. The current step remains selected.
  3. Click Continue Playing to continue.
  4. Use Stop / Emergency Stop if anything looks wrong.

How to append more steps

  1. Select the step where you want to continue.
  2. Click Append Recording Segment.
  3. Perform the extra actions.
  4. Press F8 to stop.
  5. Review the inserted steps.

How to use Workflow Timeline

  1. Use Workflow Timeline as the main review area.
  2. Select steps to inspect timing and action details.
  3. Use duplicate, delete, move, and clean-up actions to refine the workflow.

How to use Workflow Steps

  1. Add manual delay, marker, key, hotkey, type text, or focus-window steps.
  2. Insert steps after the selected item or add to the end.
  3. Test after every meaningful change.

How to use Smart Actions

  1. Use Smart Actions when the workflow must wait for something visible.
  2. Select a search region.
  3. Capture a target image.
  4. Choose the click point or action.
  5. Set confidence and max wait time carefully.

How to use Drag Actions

  1. Capture the drag start point.
  2. Capture the drag end point.
  3. Choose button and speed.
  4. Insert the drag step and test slowly.

How to use Workflow Chains

  1. Add workflow files to the chain.
  2. Set repeat count per workflow.
  3. Set repeat whole chain if needed.
  4. Run the chain and monitor the first full pass.

How to save and load workflows

  1. Use File > Save Workflow often.
  2. Keep important workflows in a dedicated folder.
  3. When using Smart Actions, keep related capture images with the workflow.

How activation works

  1. Open Help > Activation / License.
  2. Copy your Machine Code.
  3. After PayPal purchase, send Machine Code plus payment email/order reference to support@clickrecorderstudio.com.
  4. Enter the activation code you receive.

Trial expired / activation required

  1. When the trial expires, commercial features are blocked until activation.
  2. Open Activation / License to view status.
  3. Use the machine-specific activation code generated for that PC.

Why Administrator permission may be requested

  1. Windows may block input replay from a standard app into an elevated app.
  2. Administrator mode improves reliability when the target app is also elevated.
  3. For normal desktop workflows, standard mode is safer.

Troubleshooting

  1. Clicks not detected: restart as Administrator if the target app is elevated.
  2. Playback not working: check target window focus and run a short test.
  3. Image preview not found: confirm capture files are still in the workflow/captures folder.
  4. Workflow timing issues: add Delay steps or lower playback speed.