Jennifer Picciolo

I  am new to Wavepad and am getting the message "no significant audio has been recorded yet.  You may need to change the recording settings."  What do I need to do and how do I do it.

I am trying to record an audiobook and the record function is only allowing me to record about 5 minutes.  why is this happening and how do I get the program to allow me to record as much information as I want