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==Windows 7== | ==Windows Vista and 7== | ||
Within Windows 7 there is a 'Snipping Tool'. It is very basic but gets the job done. | Within Windows Vista and 7 there is a 'Snipping Tool'. It is very basic but gets the job done. | ||
Click Start, Programs, Accessories and Snipping Tool. Once loaded, highlight an area of the screen you are interested by holding down your left mouse button. Release the button and the image will appear in the Snipping Tool. You can do basic annotation such as adding a line, or use the highlighter to emphasise an area. | Click Start, Programs, Accessories and Snipping Tool. | ||
(If snipping tool is not on your system, Open ''control panel'', click ''Programs and features'', click ''Turn windows feaures on and off'', look for ''Tablet PC Optional Components'' and tick it). | |||
Once loaded, highlight an area of the screen you are interested by holding down your left mouse button. Release the button and the image will appear in the Snipping Tool. You can do basic annotation such as adding a line, or use the highlighter to emphasise an area. | |||
Click File, Save As -- make sure your file format is PNG or JPG as these are the best options for saving. | Click File, Save As -- make sure your file format is PNG or JPG as these are the best options for saving. | ||
Attach the file to your post in the forum. | Attach the file to your post in the forum. | ||
[[File:SnippingTool-example.PNG|200px]] | |||
An example of the output using the two annotation techniques -- a pen (to draw the blue area) and the highlighter..... | An example of the output using the two annotation techniques -- a pen (to draw the blue area) and the highlighter..... | ||
==Windows 10== | |||
The Snipping Tool (as above) still exists in Windows 10, but has had a bit of an update. Find it in your 'All Apps' section under the start button. | |||
==Apple Mac== | |||
To take a screenshot on an Apple Mac, press: Command & Shift & 4 | |||
You may then draw an rectangle of the area you wish to capture by clicking the mouse and dragging, or press the spacebar then click on any window to take the complete area of the window. | |||
A file will then be added to your desktop named "Screen Shot <date> <time>". Double click on this to edit it as required. | |||
==Greenshot== | ==Apps== | ||
===Greenshot for Windows === | |||
One of a number of available tools for screen capture, this is very simple, effective, and free to use. This is a great all rounder for any version of Windows. | One of a number of available tools for screen capture, this is very simple, effective, and free to use. This is a great all rounder for any version of Windows. | ||
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[[File:Greenshot-example.png|200px]] | [[File:Greenshot-example.png|200px]] | ||
===Other Screen Capturing Tools=== | |||
==Free== | |||
[http://clipboard.ybex.com Ybex Clipboard] | |||
[http://code.google.com/p/zscreen zScreen] | |||
==Commercial== | |||
[http://www.techsmith.com/snagit Snagit] | |||
