On the PC side you can create profiles for capture tasks and download additional profiles from the Snagit Web site. Each tool can be customized to suit user needs. There is also a Getting Started Quick Access Guide PDF at this location that addresses both Mac and PC versions.Įditor tools in Snagit toggle on or off. A PDF version of Snagit v11 for Windows user guide can be downloaded from the Web site ( ). Both Mac and PC Editors come with a built-in Help file offering detailed instructions for working with program features. For novice users regardless of platform TechSmith offers several short tutorials introducing program features ( ).
On a Macintosh, users are greeted with a conventional menu bar and familiar drop down menus. Those already familiar with the Microsoft ribbon will appreciate the similarities. On the PC side, the Editor interface in Snagit v11 for Windows closely resembles the ribbon interface adopted by Microsoft for Office 2007 and Office 2010. Features new to the PC version (in addition to those already mentioned for Macintosh) include the ability to resize images by inches and centimeters in addition to pixels, and the options of using new time saving profiles, stamps, callouts and arrows. Cutouts come in handy if you want to remove an unnecessary section of a capture. In addition to adding shadows, borders, edges and perspective captured screens, users can apply color filters and cutouts to captures for enhanced effect. On a Macintosh for example, users can now paste an image from the Clipboard into the Capture window. Teachers interested in showing students how to use a feature in a particular software program can create narrated step-by-step tutorials capturing mouse maneuvers and menu selections while working directly in the target program.īut the latest versions of Snagit add new Editor features. Version 2.0 for Macintosh and Version 11.0 for Windows add support for video, giving users tools to capture narrated clips of screen activity in addition to static screens. Snagit does much more than simple screen capture (with or without time delay). Full disclosure: It’s a tool that I’ve used in my own work for years! You then have the option of using its editing tools to enhance and annotate that capture for electronic presentations and documents, blogs, wikis, Web pages and all sorts of print materials including flyers, reports, memos, reviews, etc. This application will grab a digital photo of elements that appear on a computer screen. The latest release of Snagit from TechSmith (available for both Macintosh and Windows platforms) offers digital “publishers” a very helpful tool for adding visual impact to electronic documents. Everybody’s an author in P-12 education these days as teachers, students, administrators, and staff routinely produce print and electronic materials for sharing with others.
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