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How to use Snagit Capture and edit images, video, text and web content!
What is Snagit? SnagIt is a great screen and text capture tool, however it can also be used to edit images and record on screen video. (SnagIt costs £38.95 for an individual license.)
What’s the link? Go to: http://techsmith.com/snagit/ click Downloads and select Free trials
Getting started with image capture To capture any image on your computer screen, when the image is displayed launch Snagit (this may either be from your system tray (bottom right hand corner of your screen), from the Start menu, or from a Desktop shortcut). Use the Profile settings at the bottom of the Snagit Window to adjust the profile settings as follows: Input: Region Output: Clipboard Effects: No Effects To capture the image press CTRL+SHIFT+P or click the bottom right hand corner of the Snagit window.
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The orange Snagit axes appear. Position the cross point of the axes at the top left hand corner of the image you want to capture then hold down the left mouse button and drag over the image until it is entirely within the orange capture box. Release the mouse at the image will be placed on to your Clipboard. To insert the captured image in to a document or presentation, select the location in the document by clicking the mouse at the position you want the image to appear or click the slide in your presentation and then click Paste or press CTRL+V. Once Snagit has been launched it will remain active, so that next time you want to capture an image all you need to do is press CTRL+SHIFT+P or click
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Image Effects The effects you can add to a captured image include borders, watermarks and different types of edge effects all of which you can refine to your exact needs. The more you experiment the more you will find you can do! Here are a few examples:
Image Border
Captioned Image
Image with magnifying glass watermark
Torn edges
Editing with Snagit Once you have captured and image you can take it in to the Snagit Studio and edit it. (A shortcut to Snagit Studio will have been added to your Desktop during installation) There are a host of features to use, but one of the most useful is the ability to pixelate part of the image. This can be used to mask information that you don’t want to display. For example, in the first screen shot below you might want to hide the person named in the subject of the email: To do this, launch the Snagit Studio and paste in the captured image. Next, point at the image, right click and select the option to Flatten All. Select the Draw menu and use the Selection tool to draw a rectangle around the name you want to mask from view. Select the Image menu and use the Blur menu to blur the contents of the selection rectangle by choosing the percentage blur required. This technique has multiple uses and can be used on large and small areas of an image. For further assistance with using Snagit Editor please refer to the product tutorials and Help menu found in the View menu.
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Text Capture Snagit can be used to capture text from an on screen document, pdf or webpage and turn it into text that you can insert into a document or other file. To do this, Click on the drop down to the left of the Capture button
and select Text Capture.
Display the on screen text you want to capture and either press CTRL+SHIFT+P or click . In the example here, a small portion of text has been captured from a website: When pasted in to MS Word, the text appears and can be edited normally although line endings and spacing may need to be adjusted in the content has come from a website:
Video Capture Snagit can be used to record onscreen videos including a voice over. This is a great quick and easy way to show how to use features of a website or an application. To record a short video, click the drop down to the left of the capture button and choose Video capture. Display the website or application on the screen that you want to create a video about and press CTRL+SHIFT+P or click . Use the Orange axes to select the area of the screen that you want to video. Snagit will display the Video Capture dialog box. Click Start to commence your video recording. Everything you say and do on screen will now be recorded. When you have finished, press CTRL+SHIFT+P and choose Stop. You will be prompted for a file name and location for the recording. Once the file has been saved it will be ready to play!
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Ideas for using Snagit in learning Images for collages – capture images from a wide variety of places and edit them if necessary to create collages or artwork to support your presentations. (Please remember to respect the copyright of the images though!) Graphics for documents – capture and edit images to add to documents to illustrate your key points. All of these BlendIT guides have been created using Snagit! Text examples – capture text that you want your participants to critique or edit and print or present in a different format to allow the text to be used by multiple participants at the same time. Short memory joggers – Record short videos that show how to use or access a piece of software or website that you want your participants to use. Send the video to them on an email (if small) or as a hyperlink to a shared location that they can access it from.
Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of these notes, they are supplied without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. Productive Ltd will not be liable with respect to any liability, loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by these notes. All Trademarks are hereby acknowledged.
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