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SnagIt Add-Ins User's Guide

SnagIt add-ins are small custom toolbars in your Microsoft® Word®, PowerPoint®, Excel®, Word®, Internet Explorer®, Windows Explorer®, and Adobe FrameMaker® applications. With just one click of the mouse, SnagIt add-ins make it extra easy to capture anything on your screen while giving you complete control over every aspect of the screen capture process - all from within your familiar desktop working environment - all with just one click of the mouse.

With the SnagIt add-ins, you can:

Capture a region, window, object, or menu.
Capture scrolling windows and regions.
Save your capture to the clipboard for use in any Windows application.
Easily integrate product screenshots into your software documentation without ever leaving the Office environment.
Quickly insert your screenshots into Word, PowerPoint, and Excel as a linked file or from the clipboard.
Insert your new capture into PowerPoint as a new slide or into the current layout.
Open an existing graphic and insert it into PowerPoint as a new slide.
Send captured images via e-mail support within Internet Explorer /Windows Explorer.
View your capture within the Preview Window and take advantage of the SnagIt advanced editing options such as arrows, accents, text boxes, and edge effects to enhance your captures.

Within Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Save your capture as a file and insert it into your document using the Word / PowerPoint /Excel link commands.
Include the mouse cursor in your capture.
View your capture within the Preview Window and take advantage of the SnagIt advanced editing options such as flip, reverse, shear, and rotate, as well as other special effects and color adjustment options.
Enable Time delay before capturing.

Outlook:

Quickly insert your screenshots into an e-mail or send as an e-mail attachment.
Include the mouse cursor in your capture.
View your capture within the Preview Window and take advantage of the SnagIt advanced editing options such as flip, reverse, shear, and rotate, as well as other special effects and color adjustment options.
Enable Time delay before capturing.

Within Internet Explorer /Windows Explorer:

Send your capture as an e-mail attachment.
View your capture within the Preview Window and take advantage of the SnagIt advanced editing options such as flip, reverse, shear, and rotate, as well as other special effects and color adjustment options.
Auto save your captures to save time and increase efficiency.

Within FrameMaker:

Copy into document.
Import by reference.
Easily, and automatically apply the desired Graphic Scaling DPI.
Automatically creates an anchored frame for your screen capture.

SnagIt add-ins for Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer /Windows Explorer, and FrameMaker are the perfect one-step, productivity add-in tools for all of your screen capture needs while you're working within the Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer /Windows Explorer, or Adobe environment.

Note: For information on the difference between the SnagIt Add-ins and SnagIt, see What is the Difference Between the SnagIt Add-ins and SnagIt?

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Disabling the Add-Ins During the SnagIt Installation

During the SnagIt installation process, you will see a screen listing the SnagIt add-ins for Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and IE. All of the add-ins are enabled for installation by default.

To prevent an add-in from being installed, click on the down arrow next to the desired add-in. From the dropdown menu, choose Entire feature will be unavailable. Once selected, a red "X" will display to let you know that that option will not be installed.

If you are not sure which options to enable or disable, leave the default options selected since you can always enable and disable the add-ins at a later time. See also How do I disable or enable the SnagIt add-ins?

Note for Internet or Windows Explorer Users: After the SnagIt installation is complete, if the toolbar doesn't display within Internet Explorer /Windows Explorer, you will have to manually turn on the toolbar. To enable the SnagIt add-in toolbar, right-click on the application's main toolbar. From the popup menu, choose SnagIt. The toolbar will become enabled for use.

Minimum Requirements for Running the SnagIt Add-Ins

The add-in check boxes available during the SnagIt installation may be disabled if SnagIt detects that the minimum requirements to run the add-ins are not met. The minimum requirements to run the add-ins are:

Office 2000, Office XP or later for the Word or PowerPoint add-ins.
IE 5 or later for the Internet Explorer/Windows Explorer add-in.
FrameMaker 5.5 or later for the Adobe FrameMaker plug-in.

Disabling and Enabling the SnagIt Add-Ins after the Installation

The SnagIt Add-ins are installed by default, during the regular SnagIt install process. During the installation of SnagIt, you will be able to choose which Add-ins, if any, that you do not want installed.

To disable or enable an add-In after the SnagIt installation:

From the Windows Start menu, choose Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
From the Currently installed programs list, click once on SnagIt.
Click on the Change button.
The SnagIt Setup dialog box appears. Click on the Modify button and then choose Next.
Click on the down arrow next to the add-In you wish to disable or enable.
To enable an Add-in:
Choose an add-in option that displays a red "X" next to it. From the dropdown menu, choose Will be installed on local hard drive.
To disable an Add-in:
Choose an add-in option that does not display a red "X" next to it. From the dropdown menu, choose Entire feature will be unavailable. Once selected, a red "X" will display to let you know that that option will be disabled.

Note: For more help with the SnagIt Add-Ins, from within SnagIt, choose Help > SnagIt Add-ins Help.