Copyright: SnagIt Ver. 6.0 Copyright © 2001 Techsmith Corp.
Citation: SnagIt Ver. 6.0 Copyright © 2001 Techsmith Corp.


 Welcome to SnagIt

SnagIt® Screen Capture. You have selected a powerful Windows image, text, video, and web image capture program with many features and options. Use SnagIt to save time and enhance your screen shots. SnagIt Studio adds annotations, text, drawing objects, clipart, and more. SnagIt Catalog helps you find all of your captured objects in a convenient browser/viewer.

SnagIt gives you four important capture tools in one:

•	IMAGE Capture. We perfected Windows image capture and improve it with every release.

•	TEXT Capture. Use this tool to capture any text that appears on your computer screen.

•	VIDEO Capture. SnagIt includes a tool to capture moving images from your screen, creating AVIs.

•	WEB Image Capture. This tool scans web sites and captures any images that appear on the pages.

Purchasing SnagIt: See the topic: How Can I Purchase SnagIt?.

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 About the Evaluation Version

The Evaluation Version of SnagIt and SnagIt Studio are unlicensed "try before you buy" versions that are distributed at no charge from our web site or promotional CD-ROMs. The evaluation versions are fully functional for thirty days. All of the features work in the ways described.

However, the intention is for users to purchase a license for use of the software beyond the thirty day trial. To remind users to purchase SnagIt, the following program limitations apply after the thirty days have expired:

•	SnagIt places a product brand mark on all captures.

•	Web capture is limited to ten images per scan.

•	SnagIt studio performs file edits, but the changes can not be saved.

Purchasing SnagIt: See the topic: How Can I Purchase SnagIt?.


 Image Region Processing

In the Catalog Viewer Window or Capture Preview Window, select a region of an image with the mouse. Apply different effects to the selected region using one of these menus: Image, Colors, or Effects. Use image region processing to apply special effects to a region in an image. Examples of these effects are: highlight, reverse or flip, change colors, blur, and gray out.

1	In Catalog Viewer or Preview Window, use the mouse pointer to select the part of the screen to be changed. A red rectangle shows the selected area.

2	From the Image, Colors, or Effects menus, select the effect to apply to the outlined region.

NOTE: Only those submenus that can be applied to regions are available. For example, on the Image menu, Flip can be selected but not Rotate.

The Undo command changes the effect back as it was.

3	Select File > Save or Save As… to save your changes.


 Custom Scroll (Input > Advanced)

Available for IMAGE and TEXT captures.

Use custom scroll to capture scrolling screens that can not be captured using Auto Scroll. Capture small, scrolling lists in customized programs. For example, use custom scroll to capture a scrolling list from a dialog where there is more than one. This tells SnagIt exactly the scroll region to be captured.

1	Select Input > Advanced > Custom Scroll.

2	Select Output > Preview Window to see how your capture looks before saving.

3	If a SnagIt Tip opens, read it and click [Close].

4	Open the list or dialog to be captured.

5	Push the Hotkeys (Default = <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>). The cursor changes to a cross hair pointer.

6	Outline the area that scrolls with the mouse. Select a larger region outside the area that scrolls in some cases (for example, a header above the scrolling area). The cursor changes to an arrow and hand. See Custom Scroll Example 1.

7	Put the cursor over the down scroll arrow that causes the area you have selected to scroll and click one time to start scrolling and capture. The list starts to auto scroll. See Custom Scroll Example 2.

8	Examine the capture in the preview window and make sure you have captured all of the scrolling list. See Custom Scroll Example 3.

NOTE: Cancel the capture using the <Esc> key or by clicking the right mouse button. Stop the capture prematurely after it starts by clicking the left mouse button.


 Multiple Area (Input)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Multiple area capture allows you to select more than one area of an intended input and capture them all at the same time. The image includes only those areas you have selected, with other areas of the screen blanked out. This can be handy for eliminating sections of a screen not to be shown in your publication.

Multiple Area Capture works with these input options:

•	Window. Allows you to select more than one window on your screen with the finger cursor before capturing.

•	Region. Allows you to select more than one region on your screen with the cross hair pointer before capturing.

•	Fixed Region. Allows you to select more than one fixed-size region on your screen for capture with the finger cursor before capturing. Set the fixed region size with the Input > Properties… > Fixed Region menu.

NOTE: For Multiple Area Capture to work with a Fixed Region input selection, the Use fixed starting point box must be unchecked in Input > Properties… > Fixed Region.

•	Object. Allows you to select more than one object (smaller than a region) on your screen with the finger cursor before capturing. This is handy for capturing buttons, for example.

NOTE: Auto Scroll and Multiple Area Capture are mutually exclusive. Use only one of these features at a time.

1	Select the input option.

2	Select Input > Multiple Area.

3	If a SnagIt Tip opens, read it and click [Close].

4	Optional: Select Input > Properties… > General and select a background color. This color shows in those areas of the capture not selected.

5	Push the Hotkeys (Default = <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>). For region captures, the cursor changes to a cross hair pointer. For all other captures, the cursor changes to a finger pointer that allows you to select the item to be captured interactively.

6	On the graphic or screen you to be captured, outline the one or more areas to be captured.

NOTE: To unselect an item, use <Ctrl> + Click. To interactively unselect areas or parts of areas, use <Ctrl> + Click + Drag.

7	Right-click over a region and select Finish from the popup menu.

The image that is captured shows only those areas you selected in their original locations. Areas not selected show the color selected as the background using Input > Properties… > General (or white, the default).


 Adding Filter Effects After Capture

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Before, Annotation, Border, Watermark, and Trim effects could only be applied during capture. To change the effect, you had to capture the image again with the effect applied, meaning some trial-and-error. Now applying the effect post-capture can remove some of the error from the process. Apply these effects and Shear after capturing the image in the Preview Window or the Catalog Viewer Window.

1	With an image in the SnagIt Preview Window or SnagIt Catalog Viewer, select the Effects menu.

2	Select one of the listed post-capture effects: Annotation, Border, Watermark, Trim, or Shear. A dialog opens that allows you to set up the effect.

3	On the effect dialog, set the options and parameters to make the changes to the image.

NOTE: To learn more about using the different effect dialogs, click [Help] on the dialog (not Shear, which does not attach directly to Help – See Shear - Catalog Viewer/Preview Image Menu.

4	To make changes, click the [Undo] icon to change the effect back, or

5	Click [OK] to apply the effect and close the dialog.


 General Properties (Input)

Select Input > Properties… > General to change the background color to be used outside the capture area. This is useful when capturing irregular shapes using an Input > Shapes selection.

To Set the Background Color:

1	Select Input > Properties… > General. The General dialog opens.

2	Click [Set Background Color…]. The color palette shows.

3	The top of the palette represents the commonly used basic colors. To use one of the basic colors select the color and then click [OK].

4	The bottom of the palette is reserved for 16 selected custom colors. To give a custom color, click [Define Custom Colors>>]. This displays a color spectrum chart that contains all the possible hue and saturation combinations.

5	Use the custom controls on the chart and the slider at the right to set color and luminance.

6	Click [OK] to save your color selection on the palette.

7	Click [OK] again to close the General dialog. You are prepared to capture.

The selected background color fills an area outside of the shape you have outlined.


 SnagIt Tips

Tip of the Day. This is a helpful tip dialog that shows each time you start SnagIt. To no longer see them, remove the check mark from the Show tips at startup box on the Tip of the Day dialog.

Tool Tips. These tips show when you use some tools. They give you a "fast start" on using the selected tool and often have links to learn more. Read the tip and click [Close] to dismiss it. To no longer see the tip for the selected tool, remove the check mark from the Show tip again box on the SnagIt Tip dialog.

To Turn Tips ON or OFF from SnagIt

1	Select Options > Program Preferences… > Notifications. The Notifications dialog opens.

2	Put a check mark in the Show all tips box to turn Tip of the Day and Tool Tips ON.

3	Remove the check mark to turn them OFF.


 Timer Setup (Options) - Delay/Schedule

Available for IMAGE and TEXT captures.

The Delay/Schedule tab (available on the Options > Timer Setup… menu) allows you to set up a delayed capture (after a number of seconds) or a scheduled capture (select the date a time a capture is to be performed). These timer settings can be preserved for capture profiles.

Scheduled Capture Input and Output options must be set so that captures operate unattended. (That is, set up the capture so that prompting for an output filename or an e-mail recipient is not necessary). If SnagIt detects a combination of capture options that can not be used, the SnagIt status display indicates "Schedule unavailable" and the timer does not start. Then, SnagIt works the same as if it were not in timer mode.

1	Select Options > Timer Setup…. The Timer Setup Dialog opens.

2	To turn scheduled/delayed capture ON, put a check mark in the Enable Delayed/Scheduled Capture box.

NOTE: Select either a Delayed Capture or a Scheduled Capture, but not the two at the same time.

To Set Up a Delayed Capture

3	Select the Delayed Capture radio button. The Delay and Display a countdown items are now available.

4	Type a Delay of between 1 and 60 seconds or use the arrows to select the number of seconds of delay.

5	Put a check mark in the Display a countdown box to see a box with timer countdown. The countdown is shown in the lower right corner of the screen.

6	Click [OK] to apply the setup and close the dialog.

7	Push the hotkeys to start the capture sequence.

NOTE: To stop a delayed capture you have started, click the [Stop] button on the SnagIt toolbar or push the hotkeys.

To Set Up a Scheduled Capture

8	Select the Scheduled Capture radio button. The Date and Time items are now available.

9	Type a future Date and Time in the format shown adjacent to the selection boxes. Or use the arrows to select the date and time.

10	Click [OK] to apply the setup and close the dialog.

11	Push the hotkeys to start the capture sequence.

NOTE: To stop a scheduled capture you have started, click the [Stop] button on the SnagIt toolbar or push the hotkeys.


 Time/Date Format (Filters)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

The Time/Date Format dialog is available for Annotations for all types of captures. This allows you to select from a variety of time and date formats, or to make your own (Custom Time Format and Custom Date Format). This flexibility allows you to include annotated captured images in publications for an international audience.

1	On the Annotations Dialog, put a check mark adjacent to Time/Date in the System Caption section.

2	Click [Time/Date Format…]. The Time/Date Format Dialog opens.

3	In the Display section, select the combination of time and date to be shown and the sequence.

4	In the Time and Date sections, select one of the options in the scrollable list. An example of how the current time and date looks using the selected format shows in the Preview box at the bottom.

5	Select Windows Default from the list to use the same format your computer currently has set.

6	Select Custom Format to make your own. Experiment with the time and date characters (h, m, s, t, d, M, and y) in different combinations and see how it looks in the Preview box at the bottom. See Time Format Details and Date Format Details.

7	Click [OK] to save your settings and close.


 Performing Digital Camera or Scanner Captures

Available for IMAGE captures only.

TWAIN is a software interface that allows programs to communicate with digital imaging devices ( usually scanners or digital cameras ). SnagIt allows selection of a TWAIN device as an image capture source. The Input Properties > TWAIN tab allows you to select the Current Source Device or a different one (if you have more than one TWAIN-compliant device connected to your computer).

The menu selection Input > Advanced > TWAIN sets SnagIt to accept input from a scanner or digital camera you have connected.

NOTE: A TWAIN-compliant optical scanner or digital camera must be connected and configured in your computer.

NOTE: The TWAIN driver for the selected device displays a user interface that allows selection or creation of the image(s) to acquire. Please see your device documentation for the use of this interface.


 TWAIN Setup (Catalog Browser)

In the Catalog Browser, the menu selection File > TWAIN > Setup... displays a dialog that allows you to select the Current Source Device or a different one (if you have more than one TWAIN-compliant device connected to your computer).

This dialog also allows selection of the necessary file format and naming prefix to be used when saving the acquired image(s).

The menu selection File > TWAIN > Acquire triggers the image capture from the selected device. The image(s) from the device are saved to the active browser directory with the options specified in the Setup dialog.

NOTE: A TWAIN-compliant optical scanner or digital camera must be connected and configured in your computer. The TWAIN driver for the selected device displays a user interface that allows selection or creation of the image(s) to acquire. See your device documentation for the use of this interface.

1	Select File > TWAIN > Setup…. The TWAIN Setup dialog opens.

2	Select the applicable TWAIN device from which you wish to scan images.

3	Click [OK].

4	Select Input > TWAIN > Acquire. A TWAIN driver user interface opens to let you acquire the images.


 Image Capture Quick Start

Let’s get started with SnagIt! Either follow these help instructions, or use the Quick Start Wizard [image], which prompts you for choices to capture a screen. It is as easy as 1-2-3.

1	Select the Input menu on the top left side of the SnagIt screen. Select one of the input types listed.

2	Select the Output menu, adjacent to Input. Select the necessary output device (Printer, Clipboard, File, etc.).

3	Make sure what is to be captured on screen can be seen. Push <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P> to "take a snapshot" of it.

That’s all there is to it! Depending on how you set Input and Output Options, the captured screen can be used in a variety of ways.


 Starting SnagIt

  For Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 (or subsequent) users:

•	To start SnagIt, click the SnagIt icon found in the Start menu, in Programs / SnagIt. (SnagIt is installed in the SnagIt program group by default. It is stored elsewhere only if you specified another program group during installation.)

•	Clicking the SnagIt icon starts SnagIt and puts it in the foreground maximized (full size). When SnagIt is maximized, look at or change the setup options (Input, Output, Filters, etc.) using the SnagIt menus if necessary. Many program options are also selected from the Toolbar.

•	  The System Tray Icon is handy to start SnagIt. If you turn on the System Tray Icon using Options > Program Preferences > Program Options > Use tray icon, SnagIt creates an icon in the taskbar system tray which is smaller version of the camera icon. All of SnagIt’s configuration options are available from the system tray icon (lower right side of your Windows desktop − right-click with the mouse) and captures can be performed using the mouse rather than the hotkey(s).

If you selected the Start SnagIt when Windows starts checkbox during installation, or if you have manually placed the SnagIt icon in your Windows Startup group, SnagIt starts automatically each time you start Windows.


 Auto-Load Option

By default, the SnagIt Setup program configures SnagIt not to start automatically when you start Windows.

To change this configuration after installation, run SnagIt Setup again from the SnagIt diskette or CD-ROM.

•	If you do not have SnagIt configured to start automatically but it is necessary to start loading it when you start Windows, put a check mark in the Start SnagIt when Windows starts box on the SnagIt Setup screen. This adds SnagIt to the Windows Startup group.

•	If it is necessary to stop SnagIt from starting automatically each time you start Windows, do not run setup again. Delete the SnagIt item from the Windows Startup group. SnagIt is available from the Program Group where it is installed.


 Command Line Arguments

SnagIt accepts these command line arguments on the Windows Run… command line:

/h	Hides the SnagIt window at startup.
/n	Disables keyboard input to SnagIt (For use with DDE programs.)
/i	Starts SnagIt as a minimized icon.
/S	Causes SnagIt to do a capture using current settings and close when finished or canceled. This option runs SnagIt hidden with hotkeys disabled.
/SC	Causes SnagIt to do a capture using current settings and continue to operate after the capture (not close). This option runs SnagIt hidden with hotkeys disabled.
/t	Starts SnagIt with the system tray icon disabled (Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0+).


 Using the Quick Start Wizard

The SnagIt Quick Start Wizard paces you through the steps necessary to make a good capture while allowing you to set the most important options. We think new users find the Wizard especially useful.

NOTE: The Quick Start Wizard always selects the IMAGE capture tool. To make TEXT, VIDEO, or WEB image captures use the menus rather than the Wizard.

The Wizard screens:

•	Select the items to capture: Screen, Window, or Region (Input Options).

•	Select where the capture is to go: Printer, Graphics file, or Catalog folder (Output Options).

•	Show you the capture Hotkeyss, and give you the opportunity to change the hotkey selection, if necessary. (The default hotkeys are <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>.)

•	Allow you to select if the image goes to a Preview window before being printed or stored.

The Quick Start Wizard is used:

•	After you install SnagIt, the Wizard runs to help you learn how SnagIt works.

•	To use the Wizard while running SnagIt, click the [Wizard] button on the toolbar: . The Wizard opens to help you set options for a capture.


 Setting Capture Options: Images

Get started with SnagIt by selecting the capture type (IMAGE), setting the input option, and setting the output options. When choices are made, the menus are checked to show they are selected and the status display shows the selection. Push the default Hotkey combination (<Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>) to start capture.

Here’s an example:

1	Click the Image Capture button on the SnagIt main screen.

2	Set the input option. Select Input > Window.

3	Set the output option. Select Output > Printer. The option on the menu is checked to show it is selected.

4	Select a printer with Output > Properties > Printer.

5	Turn on the preview option. Select Output > Preview Window. The option on the menu is checked to show it is selected.

6	Push the Hotkeys (Default = <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>). The cursor changes to an index finger.

7	Put the index finger/cursor over the window to be captured. Notice that the window segments are highlighted (with a bold border around the perimeter) as you move the index finger/cursor over them.

8	Click one time over the window, box, or button to be captured. The captured item is shown in a SnagIt Preview window.

9	If this is what you expected, click Finish [image]. The image is sent to the printer. If this is not what you expected:

•	To try the capture again, click Cancel [image] and start over.

•	Try "tweaking" the captured image if necessary using the tools on the preview window menus.


 Image Input Options

Select the capture type and set the input option.

1	Click the Image Capture Tool button on the SnagIt main screen.

2	Select an option from the Input menu.

The SnagIt Image Input menu is shown below. Click an option to learn more about it.

Screen (Input)

Window (Input)

Active Window (Input)

Region (Input)

Fixed Region (Input)

Object (Input)

Menu (Input)

Shapes (Input)

Advanced (Input)

Multiple Area (Input)

Include Cursor (Input)

Auto Scroll (Input)

Properties (Input)


 Setting Capture Options: Text

Get started with SnagIt by selecting the capture type (TEXT), setting the input option, and setting the output options. When choices are made, the menus are checked to show they are selected and the status display shows the selection. Push the default Hotkey combination (<Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>) to start capture.

Here’s an example:

1	Click the Text Capture button on the SnagIt main screen.

2	Set the input option. Select Input > Window.

3	Set the output option. Select Output > Printer.

4	Select a printer with Output > Properties > Printer.

5	Turn on the preview option. Select Output > Preview Window.

6	Push the Hotkeys (Default = <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>). The cursor changes to an index finger.

7	Put the index finger/cursor over the program from which text is to be captured.

8	Click one time over the window, box, or button to be captured. The area of the window you have selected is captured as a TEXT file, with placement of text in the file showing about where the TEXT is on the window. This output file is shown in the SnagIt Text Preview window. The file can be edited in the SnagIt Text Preview window.

9	If this is what you expected, click Finish [image]. The text is sent to a named file. If this is not what you expected:

•	To try the capture again, click Cancel [image] and start over.

•	To keep the file but make changes, save the file and edit it using a Windows text editor, such as Notepad, WordPad, or Word.

•	Edit the text in the Preview window, then click the green triangle to send it to the output destination.


 Text Input Options

Select the capture type and set the input option.

1	Click the Text Capture Tool button on the SnagIt main screen.

2	Select an option from the Input menu.

The SnagIt Text Input menu is shown below. Click an option to learn more about it.

Screen (Input)

Window (Input)

Active Window (Input)

Region (Input)

Fixed Region (Input)

Object (Input)

Advanced (Input)

Auto Scroll (Input)

Properties (Input)


 Setting Capture Options: Video

Get started with SnagIt by selecting the capture type (VIDEO), setting the input option, and setting the output options. When choices are made, the menus are checked to show they are selected and the status display shows the selection. Push the default Hotkey combination (<Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>) to start capture. Push the hotkey combination a second time to pause or stop VIDEO recording.

Here’s an example:

1	Click the Video Capture button on the SnagIt main screen.

2	Set the input option. Select Input > Window.

3	Set the output option. Select Output > File.

4	Set up the file output properties. Select Output > Properties…. The Output Properties tabbed dialog opens to select file options such as the file name and output folder. Other tabs let you set up e-mail data (if you are e-mailing the files), and how files are to be named (if they are destined for the Catalog Browser).

NOTE: Since the captured VIDEO files can be large, put the Output Folder on a drive that has plenty of space, is uncompressed, and has fast data transfer.

5	Turn on the preview option. Select Output > Preview Window.

6	Push the Hotkeys (Default = <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>). The cursor changes to an index finger.

7	Put the index finger/cursor over the program for which a video is to be made.

8	Click one time over the window, box, or button to be captured. The program area you have selected becomes outlined in a solid frame and the Video Capture Control Dialog opens.

9	Click [Start] to start capturing. The outline area becomes a flashing frame to show capturing continues.

10	Do the program actions to be captured as a video. NOTE: Practice and do more than one "take" to get it correct.

11	Push the hotkeys to stop the VIDEO capture. After pressing the hotkeys, the SnagIt Video Capture dialog opens and allows the user to [Stop] (stop the capture and output the .AVI file), [Resume] (continue to add frames to the .AVI file), or [Cancel] (abort the VIDEO capture with no .AVI file created).

12	When you click [Stop], the captured item is shown in a SnagIt Video Preview window.

13	If this is what you expected click Finish [image]. To try again, click Cancel [image].

Now try changing the options and see how it looks. The AVI file you have created can be viewed with a Windows VIDEO viewer and can be included in a presentation, document, or e-mail.


 Video Input Options

Select the capture type and set the input option.

1	Click the Video Capture Tool button on the SnagIt main screen.

2	Select an option from the Input menu.

The SnagIt Video Input menu is shown below. Click an option to learn more about it.

Screen (Input)

Window (Input)

Active Window (Input)

Region (Input)

Fixed Region (Input)

Include Cursor (Input)

Record Audio (Input)

Properties (Input)


 Setting Capture Options: Web

Get started with SnagIt by selecting the capture type (WEB), setting the input option, setting the output options, and setting filter properties. This feature captures images from web sites. When choices are made, the menus are checked to show they are selected and the status display shows the selection. Push the default Hotkey combination (<Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>) to start capture.

Here’s an example:

1	Click the Web Capture button on the SnagIt main screen.

2	Set the input option. Select Input > Prompt for Address. This address is remembered for rescans.

3	Set the output option. Select Output > File. The option on the menu is checked to show it is selected.

4	Turn on the preview option. Select Output > Preview Window. The option on the menu is checked to show it is selected.

5	Select Filters > Properties… to set how SnagIt is to capture the images.

6	Push the Hotkeys (Default = <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>). The Enter Address dialog opens.

7	Type the web address from which to capture images in the box or select it from the list.

8	Click [OK]. The Download Progress dialog opens and shows the addresses visited and overall download progress.

9	The Web Capture Summary dialog opens with statistics about URL scanned, the Output Folder, Filters applied, the number of files downloaded and skipped, and any errors that occurred. Click [OK] to close the dialog.

10	The Capture Preview window opens and shows a list of the web site addresses visited. Click [ + ] to see pages and images. Remove folders and images not to be captured by removing the check marks in the boxes.

11	If this is what you expected, click Finish [image]. The images are sent to the folders you selected earlier and the Web Capture Summary dialog opens. If this is not what you expected:

•	Click Cancel [image] to discard the result and start over with a new web address.

•	Click the Filter icon to change the way Filter Properties are set, then click the Rescan icon to scan the same web address again.


 Web Input Options

Select the capture type and set the input option.

1	Click the Web Capture Tool button on the SnagIt main screen.

2	Select an option from the Input menu.

The SnagIt Web Input menu is shown below. Click an option to learn more about it.

Fixed Address (Input)

Prompt for Address (Input)

Properties (Input)


 Installing SnagIt

Before installing, see System Requirements and the README.TXT file shipped with SnagIt.

The SnagIt installation program, SETUP.EXE, is a Microsoft Windows Program. You must have Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0 (or higher) installed before SnagIt can be installed.

To install SnagIt:

1	Start Windows, if you have not already done so.

2	Put the SnagIt diskette into a floppy drive or the CD-ROM disk into the CD-ROM drive.

NOTE: When you put the CD-ROM in the drive with Windows running, the installation program starts automatically. If it does not, try putting the CD-ROM back in or refer to the procedures below. The file SETUP.EXE can be found in the root directory of the CD-ROM.

For Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0 or subsequent users:

1	From the Start menu, select Run.

2	In the Run dialog box, type:

a:\setup

(If you are installing SnagIt from a diskette drive other than the a:\ drive or from CD-ROM, change the drive letter in the command line above, substituting the drive letter you are using.)

For all users:

3	Click [OK].

4	In the Setup Information box:

•	Type the name of the directory where for SnagIt to be installed, or accept the default directory, C:\SNAGIT32.

•	Type the Windows group to which the SnagIt icon is to be added, or accept the default group, SnagIt32.

5	In the Startup Options box:

•	To start SnagIt automatically when you start Windows, put a check mark in the Start SnagIt when Windows starts box. This adds SnagIt to the Windows Startup group. (If you have added SnagIt to Startup and subsequently do not want it to start each time you start Windows, remove it from the Startup group.)

•	To start SnagIt as a minimized icon, put a check mark in the Minimize SnagIt when started box.

6	When you have finished entering the setup, click [Install] to install SnagIt.


 Uninstalling SnagIt

Uninstalling SnagIt from the Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 or subsequent desktop environments:

NOTE: These procedures are effective only if SnagIt is installed using the SnagIt Setup program.

1	Click the [Start] button.

2	Select Settings > Control Panel.

3	Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

4	Click Install/Uninstall. Then select SnagIt from the list of programs that can be automatically removed.

5	Click the [Remove...] button to uninstall SnagIt.

If SnagIt does not show in the list or if the automatic uninstall fails, SnagIt can be uninstalled manually. Please consult the SnagIt README.TXT file for instructions.


 System Requirements

To use SnagIt, the following is necessary:

•	An IBM PC or compatible that is compliant with Microsoft Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0 minimum hardware requirements.

•	Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, NT4 and Windows 2000. (For SnagIt Studio, Windows 95B or subsequent is necessary.)

•	A mouse or other pointing device.

•	For mail output, a 32-bit MAPI mail client (for example, Microsoft Exchange) must be configured.

•	For audio recording and playback, a Windows-supported sound card and microphone.

•	For printed output, a Windows-supported printer able to print bitmaps.

NOTE: This includes most laser, dot matrix and ink jet printers. Note that many plotters can not print bitmaps and so can not print images captured with SnagIt.)


How Can I Purchase SnagIt?

Follow the instructions in the Registration Information. For learn more about our products and for bulk purchases, please address inquiries to the nearest SnagIt distributor.

SnagIt Single User License is $39.95 US
Ten-User License is $200.00 US (Call or E-Mail for details)

United States

Name:	TechSmith Corporation
Mail:	TechSmith Corporation Attn.: SnagIt Sales PO Box 4758 East Lansing, MI  48826-4758
Phone:	(800) 517-3001 or (517) 333-2100
Fax:	(517) 333-1888
E-mail:	snagit@techsmith.com
Internet:	http://www.techsmith.com
Canada

Name:	Datamex Technologies
Mail:	7490 Pacific Circle, Unit 7 Mississauga, Ontario  L5T 2A3 Canada
Phone:	(905) 565-0900
Fax:	(905) 565-0901
Name:	Stream International
Phone:	(800) 699-2095
Germany

Name:	ADN Distribution GmbH
Mail:	ADN Distribution GmbH ECO Technologiezentrum Lyrenstr: 13 44866 Bochum GERMANY
Phone:	+49 (0) 2327-998-0
Fax:	+49 (0) 2327-998-560
Internet:	http://www.adnbo.com
United Kingdom

Name:	Atlantic Coast plc
Mail:	Atlantic Coast plc The Shareware Village Colyton Devon EX13 6HA England
Phone:	(01) 297 552222
Fax:	(01) 297 553366
France

Name:	WSKA Editions - France
Mail:	3 rue Joseph Cugnot 57070 Metz France
Phone:	(33) 3.87.18.78.00
Fax:	(33) 3.87.18.78.01
E-Mail:	sales@wska.com
Scandinavia / Benelux

(Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemborg)

Name:	CD & E
Mail:	CD & E Watercirkel 79 NL-1186 LP Amstelveen
Phone:	(31) (0)20-4535357
Fax:	(31) (0)20-4535711
E-mail:	cde@xs4all.nl
Internet:	http://www.cd-e.com
Australia

Name:	Dunson Pty Ltd
Mail:	Dunson Pty Ltd Suite 4, 2 Fiveways Blvd. Keysborough VIC 3173 AU
Phone:	+61 3 9798 4799
Fax:	+61 3 9798 6573
E-mail:	sales@dunson.com.au
Internet:	http://www.dunson.com.au
Countries Not Listed

Name:	TechSmith Corporation
Mail:	TechSmith Corporation Attn.: SnagIt Sales PO Box 4758 East Lansing, MI  48826-4758 USA
Phone:	(800) 517-3001 or (517) 333-2100
Fax:	(517) 333-1888
E-mail:	snagit@techsmith.com
Internet:	http://www.techsmith.com


 Making Better Captures Easier and Faster

Use SnagIt to make your captures easier and faster. SnagIt has the features to make it a productivity plus. Here are some of the many ways SnagIt can save you time while making captures easier:

•	Capture IMAGEs, TEXT, and VIDEO from screens and Windows programs and capture WEB images from the Internet. SnagIt gives you four important capture tools in one.

•	If you use the <Print Screen> key to make IMAGE captures, you are probably wasting a lot of time. The variety of Input choices (to select the subject to be captured) allows you to select only the necessary element. This can save a lot of time editing and cropping captures.

•	Input > Auto Scroll quietly revolutionizes how large, scrolling captures are done (IMAGE or TEXT). If you have ever tried to capture a long, scrolling window, such as one in an Internet Web browser or a long file listing, this feature can be valuable. It allows you to capture all of the window, on-screen and off-screen, and prevent trying to do two or more captures and bond them together in a different graphics or text editor.

•	SnagIt Output > File and Properties… gives you a variety of output file options for your captured screens. You may not have to change your capture to get it into your layout program, word processor, or other destination.

•	With the same Output > Properties tabbed dialog, set up SnagIt to name files sequentially and automatically with a file naming convention you give. You do not have to waste time to name and save the files as they are quickly snagged!

•	Use Output > Printer to send captures to the printer with or without saving them, so it is not necessary to put them in a different program before printing.

•	Use Output > Send Mail (for MAPI-compliant mail systems) to save time sending captures to others. Output > Properties… allows you to set e-mail options such as addresses.

•	Use Tools > Catalog to help you breeze through a large folder full of mixed files. See thumbnails or details of all of the files in a folder and change, delete, or move them quickly and easily.

•	Use Input > Clipboard Chain to have SnagIt put full-screen MS-DOS captures on the clipboard and capture them to a file when the <Print Screen> key is pressed. For repetitive captures.

•	SnagIt remembers how you have set it using toggles. When you set an option, it stays until you change it. Make repeated captures without having to set options unless changes are necessary. Also, SnagIt saves your last-used options between sessions (as a default — or set it to discard your choices between sessions).

•	Use Capture Profiles to set options for different capture types. These profiles can be saved and used later.

•	There are settings for color and grayscale, allowing you to tune troublesome screen shots. Use Filters > Color Substitution > Invert Colors to make light-on-dark screens (such as MS-DOS screen shots) dark-on-white for better reproducibility.

•	The large number of input options allows you to select the area to capture, eliminating ragged edges or stray pixels that look rough in your documents or presentations.


 Capturing a Large Window that Scrolls Off-Screen

Use Auto Scroll to capture large screens of IMAGE files and TEXT. Set Auto Scroll with the Input > Auto Scroll menu. Set Auto Scroll options with Input > Properties… > Scrolling. This allows you to set options, such as foregrounding the Scrolling Window, Scroll Delay, and the Scroll Direction. Use Auto Scroll to capture large screens, such as those from the World Wide Web, that scroll off-screen. It allows you to capture the full screen without pasting together multiple captures.


 Why Not Use PrintScreen?

On most Windows computers a full screen of data can be put on the clipboard by pressing the <Print Screen> key. This puts whatever you see on screen on the clipboard, which you must then edit in a different graphics program to cut to the right size.

Without SnagIt, a lot of time is necessary to cut the edges of a graphic to the correct pixel dimensions.

Here are some other reasons not to use PrintScreen:

•	It is not easy or not possible to capture some elements of a Windows screen, such as different shaped cursors, menus, pop-ups.

•	TEXT can not be captured from a screen using the <Print Screen> key.

•	VIDEO can not be captured from a screen.

•	You spend too much time making IMAGE captures using <Print Screen>.


 SnagIt Main Screen

The SnagIt Main Screen shows when you start SnagIt. The screen is shown below. Click a part of the screen to go to a description of the property.


 Input Menu Options

The SnagIt Input menu is shown below. Click an option to learn more about it.

	Screen (Input)  Window (Input)  Active Window (Input)  Region (Input)  Fixed Region (Input)  Object (Input)  Menu (Input)  Shapes (Input)  Advanced (Input)  Multiple Area (Input)  Include Cursor (Input)  Auto Scroll (Input)  Properties (Input)  VIDEO ONLY:  Record Audio (Input)  WEB ONLY:  Fixed Address (Input)  Prompt for Address (Input)


 Image Output Options

Select the capture type and set the input option.

1	Click the Image Capture Tool button on the SnagIt main screen.

2	Select an option from the Output menu.

The SnagIt Image Output menu is shown below. Click an option to learn more about it.

Printer (Output)

Clipboard (Output)

File (Output)

Send Mail (Output)

Catalog (Output)

Web (Output)

Studio (Output)

Preview Window (Output)

Multiple Outputs (Output)

Properties (Output)


 Text Output Options

Select the capture type and set the input option.

1	Click the Text Capture Tool button on the SnagIt main screen.

2	Select an option from the Output menu.

The SnagIt Text Output menu is shown below. Click an option to learn more about it.

Printer (Output)

Clipboard (Output)

File (Output)

Send Mail (Output)

Catalog (Output)

Web (Output)

Preview Window (Output)

Multiple Outputs (Output)

Properties (Output)


 Video Output Options

Select the capture type and set the input option.

1	Click the Video Capture Tool button on the SnagIt main screen.

2	Select an option from the Output menu.

The SnagIt Video Output menu is shown below. Click an option to learn more about it.

File (Output)

Send Mail (Output)

Catalog (Output)

Web (Output)

Preview Window (Output)

Multiple Outputs (Output)

Properties (Output)


 Web Output Options

Select the capture type and set the input option.

1	Click the Web Capture Tool button on the SnagIt main screen.

2	Select an option from the Output menu.

The SnagIt Web Output menu is shown below. Click an option to learn more about it.

File (Output)

Catalog (Output)

Preview Window

Properties (Output)


 Output Menu Options

The SnagIt Output menu is shown below. Click an option to learn more about it.

	Printer (Output)  Clipboard (Output)  File (Output)  Send Mail (Output)  Catalog (Output)  Web (Output)  Studio (Output)  Preview Window (Output)  Multiple Outputs (Output)  Properties (Output)


 Filters Menu Options

Available for IMAGE and TEXT captures.

NOTE: There are no Filters menu options for VIDEO captures.

The SnagIt Filters menu is shown below. Click an option to learn more about it.

Filters Menu: IMAGE Capture

	Color Conversion (Filters)  Color Substitution (Filters)  Color Effects (Filters)  Image Resolution (Filters)  Image Scaling (Filters)  Printer Scaling (Filters) Annotation (Filters)  Border (Filters)  Watermark (Filters)  Trim Image (Filters)
Filters Menu: TEXT Capture

	Layout (Filters) - Text Captures Only  Set Font (Filters) - Text Captures Only  Word Wrap (Filters) - Text Captures Only  Annotation (Filters)


 Color Conversion (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

	None (Filters)  Monochrome (Filters)  Halftone (Filters)  Grayscale (Filters)  Custom Color Resolution (Filters)


 Color Substitution (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

	None (Filters)  Invert Colors (Filters)  Custom Color Substitution (Filters)


 Color Effects (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

	Color Effects (Filters) Brightness  Color Effects (Filters) Contrast  Color Effects (Filters) Hue  Color Effects (Filters) Saturation  Color Effects (Filter) Gamma


 Image Resolution (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Use image resolution to select an image resolution in dots per inch or allow SnagIt to configure it automatically. Some desktop publishing programs work better with some resolution settings. This adjustment has no effect on how SnagIt displays or prints the image.


 Image Scaling (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

	None (Filters)  Image Scaling Percentages (Filters)  Custom Scale (Filters)  Smooth Scaling (Filters)


 None (Filters)

Click this selection to turn OFF any filters. When new captures are made, none of the filters in the group are be applied to the image.


 Halftone (Filters)

The captured image is changed to a dithered monochrome (black and white) image. This effect tends to obliterate some text, but can be useful for printing to some low-resolution printers or screens.

NOTE: Turn this option ON by selecting it, placing a check mark adjacent to the menu item. Turn it OFF by selecting None.


 Custom Color Substitution (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

This option is used to tell SnagIt to replace a color with one or more others during capture or using the capture Preview Window or Catalog Viewer Window. This can be helpful in creating custom screen shots with colors other than the ones used in the original.

NOTE: Turn this option ON by selecting it, placing a check mark adjacent to the menu item. Turn it OFF by selecting None.

1	On SnagIt Main screen, select Filters > Color Substitution > Custom Color Substitution…. The Color Substitution dialog opens.

2	If no color rows show on the Color Substitution dialog, click the [Add] button to start. The first row of color chips shows.

3	Select the original and alternative colors using one of these methods:

•	Click the Eyedropper icon to pick a color on screen.

•	Double-click the color box to open the color palette. From here, give the colors however you prefer.

4	If you use the Eyedropper to select the Old and New colors, the cursor changes to an eyedropper. Click one time over the color to select it.

5	The color chip changes to show the colors selected.

6	Click the Color accuracy wheel to change the range of color values that can be included in the substitution. Lower the percent value to increase the range of colors to be evaluated in the substitution.

7	Select a color substitution row and put a check mark in Swap colors with each other to make the substitution two-way.

8	Click [Add] to select more color substitutions. A new row is added to the list, allowing you to select two more colors.

9	Click [Delete] to remove a row of colors.

When you capture, a color in the image that matches the Old color is changed to the New color. If you checked the Swap box, the Old and New colors are swapped.

See also Color Substitution Details.


 Color Substitution Details

Available for IMAGE captures only.

The Color Substitution option gives you creative control of the captured IMAGE’s color content. Use color substitution to:

•	Save printing supply costs by substituting white for black in IMAGE backgrounds;

•	Make the image more readable by applying a higher contrast color to text; or

•	Enhance the clarity of black and white printed materials by replacing color/grayscale intensity.

During capture or after capture in the Preview Window or Catalog Viewer, use Color Substitution to replace a specified color. Select the color from the area on the screen using the Color Picker, by designating its unique red, green and blue components, or by selecting the color from a color palette.

To select a color from an area being displayed on the screen:

1	Click the eye dropper button for the Old color or the New color, depending on which you are selecting. The SnagIt Color Picker invokes, changing the cursor to an eye dropper symbol [image] .

2	Move the Color Picker to an area of the screen that contains the color you want. A zoomed preview window shows the correct location.

3	When the point of the color picker is over the necessary area, click one time with the left mouse button. The color you have selected is shown in the color chip adjacent to the eye dropper button.

Also keep in mind that some colored areas are actually made up of many individually colored pixels. It is possible that when using the Color Picker to select more than one pixel in the same area, a variety of different colors could be selected. If this happens and the color selected is incorrect, click the eye dropper button to continue color picking until the correct color is found. To cancel color picking, push the right mouse button or the <Esc> key.

NOTE: While the Color Picker cursor is in use, your screen is unavailable for other programs and screen captures.

To select a color from the color palette:

1	Click the color chip adjacent to the eye dropper button. The color palette shows.

2	The top of the palette represents 48 commonly used basic colors. To use the basic colors select the color and click [OK].

3	The bottom of the palette is reserved for 16 custom colors that can be selected. To select a custom color click [Define Custom Colors>>]. This displays a color spectrum chart that contains all the possible hue and saturation combinations.

4	Use the custom controls on the chart and the slider at the right to set color and luminance.

Use the mouse to select a point on the chart or type the values manually. The hue value represents a two color combination points between the colors from red to green to blue and then to red. The saturation value, which ranges from 0 to 240, determines the purity of the color combination. The lower the saturation value, the more a third color dominates and thus the more "muddy" the color looks. A saturation value of 0 gives a color mixture where all color values have the same dominance, medium gray (127, 127, 127). The luminance, or brightness, of a color is controlled by the slider bar to the right. Luminance controls the quantity of white (value of 240) or black (value of 0) that is used to lighten or darken the color. A luminance value of 120 has no effect, and displays the original color. When the color is selected, click [Add to Custom Colors] to put the color on the Custom Color palette.

NOTE: Custom Colors can not be saved between SnagIt sessions. Each time SnagIt is started, the default Custom Color palette opens.

To specify a color by its RGB (red, green and blue) components:

1	On the color palette, type the red, green and blue values manually in the boxes. Correct values are from 0 (none of this color) to 255 (maximum quantity of this color). Hue, Saturation, and Luminance can also be specified.

2	As you type the RGB values, the color combination is shown in the color chip. Black is no color (0, 0, 0) and white is all colors (255, 255, 255).

Set Color Accuracy:

The Color Accuracy value allows you to specify the range of colors close to the original that are to be included in the substitution. Selecting the default value of 100% means that only the one color identified can be used. Selecting a lower value increases the range of colors for which the color substitution is made. This can be useful when single color substitution does not give the necessary effect.

After specifying the color, or range of colors, to be replaced as the Old color, specify the replacement color (New color) using the same options on the Color Substitution dialog.

Put a check mark in the box Swap colors with each other if necessary. This does a swap where the alternative color is also replaced with the original color. (For example, if black is the original color and white is the alternative color, the colors are essentially swapped in the IMAGE. Color accuracy only works in one direction (that is, substituting the original color with the alternative).

When the alternative color is selected, click Use Color Substitution to apply your choices to subsequent SnagIt captures.

To go back to the default color values, click the [Default] button.


 Custom Color Resolution (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

NOTE: The Custom Color Resolution dialog is the same as the Color Resolution dialog available from the preview and catalog viewer window Colors > Color Resolution… menu. The last also shows a preview thumbnail.

This option is used to set an image’s color resolution during or after capture.

1	Select the Color Resolution option:

•	During capture using the SnagIt Main screen, select Filters > Color Conversion > Custom Color Resolution….

•	When using the capture Preview window or the Catalog Viewer, select Colors > Color Resolution….

2	Change an image to a specified number of colors using Bits Per Pixel:

•	Monochrome (1-bit)

•	2 colors (2-bit)

•	8 colors (3-bit)

•	16 colors (4-bit)

•	32 colors (5-bit)

•	64 colors (6-bit)

•	128 colors (7-bit)

•	256 colors (8-bit)

•	65536 colors (16-bit)

•	16M colors (24-bit)

•	16M colors (32-bit)

3	Use dithering to make the image look smoother during changes in color resolution. When changing an image to 256 colors or fewer, a number of dithering options are available in the Dither Method list box.

•	None

•	Floyd Steinberg

•	Stucki

•	Burkes

•	Sierra

•	Stevenson Arce

•	Jarvis

•	Ordered

4	Use trial-and-error to select dithering. Results of your selection are shown in the thumbnail on the Color Resolution dialog.

5	Select a color palette. When changing an image to 256 colors or fewer, four color palette options are available in the Palette list box:

•	Fixed – save the image using a Fixed palette

•	Optimized – save the image using a palette optimized for this image

•	Windows Identity – save the image using the Windows system palette

•	Netscape Fixed – save the image using the palette used by Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer

6	Click [OK] to accept your changes. If you are using the Preview window or the Catalog Viewer, you see how your changes look on the full-size captured image. To undo the change, select Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z> any number of times.

7	Click [Cancel] on the Color Resolution dialog to start over if necessary.

To learn more about color resolution dithering and palettes, see also: Custom Color Resolution Details.


 Custom Color Resolution Details

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Dithering Options

If you use the capture Preview window or Catalog Viewer, select from a list of possible dithering methods.

Dithering a graphic image to make it look a little smoother is helpful when an image’s color resolution is decreased. If dithering is not used during changes in color resolution, the nearest color is selected. This can cause an image to look blotchy if it contains subtle color variations.

Dithering can emulate the original color better by mixing in pixels of different colors. These pinpoints of different color at different locations are not likely to be seen when viewed at original size, but are easily seen when zoomed.

SnagIt uses different dithering techniques, given below.

•	Ordered dithering is the fastest. This is good for changes to 256 colors or fewer. It places pixels from shades adjacent to the original color in the mixture to get a smoothing effect. Since most palettes are ordered so that shades of color that are close to one another are located adjacent on the palette. Pixels used in dithering are taken from these adjacent colors to get the nearest shade.

•	All of the other dithering methods in SnagIt use error-diffusion algorithms. In error diffusion, the error is the difference between the original pixel color and the nearest match, and the algorithm does the diffusion (spreading of pixel placement) of this error.

•	Floyd-Steinberg is a high-quality, fast error-diffusion algorithm. It is the default that SnagIt uses to dither during changes in color resolution.

•	All of the other methods are slower than Floyd-Steinberg, and the quality is not always better. This depends on many factors, such as the type of the original, and the destiny of the smaller image: show on screen or printed.

•	Stevenson Arce dithering is the slowest, but it is most likely to make higher quality images.

The selection of dithering depends on what is necessary. Try different dithering options to get different effects. To undo the change use Undo.

Color Palette Options

When changing an image to 256 colors or fewer, four color palette options are available in the Palette list box:

•	Fixed – save the image using a Fixed palette. The advantage to using a fixed palette is that it prevents palette shift, the problem where all of your graphics look bad when more than one is open.

•	Optimized – save the image using a palette optimized for this image. This selection is guaranteed to look the best for one image displayed on the screen by itself. When displaying multiple images on the screen at one time, each with its own different optimized palette, the images do not always look good. In general, use an Optimized palette if the image it to be viewed by itself.

•	Windows Identity – save the image using the Windows system palette. Use this selection if the image uses Windows screen colors (for example, a screen shot of Windows Explorer or some other Microsoft-developed software).

•	Netscape Fixed – save the image using the palette used by Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Use this selection for multiple images to be viewed on the screen at the same time. The Netscape palette is preferred for images published on a web page.

To make sure a bitmap has a unique palette, open an image from a file that is 8 bits per pixel (256 colors) or fewer. This file contains a unique palette for the image. By default, SnagIt loads the palette that is stored in the file and relates it to the bitmap in memory. Or let SnagIt make an optimized palette for the image by decreasing a 24-bit image (16 million colors) to 8 bits per pixel (256 colors). By using a unique, optimized palette, you get the best possible image quality, but there is a drawback: the image is not always free of palette shift.

NOTE: The options you select can impact files size. See also: Image File Size Examples.


 Custom Scale (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

NOTE: The Scale dialog is the same as the one available from the Preview and Catalog Viewer window Image > Scale > Custom Scale… menu. The dialog text is slightly different.

Use this option to change the overall size of an image in pixels to any size necessary. Use Precision Scale to change the width-to-height ratio of the image.

NOTE: Turn this option ON by selecting it, placing a check mark adjacent to the menu item. Turn it OFF by selecting None.

NOTE: Depending on the scaling factor you use, the image could look better (but does not always print better) if you also use the Smooth Scaling option. Smooth Scaling is useful for on-line Internet and Help projects. For more details, see also: Smooth Scaling (Filters).

1	Select the Scaling option:

•	During capture, select Filters > Image Scaling > Custom Scale…. A check mark shows adjacent to the option and the Scale dialog opens.

•	When using the capture Preview window or the Catalog Viewer, select Image > Scale > Custom Scale…. The Scale dialog opens.

2	Select Scale by percentage of the original or Scale by pixels.

3	If you chose to Scale by percentage, select the percentage Width and Height of the original image. Width and Height percentage change together to keep aspect ratio. To change the aspect ratio, remove the check mark from the Keep aspect ratio box at the bottom of the dialog.

4	If you chose to Scale by pixels, select one:

•	Scale to width and height to set the absolute width and height in pixels.

•	Scale to width to select a width for the last scaled image.

•	Scale to height to select a height for the last scaled image.

5	Put a check mark in the Keep aspect ratio box to keep the image aspect ratio fixed while changing the width or height. When setting dimensions, the numbers for width and height change interactively to keep aspect.

6	Click [Default] to start over from the original image size (before you selected the Scaling option).

7	Click [OK] to accept your changes. If you are using the Preview window or the Catalog Viewer, you see your changes on the full-size captured image. To undo the change, select Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z> any number of times.

8	Click [Cancel] on the Scale dialog to start over if necessary.


 Smooth Scaling (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

The Smooth Scaling option makes a much more readable image when it is scaled down. This is useful when used in conjunction with Image Scaling to decrease the dimensions (height and width) of screen capture images to be published on web pages, in word processing documents, or in Help files. Since pixel size can not be changed, a captured screen can look "ragged" when it is scaled to a factor that is not a multiple of the original dimensions. Smooth Scaling helps these images look smoother.

NOTE: Turn this option ON by selecting it, placing a check mark adjacent to the menu item. Turn it OFF by selecting None.

NOTE: The Smooth Scaling option does not apply when captures are sent directly to the printer (for example, when Output is set to Printer). To apply Smooth Scaling to a printed image, use the SnagIt Preview option or the Catalog Viewer after capture. In these cases, apply the Smooth Scaling effect, and then send the image to the printer.

The Smooth Scaling option is available:

•	On the SnagIt main screen Filters > Image Scaling > Smooth Scaling menu.

•	On the Preview and Catalog Viewer windows Image > Scale > Smooth Scaling menu.

The Smooth Scaling option is a toggle – select the menu option one time to turn it ON and select it again to turn it OFF. When it is ON, a check mark shows on the menu adjacent to the option and smooth scaling is applied to all captures until it is turned OFF.


 Printer Scaling (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

This option is used to set an image’s destination printer, location on the page, overall size and scale. You also have access to the Windows Printer Properties dialog to adjust printer options.

NOTE: Depending on the scaling factor you use, the image could look better (but does not always print better) if you also use the Smooth Scaling option. Smooth Scaling is useful for on-line Internet and Help projects. For more details, see also: Smooth Scaling (Filters).

1	On the SnagIt Main screen, select the Filters > Printer Scaling menu option.: The SnagIt Printer dialog opens.

2	Click a radio button to select the Default Windows Printer or a different Specific Printer. Select the Specific Printer from the drop-down list.

3	To change printer properties, such as paper size and orientation, click [Properties]. The Windows Printer Properties dialog opens. See your printer documentation for procedures.

4	Select an Image Position from the options listed: Upper Left, Lower Left, Center, Upper Right, or Lower Right. This affects the location of the image on the printed page.

5	Select the scale Options for the relationship of the IMAGE size to the printed page. The options are:

•	Fit Image on a Single Page - The IMAGE, regardless of length, is scaled in proportion to fit on one page. Example: An Auto Scroll capture three pages long is scaled equally in length and width to print on one page. The printed image is one page long and one third of its full size width.

•	Maximize Image on a Single Page - The IMAGE is made as large as possible to fit on one page, while preserving the correct aspect ratio of the original.

•	Proportional Scale - The size relationship between the width of the area being captured and the width of the screen is used to calculate the width of the printed IMAGE in relationship to the width of the printed page. Example: An image half the width of your screen is scaled to print at half the width of the printed page.

•	Auto Scale - The width of the captured IMAGE is scaled to the width of the page. The length is scaled in proportion and can be longer than one page. Example: An image 2 inches by 6 inches is scaled by an approximate factor of 4 to fit the printed page width. The length is also scaled by the same factor, giving a printed image 2 1/2 (24 inch) pages in length.

•	Manual Scale - The user can apply a scale factor to the IMAGE to decrease or increase its size on the printed page. The default scale of 1.00 is the same as a printed image with the Proportional setting. Example: A scaling factor of 2.00 makes the height and width two times the printed image.

6	Click [Default] to change settings to SnagIt defaults. The default settings for Printer Scaling are Default Windows Printer, IMAGE location is Upper Left and image scaling is set to Fit Image on a Single Page.

7	Click [OK] to save your printer settings.

NOTE: To save these settings for a future SnagIt session, select a Specific Printer and put a check mark adjacent to Save Specific Printer Properties.

8	Click [Cancel] on the Scale dialog to start over if necessary.

9	Push your hotkey combination to capture files and print them. They print immediately if you have selected Printer as one of the Output options.


 Image File Size Examples

NOTE: The file format you select can have a dramatic effect on the saved file size. These examples are of one IMAGE (256 colors, 510 pixels by 270 pixels) saved in different file and color formats.

	Monochrome	Color / Grayscale
BMP	18k	137k
BMP(Compressed)	18k	23k
PCX	5k	21k
TIF	18k	137k
GIF	4k	8k
JPEG - 50%	15k	16k


 Options Menu Options

The SnagIt Options menu is shown below. Click an option to learn about it.

IMAGE and TEXT Capture Version

VIDEO Capture Version


 Profile View (Options)

This optional view of SnagIt allows you to see, make, and save Capture Profiles. These profiles can each contain settings controlling how SnagIt does captures. For example, you could set up one profile for image captures with output set as .BMP and allowing SnagIt to automatically name the files and a different profile to save output a .GIF with output to the Web. Set up as many profiles as necessary.

NOTE: SnagIt comes with three configured profiles, one each for image, text and video captures. Use these profiles, change their settings, or add and select new ones.

To change to the Profile View:

1	Select Options > Profile View. The option has a check mark adjacent to it on the menu and the SnagIt screen changes to a listing of Profiles. The Profiles Menu is also available.

2	Go to Normal View by selecting Options > Normal View.

To make and save a new Capture Profile:

1	In SnagIt Normal View, select the capture tool for which to make a profile.

2	Go to Profile View as directed in the steps above.

3	In Profile View, select Profiles > New. A new profile is created and added to the list. This profile is based on all of the current settings in SnagIt, which can be changed.

4	With the New Profile selected, use the SnagIt menus and toolbars to set HotKeys, Input Options, Output Options, and Filters.

5	Select Profiles > Rename. New Profile is selected and allows you to retype the name of the profile. Type a name that reminds you of the capture options you have set.

SnagIt remembers your profiles. Open Profile View in the future and make changes to your profiles or make copies of them.


 Profiles Menu Options

NOTE: This menu is only seen when Options > Profile View is selected.

	New (Profiles) Copy (Profiles)  Rename (Profiles)  Delete (Profiles)  Move Up (Profiles)  Move Down (Profiles)  List Options (Profiles)  HotKey (Profiles)


 Profiles Menu Details

Capture Profiles is a SnagIt productivity enhancement. This allows you to save all of SnagIt's capture settings in a named profile. Keep a list of profiles for capture settings that you frequently use to save the time it takes to reconfigure SnagIt for each type of capture. The profile selected in the profile list view is the one that determines how SnagIt behaves (as long as it is selected). To configure the settings for a profile, select it to make it the current profile and then use the Input/Output/Filters menu options to make settings for the profile. SnagIt’s menu options on toolbar buttons always apply to and reflect the current profile. The Profiles Menu options help you manage your list of capture profiles.

Each profile can have a unique hotkey that is active along with the hotkeys for other profiles. For example, you could configure a profile to print the screen using the <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P> hotkey and a different profile could save a window to a file using the <F10> hotkey. When you invoke the hotkeys, a capture is performed using the settings from the profile.

NOTE: A hotkey is not necessary for a profile, since the profile is selected and the Capture button is clicked on the SnagIt Toolbar.

Note these limitations regarding SnagIt’s capture profiles. These types of capture are only active and available for the current profile:

•	Input is set to Full Screen DOS

•	Input is set to Clipboard with Clipboard Chain

•	Timer Activated Captures.


 Tools Menu Options

The SnagIt Tools menu is shown below. This menu does the same operations as the large tools buttons on the left side of the SnagIt main screen. Click an option to learn more about it.


 Help Menu Options

The SnagIt Help menu is shown below. Click an option to learn more about it.


 Check for Update (Help)

Launches your Internet Browser and goes to the update page on the TechSmith web site. This page allows you to download program updates.


 Frequently Asked Questions (Help)

Launches your Internet Browser and goes to the Frequently Asked Questions page on the TechSmith web site. This page gives you information about SnagIt in FAQ format.


 TechSmith Products (Help)

Launches your Internet Browser and goes to one of two selected product description pages on the TechSmith web site: Camtasia and DubIt.


 Image Capture Tool Button

1	Select the type of capture to make.

2	To capture a bitmap IMAGE from the screen, click the [Image Capture] tool button.


 Text Capture Tool Button

1	Select the type of capture to make.

2	To capture a TEXT capture from the screen, click the [Text Capture] tool button.


 Video Capture Tool Button

1	Select the type of capture to make.

2	To capture a moving VIDEO image from the screen, click the [Video Capture] tool button.


 Web Capture Tool Button

1	Select the type of capture to make.

2	To capture a WEB image from the screen, click the [Web Capture] tool button.


 Screen (Input)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Click the Screen option from the SnagIt Input menu to capture the full Windows desktop (everything seen on the screen).

To capture an IMAGE of the Windows desktop:

1	To set the input parameter to screen captures, select Input > Screen. The status display shows the Input option is set to Screen and a check mark shows adjacent to the option.

2	To include the cursor in your captured IMAGE or VIDEO, select Input > Include Cursor menu or click the Include Cursor icon on the SnagIt Toolbar.

3	Set the Output menu options. To set output properties, select Output > Properties….

4	Push your hotkey combination.

NOTE: Auto Scroll is not available with this option.


 Window (Input)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Select Input > Window to capture all of a user selected window or a part of it. The captured IMAGE can include the full window inside the border, title bar, menu bar, scroll bars or caption line.

To capture a window or part of one:

1	To set the input parameter to window capture, select Input > Window. The status display shows the Input option is set to Window and a check mark shows adjacent to the option.

2	To do a scrolling capture of the contents of a scrollable window, select Auto Scroll (IMAGE or TEXT) from the Input menu or Toolbar.

NOTE: Images can be scrolled horizontally and vertically; text can only be scrolled vertically.

3	To capture the cursor select Input > Include Cursor. NOTE: For Window Input, Include Cursor only works for VIDEO.

4	Set the Output menu options. To set output properties, select Output > Properties….

5	Push your hotkey combination.

6	The cursor changes to a finger pointer. As you move the pointer over portions of the window you are capturing, segments show up with a highlighted rectangular area border, indicating that if you click there, that is the part that is to be captured. Select the window or part of it by positioning the finger pointer over the part to be captured, then clicking the left mouse button.

NOTE: Include Cursor is not available with this option for IMAGE and TEXT captures. If you wish to capture the cursor in an IMAGE, use Active Window. Include Cursor is available for VIDEO captures.

WINDOW SELECTION TIP: To be sure that SnagIt captures the Window, put the finger pointer in the window’s title bar before you click the left mouse button to select the window. To capture a window element (button, menu, frame, etc.) put the cursor over the element, then click the left mouse button.


 Active Window (Input)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Select Input > Active Window to capture the active window (the window that has the focus on the Windows desktop when SnagIt is started).

To capture an IMAGE of the active window:

1	To set the input parameter to capture an active window, select Input > Active Window. The status display shows the Input option is set to Active Window and a check mark shows adjacent to the option.

2	To do a scrolling capture of the contents of a scrollable window (IMAGE or TEXT), select Input > Auto Scroll or click the Auto Scroll icon on the SnagIt Toolbar.

3	To include the cursor in your captured IMAGE or VIDEO, select Input > Include Cursor or click the Include Cursor icon on the SnagIt Toolbar. If you are using Include Cursor in conjunction with Auto Scroll, the cursor can only be captured in a scrollable window as part of the initial screen.

4	Set the Output menu options. To set output properties, select Output > Properties….

5	Push your hotkey combination.

NOTE: The Active Window Input option does not operate correctly when the SnagIt system tray Capture option is selected. This is because the window focus shifts to the system tray when it is selected. This makes the system tray the Active Window


 Region (Input)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Select Input > Region to capture a rectangular region of the screen you select.

To capture a user selected area as an IMAGE:

1	To set the input parameter to capture a region on your computer screen, select Input > Region. The status display shows the Input option is set to Region and a check mark shows adjacent to the option.

2	To do a scrolling capture of the contents of a scrollable window (IMAGE or TEXT), select Input > Auto Scroll or click the Auto Scroll icon on the SnagIt Toolbar.

3	Set the Output menu options. To set output properties, select Output > Properties….

4	Push your hotkey combination.

5	The cursor changes to a hand holding cross hairs. Put the cross hairs in the top left corner of the region to capture.

6	If you ARE NOT using Auto Scroll, push and hold the left mouse button. "Pull" the pointer diagonally, to the lower right corner of the region. A rectangular outline defines the region SnagIt captures.

7	If you ARE using Auto Scroll (IMAGE or TEXT), find the top of the scrollable area of the screen that you wish to capture. Push and hold the left mouse button. "Pull" the pointer vertically until you have reached the bottom of the area to be captured. "Dragging" the pointer over the lower edge of the window causes the window to scroll automatically.

8	When you have outlined the region to capture, release the mouse button to do the capture.

NOTE: Include Cursor is not available for IMAGE Captures with this option. Include Cursor is available for VIDEO Captures.


 Fixed Region (Input)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Select Input > Fixed Region to capture a rectangular fixed region of the screen. The dimensions and location can be typed in screen pixel coordinates.

To capture a fixed region:

1	Set the input parameter to Fixed Region. The status display shows the Input option is set to Fixed Region and a check mark shows adjacent to the option.

2	To capture the cursor (IMAGE or VIDEO), select Input > Include Cursor. (Include Cursor is not available for TEXT captures.)

3	Select Input > Properties…. Specify the size and starting point of the fixed region. To learn more about changing input properties, see also: Properties (Input).

NOTE: For Multiple Area Capture to work with a Fixed Region input selection, the Use fixed starting point box must be unchecked in Input > Properties… > Fixed Region.

4	Set the Output menu options. To set output properties, select Output > Properties….

5	Push your hotkey combination. The fixed region you have entered in Input Properties is captured and sent to the output device or preview window, as selected in the Output Menu.

NOTE: Auto Scroll is not available with this option.


 Object (Input)

Available for IMAGE and TEXT captures.

Use Object Capture to capture small items on your computer screen. Select Input > Object to capture Windows objects. This can give you better control over exactly what is captured, depending on your goal. For example, use Object input with Image Capture, to capture icons from toolbars. And in Text Capture mode, the Object Name, Description, and Value can be captured.

To capture an Object:

1	Set the input parameter to Object. The status display shows the Input option is set to Object and a check mark shows adjacent to the option.

2	For TEXT captures only: Select menu options Input > Properties and select the Object tab. Set the Object properties to capture. To learn more, see also: Properties (Input) Object Tab.

3	Set the Output menu options. To set output properties, select Output > Properties….

4	Push your hotkey combination.

5	The cursor changes to a finger pointer. As you move the pointer over portions of the window you are capturing, objects are highlighted with a rectangular area border, indicating that if you click there, that is the object to be captured. Select the object by positioning the finger pointer over it, then clicking the left mouse button.


 Graphic File (Input > Advanced)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Select Input > Advanced > Graphic File to capture an IMAGE stored in bitmap files. The Graphic File option captures SnagIt supported graphic files.

To capture an IMAGE of a graphic file:

1	Set the input parameter to Graphic File. The status display shows the Input option is set to Graphic File and a check mark shows adjacent to the option.

2	Set the Output menu options. To set output properties, select Output > Properties…. If you wish to change the graphic file to a different format while capturing, select the new format on Output > Properties… > Image File.

3	Push your hotkey combination.

4	The Open dialog opens. Type the name of the file containing the IMAGE to capture or browse and select it.

5	Click the [Open] button to capture the image from the graphic file. The graphic file you have selected is captured and sent to the output device or preview window, as selected in the Output Menu.


 Clipboard (Input > Advanced)

Available for IMAGE and TEXT captures.

Select Input > Advanced > Clipboard to capture the contents of the Windows clipboard.

To capture an IMAGE or TEXT from the Clipboard:

1	Select a capture tool button on the SnagIt Main Screen.

2	Set the Input parameter to Clipboard. The status display shows the Input option is set to Clipboard and a check mark shows adjacent to the option.

3	Set the Output menu options. To set output properties, select Output > Properties….

4	Push your hotkey combination.

NOTE: If you select the IMAGE capture tool, SnagIt makes an image output file, even if the captured item is text. If you select the TEXT capture tool, SnagIt makes an ASCII text file from the text input.


 Full-screen DOS (Input > Advanced)

Available for IMAGE and TEXT captures.

Select Input > Advanced > Full-Screen DOS to capture the contents of a full-screen MS-DOS window. Selecting this option actually automates two SnagIt parameters. The Clipboard Chain option is ON. This starts SnagIt when there is Clipboard-related activity, specifically when the <Print Screen> key* is used during an MS-DOS session to do a full screen capture. Also, the SnagIt Input parameter is set to Clipboard to tell SnagIt to use the captured data.

*NOTE: If you are capturing full screen MS-DOS windows, use <Print Screen> as the SnagIt hotkey. For Windows captures, use your default hotkey selection — use <Print Screen> ONLY for MS-DOS screen captures.

To capture an IMAGE or TEXT from a full-screen MS-DOS session:

1	Set the Input parameter to Full-screen DOS. The status display shows the Input option is set to Full-screen DOS and a check mark shows adjacent to the option.

2	Set the Output menu options. Set the Output option to anything that does not include the Clipboard. To set output properties, select Output > Properties….

3	Operate your MS-DOS program from Windows, in a full-screen MS-DOS window. (Use <Alt> + <Enter> to go from full-screen MS-DOS to windowed MS-DOS modes, or back).

4	When the IMAGE to capture is on the screen, push the <Print Screen> key.

5	What happens now depends on your capture settings. If user interaction is not necessary after a capture, then SnagIt does the capture and sends it directly to the output you have selected. If more interaction is necessary (as with Preview Window or Ask For File Name options), then SnagIt waits for your response to complete the capture:

•	With Windows 95 or NT 4.0: Your full screen MS-DOS session is minimized to the taskbar and SnagIt comes to the foreground. Complete the capture. To go to the MS-DOS session, click the MS-DOS button in the taskbar.

•	With Windows 98, Me, 2000 or subsequent: You stay in the full-screen MS-DOS session, but SnagIt is waiting for your response to complete the capture. Push <Alt> + <Enter> to go out of full-screen mode. Start SnagIt and complete the capture. To go to the full-screen MS-DOS session, open the MS-DOS window and push <Alt> + <Enter> if necessary to go to full-screen mode.

If your DOS Program window is not captured when the <Print Screen> key is pressed, see Windowed DOS Capture.


 Wallpaper (Input > Advanced)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Select Input > Advanced > Wallpaper to capture whatever background image is selected as the Windows Wallpaper in the Control Panel.

1	Select Input > Advanced > Wallpaper.

2	Push your hotkey combination. The Wallpaper image is captured.


DirectX (Input > Advanced)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Select Input > Advanced > DirectX to capture from a DirectX-based program. DirectX is popular in computer games, so this feature allows the capture of scenes from these games.

NOTE: To make a slide show of scenes from a computer game, use DirectX capture and set up a timed capture. This makes a sequence of shots from the game that captures the action. These action shots can then be turned into a movie using DubIt to make AVI files or Camtasia Producer to make AVI, animated GIF, RealMedia (RM), or Windows Media Format (WMV).

To Capture DirectX Program Screens:

1	Select Input > Advanced > DirectX.

2	If a SnagIt Tip opens, read it and click [Close].

3	Do not use Preview Window, or if preview is necessary, remove the selection Foreground the Preview Window in Options > Program Preferences > Program Options.

4	Select Output > File or Output > Catalog to store the captures.

5	Select Output > Properties… > Image File. The Output Properties Image File tab opens. Set capture image File Format and select Automatic File Name. Set the remainder of the options necessary to have SnagIt automatically name and store the captured files.

6	Push the <Scroll Lock> key to start capture. The capture is made and the Scroll Lock indicator on the keyboard lights to indicate when SnagIt is ready for another capture. If you are not using a timed capture, continue taking shots with <Scroll Lock>.

7	Push and hold <Scroll Lock> to take the last shot.

To Touch Up DirectX Program Screens:

NOTE: Since many game scenes are dark, use these procedures to touch up the captures in Catalog Viewer.

1	Open SnagIt Catalog and the folder where your images are stored.

2	Double-click a DirectX capture. The image opens in Catalog Viewer.

3	Select Colors > Advanced > Gamma Correct…. The Gamma Correct dialog opens.

4	Move the slide control to adjust the image lighter (Gamma Value greater than 1.00). Experiment with this setting until the image in the sample looks correct.

5	Click [OK] to lighten the image in Catalog Viewer.

6	If this is what you expected, select File > Save. If it is not what you expected, click the Undo icon and start again.

NOTE: If all images have the same dark background, once you know the amount of Gamma Correct to apply, this can be factored into the capture. On SnagIt main screen, select Filters > Color Effects > Gamma… and set the same factor used in step 4. Captures are now correct in Catalog Viewer.


 Menu (Input)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

This input option is helpful for capturing drop-down menus from windows programs with the cursor in the IMAGE.

1	Set the input parameter to Menu. Also select Input > Include Cursor, if necessary (IMAGE or VIDEO). : The status display shows the Input options have been set to Menu and Include Cursor and check marks show adjacent to the options.

2	To capture the menu bar that shows above the drop-down menu, select Input > Properties… and select the Menu tab. Put a check mark in the Include menu bar box.

NOTE: The option to include the menu bar does not work on all menus, depending on the program. A good workaround, if you have trouble capturing the menu bar, is to use the Input options Window or Screen and use Catalog Viewer cropping to select the menu bar.

3	Set the Output menu options. To set output properties, select Output > Properties….

4	Push your hotkey combination.


 Shapes (Input)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Reveals the Shape capture menu, which allows you to select one of five different shapes on screen to be captured. Start capture by clicking the mouse and dragging an area. After starting the capture, the cursor changes to a crosshair pointer to let you outline the capture area. During capture, a small preview window shows the X and Y coordinates, the Height and Width, and the vicinity being captured.

Free Hand	Defines a free hand area to capture. This area must be a closed loop. The loop automatically closes when you release the mouse. A dashed line shows the area to be captured.
Ellipse	Sets SnagIt to capture an oval shape (ellipse).
Rounded Rectangle	Allows you to capture a rectangular area with rounded corners.
Triangle	Defines a triangular area to capture. The height and width are determined by the mouse movement.
Polygon	Allows you to capture an irregular polygon, the sides of which are all straight lines. The area must be a closed shape. Double-click the mouse to close the shape automatically start the capture. A dashed line shows the area to be captured.
The size and shape of the area being captured are set when you release the mouse button.


 Advanced (Input)

For IMAGE Captures

This sub-menu allows you to select from advanced SnagIt Input Options for image captures:

•	Custom Scroll. Pinpoint lists for auto scroll capture using Custom Scrolling. See Custom Scroll (Input > Advanced).

•	Clipboard. Capture whatever data is currently stored on the Windows Clipboard. See Clipboard (Input > Advanced).

•	Graphic File. Capture a graphic file in a supported file format. See Graphic File (Input > Advanced).

•	Program File. Capture cursor, icon and bitmap images stored in programs (.EXE or .DLL files) on your computer.See Program File (Input > Advanced).

•	Full-screen DOS. Capture the contents of a full-screen MS-DOS Window. See Full-screen DOS (Input > Advanced).

•	DirectX. Capture images from DirectX programs, including computer games. See DirectX (Input > Advanced).

•	Wallpaper. Capture whatever background image you have selected in the Control Panel as your Windows Wallpaper. See Wallpaper (Input > Advanced).

•	TWAIN. Capture images from a connected TWAIN-compliant device such as an optical scanner or digital camera. See Properties (Input) TWAIN Tab.

•	Clipboard Chain. Allows you to capture the contents of the Windows clipboard each time you send something new to the clipboard.

For TEXT Captures

•	Custom Scroll. Pinpoint lists for auto scroll capture using Custom Scrolling. See Custom Scroll (Input > Advanced).

•	Clipboard. Capture whatever data is currently stored on the Windows Clipboard. See Clipboard (Input > Advanced).

•	Full-screen DOS. Capture the contents of a full-screen MS-DOS Window. See Full-screen DOS (Input > Advanced).

•	Clipboard Chain. Allows you to capture the contents of the Windows clipboard each time you send something new to the clipboard.


 Program File (Input > Advanced)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Use program file capture to capture cursor, icon and bitmap images stored in other programs (.EXE or .DLL files) on your computer. When capturing, SnagIt displays a dialog that allows you to select a program to capture from, select an object to be captured, preview the image and adjust background colors, then start the capture.

1	Select Input > Program File. This capture mode is selected; a check mark shows adjacent to the menu item to show it is selected.

2	Push your hotkey combination. The Capture from Executable File dialog opens.

3	Click [Browse] to find the program to capture from. The Browse dialog opens.

4	Select a program file (with .EXE or .DLL extension).

5	Click [Open]. The Bitmap tab of the Capture dialog shows bitmaps stored in the program.

6	Select a bitmap from those shown. The select graphic is shown in the Preview pane.

7	Click [Capture] to complete the capture.

8	To capture Icons or Cursors from the program, select the applicable tab in the Capture dialog and do steps 6 and 7.

9	For Icons and Cursors, adjust the background color to be captured. Use the Background Color selection sliders below the Preview pane.


 Include Cursor (Input)

Available for IMAGE and VIDEO captures.

Select Input > Include Cursor to include your cursor in the IMAGE or VIDEO to be captured. This option is only available if you have selected the Screen, Active Window, Fixed Region, or Menu options from the SnagIt Input menu.

To include the cursor pointer in your IMAGE or VIDEO:

1	Select the IMAGE or VIDEO tool.

2	Select Input > Include Cursor or click the Include Cursor icon on the SnagIt Toolbar (IMAGE or VIDEO), in combination with the Screen, Active Window, or Menu options. The status display shows the Input option is set to Include Cursor and a check mark is adjacent to the option.

3	Set the Output menu options. To set output properties, select Output > Properties….

4	Push your hotkey combination.


 Auto Scroll (Input)

Available for IMAGE and TEXT captures.

Select Input > Auto Scroll to capture the extended contents of a window containing vertical or horizontal scroll bars (or vertical and horizontal) (IMAGE or TEXT). This option is only available with the Window, Active Window and Region Input options.

NOTE: Scroll vertically, horizontally, or both, by selecting the Scroll Direction option using Input > Properties > Scrolling. See Properties (Input) Scrolling Tab.

NOTE: This option is program dependent and does not operate with all Windows programs. This option does not operate correctly with windows that contain moving elements. For those cases, try Input > Advanced > Custom Scroll.

To make SnagIt able to capture a scrolling window as one IMAGE:

1	Select the IMAGE or TEXT tool.

2	Click [Auto Scroll] button, or Input menu option, in combination with the Window, Active Window or Region Input options. The status display shows the Input option is set to Auto Scroll, a check mark is adjacent to the option, and the tool bar shows the option is selected.

3	Set the Output menu options. To set output properties, select Output > Properties….

4	Push your hotkey combination.

5	Use your cursor to outline the "scrollable" areas of the screen.

Those areas containing a scrolling window that SnagIt can capture as one IMAGE cause the cursor to show a finger pointer, or crosshairs, with a scrolling page attached. The window to be captured is also outlined with a rectangular highlighted border.

NOTE: Most program windows are actually composed of many smaller, data and control windows, some of which are also scrollable. Make sure you are selecting the correct window by looking for the rectangular highlight border around the perimeter of the window.

Those areas SnagIt has determined are not scrollable causes the cursor to show a finger pointer or crosshairs (These areas can be captured, but the Auto Scroll option is ignored.) For those cases, try Input > Advanced > Custom Scroll.

6	When you have found the necessary scrolling region, click it with the left mouse button. If you are selecting a Region, continue to hold down the left mouse button to show the length of the area to be captured. To capture an area outside the displayed area, pull the mouse outside the window’s lower edge and the window scrolls accordingly.

7	Release the left mouse button to start capture.

8	The scrolling region scrolls automatically and capture continues until the lower edge of the scrolling window is reached. The left mouse button can be used to stop prematurely and save the capture. The right mouse button can also be used to stop the capture, but the capture is not saved.

NOTE: Some programs, most notably spreadsheets, have no lower vertical scrolling limit. Use the Region Input option to capture these or manually stop the auto scroll to prevent possible problems with unusually large file sizes and insufficient system resources.


 Record Audio (Input)

Available for VIDEO captures only.

Select Input > Record Audio to capture audio in "real time" while also capturing VIDEO. This option works with other video capture Input options.

NOTE: You must have a sound card with a microphone attached.

To make SnagIt able to capture audio along with the video:

1	Set audio properties using Output > Properties > File tab [Audio Setup…] button.

2	Select the VIDEO tool.

3	Click [Record Audio] button, or Input menu option, in combination with a video capture Input option. The status display shows the Input option is set to Record Audio, a check mark is adjacent to the option, and the tool bar shows the option is selected.

4	Record your video as directed in the topic: Video Capture Overview. A subsequent dialog allows you to start recording video and audio.

5	While recording screen movements (video), speak into the attached microphone to add audio in time with screen actions.


 Fixed Address (Input)

Available for WEB captures only.

Select Input > Fixed Address to capture WEB images from an address specified on the Input Properties dialog. This option is mutually exclusive with Prompt for Address.

To capture images from a fixed web address:

1	Select the WEB tool.

2	Select Input > Fixed Address. The option on the menu is checked to show it is selected.

3	Set input properties with Input > Properties. On the Fixed Address tab, type the root web address from which to capture images or select it from the list.

4	Click [OK].

5	Set the Output menu options. Select the Preview Window to see a list of captured files before output.

6	Select Output > Properties…. Set properties for how the capture output is to be handled.

7	Select Filters > Properties…. Set properties for how the capture is to be filtered.

8	Push your hotkey combination.


 Prompt for Address (Input)

Available for WEB captures only.

Select Input > Prompt for Address to capture WEB images from an address to be specified after the capture has started. This option is mutually exclusive with Fixed Address.

To capture images from a web address using Prompt for Address:

1	Select the WEB tool.

2	Select Input > Prompt for Address. The option on the menu is checked to show it is selected.

3	Set the Output menu options. Select the Preview Window to see a list of captured files before output.

4	Select Output > Properties…. Set properties for how the capture output is to be handled.

5	Select Filters > Properties…. Set properties for how the capture is to be filtered.

6	Push your hotkey combination. The Enter Address dialog opens.

7	On the Enter Address dialog, type the root web address from which to capture images or select it from the list.

8	Click [OK].


 Audio Format (Output Properties Video File Tab)

The [Audio Setup…] button on the Output Properties Video Tab and the Audio Format dialog lets you set the audio format for movies that you capture while recording audio. To do audio captures, you must have a sound card with a microphone attached.

NOTE: The audio format you specify determines the quality of the movie audio track and also affects movie file size. Higher quality audio selection makes a larger movie file size.

1	On the SnagIt main menu with the Video Capture tool selected, select Output > Properties….

The Output Properties tabbed dialog opens.

2	Select the Video File tab and set AVI File Options as necessary.

3	Click [Audio Setup…].

The Audio Format dialog opens.

4	If you have a named format, select if from the Name: box.

5	The Format: box can not be changed.

6	If you are not using a named format, select the audio Attributes: from the list.

7	Click [OK] to save the Current Audio Format or [Cancel] to not use the changes you made on the dialog.


 Audio Properties Details

Set Audio Properties using the Output > Properties… menu and the Audio Format dialog. The Audio Format you select or change affects movie captures that you make using SnagIt while interactively recording audio using an attached sound card and microphone.

•	Choosing a lower quality format (for example, "8kHz, 8 Bit, Mono") makes your movie file size smaller.

•	Choosing a higher quality format (for example, "44.1kHz, 16 Bit, Stereo") can make your movie sound better, but your movie file size is larger.

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Audio Format: Name

This box lists the name, if there is one, of the Audio Format you select or save. This allows you to select an audio format using an understandable name. There are usually some names already assigned. For example, on most computers select Telephone Quality in the Name list box, rather than the more cryptic 11.025kHz, 8 Bit, Mono in the Attributes list. Note that the two are the same because they have the same audio format and attributes.

Add an audio format name using the [Save As…] button and remove an audio format name using the [Remove] button.


Audio Format: Format

This box lists the audio format type. Currently the only option is PCM (Pulse Coded Modulation), which is an uncompressed audio data format.


Audio Format: Attributes

This box lists the audio format attributes. The attributes are (from left to right):

•	Sample Rate in kHz - Number of audio samples per second, or the fidelity of the audio recording.

•	Sample Size in Bits - How much data to record for each audio sample.

NOTE: An 8 Bit sample size is possibly satisfactory for voice recording. Since using a 16 Bit sample size doubles the size of the audio data you record, use it only if you must have the highest quality recording.

•	Mono or Stereo - The number of audio channels to record. Mono means record one audio channel, Stereo means record two audio channels (right and left).

NOTE: Stereo is only useful if you are recording with a stereo microphone. Since using a Stereo audio format doubles the size of the audio data you record, use Stereo only if you know you are recording with a stereo microphone.

•	Data Rate - The data throughput of the audio stream in kilobytes per second (kbps).

NOTE: For most of the attributes, the higher the number, the higher the quality of the recording and the larger the movie file.


 Properties (Input)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

The Input Properties tabbed dialog allows you to set these properties for captures:

•	General. See General Properties (Input).

•	Fixed Region. See Fixed Region (Input).

•	Menu. See Menu (Input).

•	Scrolling. See Properties Scrolling (Input).

•	TWAIN. See Properties TWAIN (Input).

•	Object (TEXT captures only). See Properties Object (Input).

•	Fixed Address. (WEB captures only). See Properties Fixed Address (Input).


 Properties (Input) Object Tab

Available for TEXT captures only.

Use this tabbed dialog to select what Object data to capture for Object input while using the TEXT capture tool.

1.	Select menu selection Input > Properties and select the Object tab. The Input Properties Object tab allows you to select the Object items to capture.

2	Set the Object properties to capture. Put a check mark adjacent to those items to include in the capture:

•	Object Name: This includes the Windows Object Name in the text capture.

•	Object Description: This includes the Windows Object Description.

•	Object Value: This includes the value related to the object.

NOTE: Depending on the Windows Object you are trying to capture, these attributes can capture a variety of data. For example, when related to a web page in a browser, the value of a text object can be invisible data related to the object, such as a URL address.

3	Select Include object property names in capture to include this data in the capture.

4	Click [OK] to set Object Input Properties for text captures. These values are used for all Text Object captures until you change them.


 Properties (Input) Scrolling Tab

Available for IMAGE and TEXT captures.

The Input Properties Scrolling tab allows you to set up options for Auto Scrolling.

1	Select Input > Properties… > Scrolling. The Scrolling tab shows.

2	In the General scrolling options box, the default for Foreground the Scrolling Window is ON. This causes a scrolling window that is selected for capture to be brought to the foreground and forces the scrolling window to be seen while scrolling.

3	To force the scrolling window to the foreground, remove the check mark from the Foreground the Scrolling Window box. This turns the option OFF.

NOTE: The Foreground option applies to all Input options that permit the use of Auto Scroll (Window, Active Window, Region and Fixed Region with IMAGE or TEXT captures). Disabling this option can be a solution to problems that can occur when putting a scrolling window in the foreground causes a problem (e.g., putting the window to the foreground causes 3D animation to become active).

4	Try specifying a Scroll Delay if scrolling capture fails. Experiment with increasing the Scroll Delay, starting with 300 milliseconds, for example.

5	In the Window Auto Scroll options box, set the Scroll Direction to Vertical, Horizontal, or Both.

•	If you select Vertical, also select Scroll from Top of Document.

•	If you select Horizontal, also select Scroll from Left of Document.

•	If you select Both, scroll is from the top and left.

6	The checkboxes are toggles that stay until you change them.


 Fixed Address Tab and Enter Address Dialog

Available for WEB captures only.

The Fixed Address tab and the Enter SnagIt Web Capture Address dialog are basically the same. They allow you to enter a web address from which to capture web images.

1	To see the Fixed Address properties tab, select Input > Properties…. The Fixed Address tab shows.

2	To see the Enter SnagIt Web Capture Address dialog, perform a web image capture with Input > Prompt for Address selected.

3	In the Web page address box, type the web page address from which images are to be captured. It can also be selected from the drop-down list, if it has been previously entered.

NOTE: Some examples of web page addresses that could be entered:
    www.techsmith.com
    www.techsmith.com/products/
    www.techsmith.com/products/camtasia
The capture can be limited in this way.

4	Click [OK].

5	If you are using the Fixed Address properties tab, continue setting input and output properties and perform the capture.


 TWAIN (Input > Advanced)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

TWAIN is a software interface that allows programs to communicate with digital imaging devices ( usually scanners or digital cameras ). SnagIt allows selection of a TWAIN device as an image capture source. If your computer has multiple TWAIN devices configured, use the Input Properties TWAIN tab to select the TWAIN device, otherwise the system default device is used. If there are no TWAIN devices installed on your computer, an error opens when TWAIN input is selected.

NOTE: The TWAIN driver for the selected device displays a user interface that allows selection or creation of the image(s) to acquire. Please see your device documentation for the use of this interface.


 Properties (Input) TWAIN Tab

Available for IMAGE captures only.

The Input Properties > TWAIN tab allows you to select the Current Source Device or a different one (if you have more than one TWAIN-compliant device connected to your computer).

The menu selection Input > Advanced > TWAIN sets SnagIt to accept input from a scanner or digital camera you have connected.

NOTE: A TWAIN-compliant optical scanner or digital camera must be connected and configured in your computer.

1	Select Input > Properties… > TWAIN. The TWAIN tabbed dialog opens.

2	Select the TWAIN device from which you wish to scan images.

3	Click [OK].

4	Select Input > Advanced > TWAIN.

5	Push your hotkey combination to start the capture.


 Printer (Output)

Available for IMAGE and TEXT captures.

1	Select Output > Printer to send the captured IMAGE or TEXT to a printer. The status display shows the Output option is set to Printer and a check mark is adjacent to the option.

NOTE: Printer output option is disabled for VIDEO captures.

2	To set output properties, select Output > Properties….

3	Select the Printer tab to set up the default printer or select a different one. Set other Output Properties.

4	Push your hotkey combination to start the capture.

While SnagIt is printing, a status box opens. To stop printing, click [Cancel].


 Clipboard (Output)

Available for IMAGE and TEXT captures.

Select Output > Clipboard to send the captured IMAGE or TEXT to the Windows clipboard. When an IMAGE or TEXT is on the clipboard, it can be put in a different Windows Program or saved as a clipboard file (.CLP) or as an ASCII text file (.TXT).

TIP: Most Windows programs accept data pasted from the clipboard. To paste from the clipboard, use <Ctrl> + <V> or the menu selection Edit > Paste (most programs).

NOTE: Clipboard output option is disabled for VIDEO captures.


 File (Output)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO and WEB captures.

The Output > File option changes depending on the type of capture you are performing. For all types of capture, you are offered file naming and folder options. SnagIt can be set to ask for a file name, allow you to give a fixed file name and folder, or automatically name files. These points summarize the differences for the capture types:

•	IMAGE Captures. File output choices are the same they always have been for SnagIt.

•	TEXT Captures. File output is an ASCII text file with .TXT extension. SnagIt can be set to allow you to annotate captures (a note dialog opens after capture) and append captures to the end of one file.

•	VIDEO Captures. File output is an .AVI file. SnagIt can configure the output options or they can be set manually.

•	WEB Captures. File output is GIF, JPG, or PNG format.

TIP: When you select to capture to a file, SnagIt asks you for a file name and location, as a default. To save time, remove repetitious steps, and select the file format, consider automatically naming and storing files with the Output Properties dialog.


 File (Output) - Image Captures

Available for IMAGE captures only.

1	Select the IMAGE capture tool.

2	Set Input options.

3	Select Output > File to save the captured IMAGE to a file. With this option select a graphic file format to which your image is to be saved.

TIP: When you select to capture to a file, SnagIt asks you for a file name and location, as a default. To save time, remove repetitious steps, and select the file format, consider automatically naming and storing files with the Output Properties dialog.

4	Select Output > Properties…. On the Output Properties tabbed dialog, select the Image File tab and set up how the file output is to be handled.

5	Push your hotkey combination to start the capture.


 File (Output) - Text Captures

Available for TEXT captures only.

1	Select the TEXT capture tool.

2	Set Input options.

3	Select Output > File to send the captured TEXT to a file. The file is saved as ASCII text.

TIP: When you select to capture to a file, SnagIt asks you for a file name and location, as a default. To save time and remove repetitious steps, consider automatically naming and storing files with the Output Properties dialog.

4	Select Output > Properties…. On the Output Properties tabbed dialog, select the Text File tab and set up how the file output is to be handled.

5	Push your hotkey combination to start the capture.


 File (Output) - Video Captures

Available for VIDEO captures only.

1	Select the VIDEO capture tool.

2	Set Input options.

3	Select Output > File menu to send the captured VIDEO to a file. The file is saved as an AVI file.

TIP: When you select to capture to a file, SnagIt asks you for a file name and location, as a default. To save time and remove repetitious steps, consider automatically naming and storing files with the Output Properties dialog.

4	Select Output > Properties…. On the Output Properties tabbed dialog, select the Video File tab and set up how the file output is to be handled.

5	Push your hotkey combination to start capturing; push them a second time to stop.


 File (Output) - Web Captures

Available for WEB captures only.

1	Select the WEB capture tool.

2	Set Input options.

3	Select Output > File menu to send the captured WEB images to a file. The files can be saved in their original format (.GIF, .PNG, or .JPG) and can be converted later in Catalog.

4	Select Output > Properties…. On the Output Properties tabbed dialog, select the File tab and set up how the file output is to be handled.

5	Push your hotkey combination to start capturing; push them a second time to stop.


 AVI Option Settings

SnagIt AVI options can be set manually and automatically. The default is for SnagIt to Auto Configure AVI Options. This means the program finds the best settings based on other settings and system configuration. Auto Configure AVI Options can be turned OFF and set manually, but captures are widely different. Experiment to get the correct capture.

NOTE: If you set your own AVI options, performance varies. Look at the AVI capture when you stop or pause a capture (that is, look for dropped frames).

To set speed the speed of the captured VIDEO manually, turn Auto Configure AVI Options OFF. Practical AVI frame rates are between 2 fps and 30 fps. The higher the frame rate, the smoother the captured VIDEO and the larger the AVI file.

1	Select Output > Properties…, select the Video File tab (only available when the VIDEO tool is selected).

2	Click [Compression Setup…]. This button is only available if Auto Configure AVI Options is OFF. The Video Compression dialog box opens.

3	Try the different options if necessary. We recommend this only after you have read this topic and the literature on the subject of optimizing VIDEO capture.

4	Set up different AVI file compression methods if necessary. Select a Compressor from the drop-down list and click [About…] to learn more about the selection.

Video Compression dialog:

Compressor: the compressor (or "video compression codec") to use to compress the .AVI file. In general, these compressors come with Windows:

•	Full Frames (Uncompressed): no compression is used. This can allow high capture frame rates with no decrease in quality, but the .AVI file size quickly becomes large.

•	Microsoft RLE: Microsoft’s "Run Length Encoding" compression. This captures movies of programs and computer generated animation, but does not correctly capture natural live video. Microsoft RLE is only available when your desktop is set to 256 colors.

•	Microsoft Video 1: A general use video compressor from Microsoft. This works for capturing programs, animation, and live video. Use this rather than Microsoft RLE for capturing natural live video.

•	Cinepak: A different general use video compressor. Cinepak can compress at high quality, but the compression speed is slow and does not allow high frame rates.

•	Intel Indeo: Intel’s video compressor. This compresses at high quality. Subsequent versions of the Indeo compressor support compression options and a "Quick Compress" option, but in most cases, the compression speed is slow and does not allow high frame rates.

Compression Quality: the general quality level of the .AVI file. Some VIDEO compressors can make higher or lower quality movies. This is ignored by some compressors and affects the size of the .AVI file and the compression speed (which directly affects the frame rates).

Key Frame Every: how frequently to include a full frame in the .AVI file. Most VIDEO compressors keep a full "Key Frame" followed by "delta frames" that only record changes in relation to the Key Frame. You usually get better compression with a higher "Key Frame Every," but there more processing is necessary in the video editing tools.

Data Rate: the general video bandwidth in KBytes/second to playback the movie. By unchecking this option, the default Data Rate is used by the compressor (recommended).

[Configure...] - Some VIDEO compressors support their own configuration options.

[About...] - Describes the video compressor.


 Send Mail (Output)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

NOTE: The Send Mail output option is only supported if you have a 32-bit MAPI mail client installed (e.g., Microsoft Exchange).

Use this option to send captured IMAGE files and optional short messages to e-mail recipients. This option can be useful because:

•	Occasionally sending one or more screens to addresses to be selected each time they are sent.

•	Setting up a regular address (format determined by the e-mail system) to which screen(s) always go.

1	Select a capture tool.

2	Set Input options.

3	Select Output > Send Mail to route your captured files to a 32-bit MAPI mail client. The status display shows the Output option is set to Send Mail and a check mark is adjacent to the option.

TIP: The output is directed to your mail program for handling. To save time and remove repetitious steps, consider using SnagIt mail options with the Output Properties dialog.

4	Select Output > Properties…. On the Output Properties tabbed dialog, select the Send Mail tab to select how the mail is to be handled.

5	Push your hotkey combination to start the capture.

NOTE: When the Output > Send Mail option is selected, a check mark is adjacent to the selection on the Output menu. This means output is directed to e-mail until you turn it off.


 Catalog (Output)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO and WEB captures.

When storing new image captures to the SnagIt Catalog Folder, the default image file type is set using the Output > Properties… > Image File tab dialog. That is, the file type for new image files added to the Catalog is the current SnagIt Output image file type.

1	Select a capture input option for the type of capture: IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO or WEB.

2	Select Output > Catalog. The menu item is checked to show it is selected and the status display shows the setting.

HINT: To save time when sending files to a printer and the Catalog Folder, select Multiple Outputs on the Output menu. Select as many output options as necessary for delivery at the same time.

3	Select the Output > Properties… > Catalog Browser tab. Set how file names are added to the catalog: Automatic File Name or Ask for File Name. NOTE: This does not apply for web captures.

NOTE: The Catalog Folder can be selected or created in the Catalog Browser tool. Select it from the SnagIt toolbar or select Tools > Catalog Browser.

4	Push your hotkey combination to capture files.

Files are stored in the folder you specified. We recommend placing a sub-folder for captured files in the folder you are currently using. For example: c:\workbook\chapter1\catalog. Use the SnagIt Catalog Browser to see the captured files. You always know where to find the IMAGE files, TEXT files, VIDEO files, and WEB image files related to your current project.


 Web (Output)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Use Web Output to send captured output to a web server. Set up SnagIt for timed or regular capture and specify the necessary data on the Output Properties Dialog Web tab. This allows you to send anything you have captured from your computer to the web site for automatic loading using SnagIt’s FTP interface features. Using image capture, for example, SnagIt can send a still image to an FTP server each 20 seconds (using Timed Capture), overwriting the image each time it is sent. The web page can be set to automatically refresh in the user’s browser when the image is renewed, always showing a new image. See also: Timer Setup (Options) - Capture Timer.

NOTE: If you use the Output > Web option to send captures to a web site, also turn Notifications ON and select how to see and save them. See also: Notifications (Options).

Follow these steps to specify Web Output:

1	Select a capture input option for the type of capture: IMAGE, TEXT, or VIDEO.

2	Select Output > Web. The menu item is checked to show it is selected and the status display shows the setting.

3	Continue with the capture as usual.

Files are stored on the server as you specify on the Output Properties Web tab.


 Studio (Output)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Output > Studio sends images you capture to SnagIt Studio as the background image to annotate and enhance.

1	Select the IMAGE capture tool.

2	Set Input options.

3	Select Output > Studio to send the captured IMAGE to SnagIt Studio.

4	Push your hotkey combination to start the capture.

5	SnagIt Studio opens with the captured image as the background. To learn more about using Studio, see SnagIt Studio Help.


 SnagIt Catalog Overview

Capture Management — Using the SnagIt Catalog to Increase Productivity

SnagIt users frequently capture many IMAGE, TEXT, or VIDEO clips that must be collected and organized. SnagIt has always made it easy to capture — now SnagIt Catalog can help you manage your captures. SnagIt Catalog allows you to collect captures in a Catalog Folder, which can be a selected Windows folder. Catalog Folders can show your captures in a thumbnail browser or a full report-style list view. The catalog browser is powerful for sorting and batch operations. Easily print, make copies, move, delete, and rename captured files using the browser, without the clutter related to other file listing techniques.

Image Manipulation

In addition to file management, SnagIt Catalog has a rich assortment of image manipulation tools for a variety of file format types. For a supported file type, image properties such as the color characteristics and image size can be changed interactively. Flip, Reverse, Rotate, Shear, special effects, and Edge Detection can also be used. See how the change looks in the Catalog Viewer window and undo the change if necessary. Try any number of changes and undo them any number of times.

Catalog Thumbnail Browsing

Catalog thumbnail browsing is best to deal with screen captures and a powerful add-on to SnagIt. Large collections of IMAGE, TEXT, and VIDEO captures can be easily viewed in a smaller "thumbnail" image in the Catalog browser. The number of items in a Catalog Folder is limited only by system capacities. The thumbnail size can be changed to give more or less of an overview. Thumbnails can be sorted by name, size, type, date, or properties.

Detailed Report List View

Turn off thumbnails to see a full report style list view of a Catalog Folder. The name, size, types, and date of each capture is listed along with the capture properties (such as IMAGE dimensions and color depth). For TEXT captures, a preview of the first lines of text is shown. The thumbnail view and the "details" view are styled after Windows Explorer, to make it easier to learn to use. For example, put your captures into groups by size by clicking on the column head.

Multiple Catalog Folders

Keep as many Catalog Folders on your system as necessary. For example, when taking screen shots for a book, catalog folders can be used to organize your captures by chapter. Navigate easily from one catalog folder to another. It is easy to make copies or move captures between Catalog Folders by selecting one or more items with the mouse.


 Boosting Capture Productivity with Catalog Browsing

SnagIt’s automatic filename generation works with catalog thumbnail browsing and can boost productivity. No more stopping to name captures or to collect captures by pasting them into a document.

Capture multiple files and use automatic file naming to save time. Files can be saved without interruption into the catalog where they are subsequently picked for saving, printing, moving, deleting, capturing again, or sending to someone using e-mail.

Multiple Capture Selection

The thumbnail browser and "details" view let you select multiple captures from the catalog. Performing operations on a group of captures is easy and a real time saver. For example, select a group of your best IMAGE and TEXT captures and send them to the printer in one easy step. For multimedia projects, organize your VIDEO clips into the correct sequence.

Catalog Operations

Here are some of the many things the Catalog does:

•	Easily print, make copies, move, e-mail, rename or delete one or more captures.

•	Rename a group of captures in a Catalog Folder with a new filename prefix.

•	Attach multiple capture files to an e-mail message.

•	Change the IMAGE file format of one or more captures while making copies, moving, and mailing OR using the powerful Batch Conversion.

•	Use the TWAIN interface to accept images from TWAIN-compliant devices such as scanners and digital cameras.

Integrated Viewer/Editor

Here are some of the many features of the integrated SnagIt Catalog Viewer:

•	See all capture types (IMAGE, TEXT, and VIDEO) with an integrated viewer.

•	Preview IMAGE and TEXT captures before printing (you waste less paper).

•	Crop large IMAGE captures to decrease file size and dimensions.

•	Apply some image effects to regions of the captured image.

•	Change IMAGE captures with Flip, Reverse, Shear, Rotate, and Scale controls.

•	Apply as many as ten different special Effects to a captured IMAGE.

•	Apply as many as six different Edge Detection techniques to outline IMAGE features.

•	Apply many different color editing controls and adjust color depth (the number of colors, or bits-per-pixel of color).

•	Edit TEXT captures in the viewer.

•	Play VIDEO (AVI) captures as a movie or see them frame-by-frame.

•	Print a frame from a VIDEO capture, make a copy on the clipboard, or save it as an IMAGE file format.

•	Undo changes you have made any number of times before saving and closing the viewer.

Clipboard History

By selecting SnagIt input options to Clipboard and enabling the Clipboard Chain option, the catalog can be used as an automatic history of images or text copied to the clipboard. This makes a many "clipboards" to browse and revisit in the catalog. With this one configuration, SnagIt is as functional and powerful as many standalone clipboard enhancement tools.


 Preview Window (Output)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Select Output > Preview Window to be able to preview captured files before output. This is useful when selecting SnagIt color, print and content options that otherwise make repetitive and time consuming printed output necessary. After seeing the preview, continue creating the output, cancel the current capture or redirect the capture to the printer or file.

NOTE: When showing IMAGEs, the Preview Window shows options you have set using the Image and Colors menus. These Preview settings are overridden when printing if you change output options on the Save or Save As… dialogs.

When Preview Window is selected, captured IMAGE, TEXT, and VIDEO files open in a viewing window before being output. Because the Preview Window is a disconnected window, other tasks can be done with it open. Changes can be made in your SnagIt configuration, a new capture can be started and then previewed without closing the Preview Window.

Integrated Viewer/Editor

Here are some of the many features of the SnagIt Preview window:

•	See all capture types (IMAGE, TEXT, and VIDEO) with an integrated viewer.

•	Preview IMAGE and TEXT captures before completing output (you waste less paper and disk space).

•	Crop large IMAGE previews to decrease file size and dimensions.

•	Change IMAGE and TEXT previews with Flip, Reverse, Shear, Rotate, and Scale controls.

•	Apply as many as eleven different special Effects to an IMAGE preview.

•	Apply as many as six different Edge Detection techniques to outline IMAGE features.

•	Apply many different color editing controls and adjust color depth (the number of colors, or bits-per-pixel of color).

•	Edit TEXT previews in the Preview window.

•	Play VIDEO (AVI) captures as a movie or see them frame-by-frame.

•	Print a frame from a VIDEO capture, make a copy on the clipboard, or save it as an IMAGE file format.

•	Undo changes you have made any number of times before saving and closing the Preview window.

When the capture is reviewed and optionally changed, continue output by clicking Finish [image] or cancel output by clicking Cancel [image] .

You also have the option of overriding the current Output destination and sending the capture to the printer or a file (IMAGE and TEXT only). To redirect the output to a different output destination, select File > Print or File > Print Preview from the Preview Window menu bar. SnagIt uses the current Printer Output settings to compose the IMAGE or TEXT on the page.

Image files can be saved to different file formats (other than the one selected during capture). Save these changes to the original file (using the same file name) or to a different copy of the file (save as a different file name).

NOTE: If your current Output selection was Printer, the [Finish] button and File > Print menu options do the same thing.


 Multiple Outputs (Output)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

SnagIt allows users to send output only to one destination at a time unless you select multiple output. Use Output > Multiple Outputs to send captures to more than one destination at a time (a file and the printer, for example).

To set multiple outputs:

1	Select Output > Multiple Outputs. The menu item is checked to show it is selected and the status display shows the setting.

2	Select the Output menu again. Select one or more output options.

3	Push your capture hotkey combination to start the capture. Your selection is sent to the output destinations you have selected.


 Properties (Output)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

NOTE: This information does not apply to WEB captures. See Setting Web Capture Output Options.

Using the Output Properties tabbed dialog for each capture tool sets and saves the properties individually for that tool. They are not changed when you change Output Properties in a different capture tool.

NOTE: Set Catalog Browser startup options and the Catalog Folder to be used for captures using the SnagIt Output > Properties… > Catalog Browser tabbed dialog.

1	Select Output > Properties…. The Output Properties tabbed dialog opens.

2	Select the Printer tab. Select the default Windows printer or a different printer and set properties.

•	For IMAGE captures, click a radio button to put the printed image on the page. Click a radio button to set image scaling.

•	For TEXT captures, select the default Windows printer or a different printer and set properties. There are no scaling options. Text output format options are set using the Filters menu.

•	For VIDEO captures, there is no VIDEO tab and print options can not be set.

3	Do one:

•	For IMAGE captures, select the Image File tab to select the output graphic file format. Also set automatic file name options if necessary.

•	For TEXT captures, select the Text File tab. The default text file output format is ASCII text. Also set automatic file name options if necessary.

•	For VIDEO captures, select the Video File tab. Here the output file format of AVI is specified. Also specify AVI file options and set automatic file name options if necessary.

4	For all capture types, select the Send Mail tab. Select e-mail options to prompt you for recipient name and address or set e-mail defaults to be used when a file is e-mailed.

5	For all capture types, select the Catalog Browser tab. Specify if files that are destined for the catalog are to be automatically named (as specified in step 3 above) or to prompt you for a name each time the catalog is used as the output destination.


 Properties (Output): Printer Tab

Available for IMAGE and TEXT captures.

The Output Properties Printer tabbed dialog box allows you to:

•	Select the Default Windows Printer or a Specific Printer.

•	Save Specific Printer properties for future SnagIt sessions.

•	For printing IMAGE and TEXT files, set Properties for that printer.

•	For printing IMAGE files, scale the image for the best printed copy.

1	On the SnagIt Main screen, select the Output > Properties… > Printer menu option. The SnagIt Output Properties Printer tab shows.

2	Select your Default Windows Printer or a different Specific Printer. Click the [Properties] button to go to the Properties dialog for your brand of printer.

3	To save the Specific Printer settings for future SnagIt sessions, put a check mark in the Save Specific Printer Properties box. This allows you to save the options set with the [Properties…] button for future uses of SnagIt.

NOTE: Not all printer options are saved, only some usual ones (such as landscape/portrait, number of copies, and paper size). This limitation is because of printer driver settings that can not be saved.

4	IMAGE only: To set printing options affecting the layout of the image on the page, click the [Page Layout…] button. The Page Layout dialog opens. See also: Printer Tab Page Layout.

5	After setting options, click [Apply] to apply the changes you have made or click [OK] to save the output options you have set for this SnagIt session.

6	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.


 Printer Tab Page Layout

Available for IMAGE captures only.

The [Page Layout…] button and dialog are used to set how your printed image shows on the page.

1	Set page Margins in the applicable boxes. Type the numbers or select them with the spinner controls.

2	Select an Image Position by clicking one of the buttons to show location on the printed page.

3	Set Image Scaling Options that change the printed image only:

•	Fit Image on a Single Page – The image, regardless of length, is scaled in proportion to fit on one page. Example: An Auto Scroll capture three pages long is scaled equally in length and width to print on one page. The printed image is one page long and one third of its full size width.

•	Manual Scale - The user can apply a scaling percentage to the image to decrease or increase its size on the printed page. An image printed at 100 percent is the same as one printed with the Proportional setting. Example: An image printed at 200 percent makes the height and width two times the printed image.

•	Proportional Scale - The size relationship between the width of the area being captured and the width of the screen is used to calculate the width of the printed image in relationship to the width of the printed page. Example: An image half the width of your screen is scaled to print at half the width of the printed page.

•	Fixed Size – The width and height are set in the boxes. The printed image matches the dimensions, scaling or distorting the image if necessary.

•	Maximize Image on a Single Page - The image is made as large as possible to fit on one page, while preserving the correct aspect ratio of the original.

•	Auto Scale - The width of the captured IMAGE is scaled to the width of the page. The length is scaled in proportion and can be more than one page. Example: An image 2 inches by 6 inches is scaled by an approximate factor of 4 to fit the printed page width. The length is also scaled by the same factor, making a printed image 2 1/2 (24 inch) pages in length.

4	Click [Default] to change settings to SnagIt defaults. The default settings for Printer Output Setup are Default Windows Printer, Image location is Upper Left and image scaling is set to Fit Image on a Single Page.

5	Click [OK] to save the output options you have set for this SnagIt session.

NOTE: To save these settings for a future SnagIt session, select a Specific Printer and put a check mark adjacent to Save Specific Printer Properties.

6	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary. The Output Properties Printer Tab shows.

7	Click [OK] again to close the dialogs.


 Properties (Output): File Tab

There are three versions of the File tab, depending on the type of capture you are performing:

IMAGE	Properties (Output): Image File Tab
TEXT	Properties (Output): Text File Tab
VIDEO	Properties (Output): Video File Tab
WEB	Properties (Output): Web File Tab


 Properties (Output): Image File Tab

Available for IMAGE captures only.

The Output Properties Image File tabbed dialog box allows you to save captured IMAGE files in six graphic file formats.

NOTE: The file format and options you select have an impact on file size.

NOTE: The graphic file format selected is also used as the file type for a mail note attachment when the Send Mail output option is selected. This also determines how files are sent to the Catalog.

1	Specify the graphic file format type for your saved IMAGE.

2	Click [Options] to set file quality options for the graphic file format type you have selected. The File Format Options dialog opens. The options available depend on the file format type and include number of colors, subfile type, compression, save options and/or progressive save options (JPEG only), and quality level. Click [OK] to make format changes, [Cancel] to not use them, or [Default] to use format defaults. Automatic (Optimal Color) is the default Colors selection on this dialog. Use the default unless all files are to be saved at a specified color depth.

3	Select one File Name option by clicking the radio button:

•	Ask for File Name: When you start a capture SnagIt allows you to specify the target file name and directory.

•	Fixed File Name: Use this option to set one file name that is overwritten with each capture. Type the name of the file in the text box.

•	Automatic File Name: Use this option for SnagIt to name each file captured. If you select this option, also type the number of digits to index in the filename (as many as five digits). See also: Auto Name for details.

4	Select the Output Folder for the files to be stored.

5	Click the [OK] button when you are finished.

6	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.


 Properties (Output): Text File Tab

Available for TEXT captures only.

Select Output > File to save the captured TEXT to a file. TEXT captures can only be saved as ASCII text files.

1	On the Output Properties tabbed dialog , select the Text File tab. (You have selected the TEXT capture tool.)

2	The File Format is shown as ASCII TXT. This can not be changed.

3	Put a check mark into the box adjacent to Annotate Captures for SnagIt to give you the opportunity to add notes at the start of each capture. A note window opens after the capture with space for you to make an annotation. The annotation is prepended to the captured file with ">>>" before each line of the note.

4	If you wish to change the ">>>" annotation markings to a different series of characters, type them into the Annotation Prefix text box.

5	Put a check mark in the box adjacent to Append to File for captured TEXT to go into the same file each time you capture. Using Append to File, Annotate Captures and Fixed File Name together, make a "log file" of annotated captures.

6	Click the radio button ON adjacent to one file name option:

•	Ask for File Name. Select this to name each file separately as it is captured.

•	Fixed File Name. Select this to set one file name that is overwritten with each capture. Also type the name of the file in the text box.

•	Automatic File Name. Select this to automatically create and increment filenames for your captures. Also type the name of a destination Output Folder in the text box. This folder must already be there or select a folder by clicking on [image].

7	Click [Apply] to apply the changes you have made.

8	Click [OK] to save the output options you have set for this SnagIt session.

9	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.


 Properties (Output): Video File Tab

Available for VIDEO captures only.

Select Output > File to save the captured VIDEO to a file. VIDEO captures can only be saved as .AVI VIDEO files.

1	On the Output Properties tabbed dialog , select the Video File tab. (You have selected the VIDEO capture tool.)

2	The File Format is shown as AVI file. This can not be changed.

3	Put a check mark in the box adjacent to Auto Configure AVI Options to use SnagIt defaults. SnagIt automatically determines the frame rate and compression to use (Recommended).

4	Remove the check mark in Auto Configure AVI Options to set your own and experiment. Select the frame rate and Compression Setup… that is correct for your capture.

5	If you are recording audio with your video, click [Audio Setup…]. On the Audio Format dialog, select quality attributes that change the sounds you record. For more details about these options, see also: Record Audio (Input).

6	If you configure AVI Options manually, put a check mark adjacent to Enable Slow AVI Capture Mode. This flexible option allows you to set the timing for frame capture for slow or extremely slow captures (for a "watching" program, for example). To learn more, see also: Time Lapse Capture (Output Properties Video File Tab).

7	Click the radio button ON adjacent to one file name option:

•	Ask for File Name. Select this to name each file separately as it is captured.

•	Fixed File Name. Select this to set one file name that is overwritten with each capture. Also type the name of the file in the text box.

•	Automatic File Name. Select this to automatically create and increment filenames for your captures. Also type the name of a destination Output Folder in the text box. This folder must already be there or select a folder by clicking on [image].

8	Click [Apply] to apply the changes you have made.

9	Click [OK] to save the output options you have set for this SnagIt session.

10	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.


 Properties (Output): Web File Tab

Available for WEB captures only.

The Output Properties Web File tabbed dialog box allows you to set options for how web captured graphic files are handled.

1	In the Output Folder area, select one: Ask for Folder Name or Fixed Folder Name. If you select a fixed folder name, it can be selected from the drop-down list or browsed for using […]. This folder keeps your web images after capture.

2	Leave the check mark in Create a subfolder for each capture (the default setting) for SnagIt to make an automatically-named folder for each capture, based on the URL of the page captured. To learn more, see also: Create a Subfolder Details.

CAUTION: Basing folder names on URLs can create extremely long directory paths (folder names) on your computer when using the next option, Create a hierarchy of folders to store images. Do not use this technique when scanning for many levels in a web site. The Windows maximum file name length can be exceeded.

3	In the Folder Options area, select one: Create a single folder to store all images or Create a hierarchy of folders to store images. If you select Create a hierarchy, SnagIt builds them as necessary.

4	In the File naming options area, select one: Rename files automatically or Overwrite files. If you select automatic renaming, SnagIt creates new file names (with incremented numerals) for files that are re-captured.

5	Click the [OK] button when you are finished.

6	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.


Create a Subfolder Details

Enabled by default, this option automatically creates a subfolder name from the root web address search for each capture (example: ...\www.techsmith.com\). If the same web site is captured again, another subfolder is created with an index number appended is created (example: ...\www.techsmith.com(1)).

NOTE: Empty folders are not created.


 Time Lapse Capture (Output Properties Video File Tab)

If you configure AVI Options manually, you have the option of setting timing to slow or extremely slow frame rates. This can be useful for setting up a "watching" program, for example, or capturing program activities that use a lot of time (programs for which lengthy computer processing times are necessary).

Set up the option as follows:

1	With the Video Tool selected, on the Output Properties Video File Tab, remove the check mark in Auto Configure.

2	Put a check mark adjacent to Time-lapse capture.

3	Click [Time-lapse Setup…]. The Frame Rate Setup dialog opens.

4	Set the AVI Capture Rate on the top of the dialog. This controls the timing of SnagIt "snapshots" of frames to be included in the video.

5	Set the AVI Playback Rate on the bottom of the dialog. This controls how the AVI plays. The playback rate is kept the same as the capture rate by default, but a faster playback rate can be used to compress the timing, length, and file size of the video.

6	Click [OK] to accept the changes on the Setup dialog. Click [Cancel] to not use your changes. Click [Default] to set the frame rate to SnagIt default, 5 fps.


 Properties (Output): Send Mail Tab

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Select Output > Send Mail to send the captured file to someone using e-mail. The Send Mail option is selected and a check mark is adjacent to the selection on the Output menu. This means output is directed to e-mail until you turn it off.

1	On the Output Properties tabbed dialog , select the Send Mail tab.

2	The default radio-button is Prompt each time for e-mail settings. Keep this option to be prompted for e-mail data each time a capture is to be sent to e-mail.

3	To send captures to the same e-mail destination each time, without prompting for the address, click Don’t prompt. Use preset e-mail defaults. These fields are available:

•	Recipient name: a name found in the user’s MAPI address book.

•	Specific address: (optional field if the name is given). This field is provider-specific, e.g. FAX:517-333-1888 or snagit@techsmith.com.

NOTE: Name and address protocol supported by the MAPI-compliant e-mail system can be used to send to (for example) multiple (group) addresses, fax numbers, or Internet e-mail addresses.

•	Subject: Text that shows in the subject heading.

•	Message Text: E-mail text message. 255 characters maximum.

4	Click [Apply] to apply the changes you have made.

5	Click [OK] to save the output options you have set for this SnagIt session.

6	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.


 Properties (Output): Catalog Browser Tab

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Select Output > Catalog to send the captured file to the SnagIt Catalog Browser. The Catalog option is selected and a check mark is adjacent to the selection on the Output menu. This means output is directed to the Catalog Browser until you turn it off.

This dialog allows you to specify the current SnagIt Catalog Folder. This is where SnagIt saves captures when Output is set to Catalog. All of the SnagIt capture tools (image, text, and video) output to the same current Catalog Folder (that is, one Catalog Folder can not be set for image capture and a different Catalog Folder set for text capture).

Follow these steps to specify Catalog Output Properties:

1	On SnagIt main screen, select Output > Properties….

2	On the Output Properties tabbed dialog , select the Catalog Browser tab.

3	Click the change folder button [image] to browse to a directory on your computer to be used as the Catalog Folder.

The Browse for Folder dialog, with a directory tree, shows.

4	Click to highlight one folder name, then click [OK] to accept it as the Catalog Folder. Select one of the recently used folders from the Catalog Folder: list.

5	Click the check box adjacent to Catalog Folder follows the browser if your Catalog Folder is to be automatically set to the same folder you are browsing with Catalog Browser. If you put a check mark in this box, the Catalog Folder can be a different one if you routinely change folders in Browser. Remove the check mark to have a fixed catalog folder.

6	Select one of the radio buttons below How to name files added to the catalog:

•	Automatic File Name (default). Your files are automatically named as follows: IMAGE-XXX.BMP, TEXT-XXX.TXT, or VIDEO-XXX.AVI (where XXX is a sequential number starting with 001). Files are added to the directory your catalog browser last had open.

•	Ask for File Name. Each time you send a file to the catalog, SnagIt requests you to supply a file name.

7	Select one or two of the radio buttons below Catalog Browser options:

•	Start browser when capture is added to catalog.

•	Show browser when capture is added to catalog.

8	Click [OK] to accept your changes. Click [Cancel] to not use your changes. Click [Apply] to apply the changes to the current SnagIt session.


 Properties (Output): Catalog Browser Tab Web Captures

Available for WEB captures only.

Select Output > Catalog to send the captured file to the SnagIt Catalog Browser. The Catalog option is selected and a check mark is adjacent to the selection on the Output menu. This means output is directed to the Catalog Browser until you turn it off.

Follow these steps to specify Catalog Output Properties:

1	On SnagIt main screen, select Output > Properties….

2	On the Output Properties tabbed dialog , select the Catalog Browser tab.

3	Click the change folder button [image] to browse to a directory on your computer to be used as the Catalog Folder.

The Browse for Folder dialog, with a directory tree, shows.

4	Click to highlight one folder name, then click [OK] to accept it as the Catalog Folder. Select one of the recently used folders from the Catalog Folder: list.

5	Click the check box adjacent to Catalog Folder follows the browser if your Catalog Folder is to be automatically set to the same folder you are browsing with Catalog Browser. If you put a check mark in this box, the Catalog Folder can be a different one if you routinely change folders in Browser. Remove the check mark to have a fixed catalog folder.

6	Put a check mark in one or two of the boxes below Catalog Browser options:

•	Start browser when capture is added to catalog.

•	Show browser when capture is added to catalog.

7	Click [OK] to accept your changes. Click [Cancel] to not use your changes. Click [Apply] to apply the changes to the current SnagIt session.


 Properties (Output): Web Tab

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Use this tab to set up data for the Output to the Web option. If you select Output > Web, also specify the properties on the Output Properties Web tab.

Follow these steps to specify Web Output Properties:

1	On SnagIt main screen, select Output > Properties….

2	On the Output Properties tabbed dialog , select the Web tab.

3	In the FTP Server field, specify the IP Address or DNS Name of the target FTP server.

4	In the Remote Path box, type the directory path on the target server where captured files are to be stored. (for example, /pub/snagit/captures/)

5	In the Port field, specify the port on the server that is used for FTP services. This is usually port 21, the default.

6	To connect with the FTP server in passive mode, put a check mark in the Use Passive FTP box.

NOTE: This is only necessary if there are firewall configuration problems that prevent FTP setup.

7	To show that files are moving, put a check mark in the Show Progress box.

8	To send a file at regular times to the server that always overwrites an existing file, select Fixed File Name and supply the name, with an applicable filename extension, in the File Name or Prefix box.

9	To name files automatically with a sequential number included, select Automatic File Name and specify the Sequence Limit. For example, if you specify a sequence limit of 9, files are written with the prefix you specify in the File Name or Prefix box, then a numeral string that writes nine files before overwriting the first one.

10	To not overwrite the file on the server, select the Use temp/rename replacement method radio button.

NOTE: This option sends your screen capture to the server with a temporary file name and then renames the temporary file to the name specified in the File Name or Prefix box.

11	If authentication is necessary on the FTP server (it does not allow anonymous FTP), put a check mark in the Server authentication box. Supply the User Name and Password.

11	To use a firewall or proxy server, put a check mark in the Use proxy server box and supply the Proxy Server and Port. (A proxy server has a different IP or DNS name, such as proxy.companyname.com:8080.)

12	Click [OK] to accept your changes. Click [Cancel] to not use your changes. Click [Apply] to apply the changes to the current SnagIt session.


 Monochrome (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Select Filters > Color Conversion> Monochrome to change the captured IMAGE to monochrome (black and white).

NOTE: Turn this option ON by selecting it, placing a check mark adjacent to the menu item. Turn it OFF by selecting None.

With monochrome images, the intensity threshold level determines the quantity of black and white that shows in the output IMAGE. When the captured image is predominantly one color, or a small number of colors close to one another, the image can look too dark or too light.

When you select Filters > Color Conversion > Monochrome, a dialog box opens which allows you to customize the intensity threshold for an IMAGE.

It is not necessary to change the intensity threshold. (Click the [OK] button to accept the default.)

The captured image is changed to a monochrome (black and white) image. The "Intensity Threshold for White" slider allows the user to lighten or darken the image.

If a captured IMAGE looks too dark or too light, try adjusting the intensity threshold for the image by referring to these guidelines:

•	If the IMAGE is too dark, lower the intensity threshold percentage.

•	If the IMAGE is too light, increase the intensity threshold percentage.

To revert to the default intensity threshold, click the [Default] button.

NOTE: The options you select can impact files size. See also: Image File Size Examples.


 Grayscale (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Select Filters > Color Conversion > Grayscale to change the captured color IMAGE to grayscale. This can be useful in some combinations of layout software and printer hardware to get a smooth look in copies of the image.

NOTE: Turn this option ON by selecting it, placing a check mark adjacent to the menu item. Turn it OFF by selecting None.

Notice that changing images to grayscale is pixel -by-pixel and can be slow.

NOTE: The options you select can impact files size. See also: Image File Size Examples.


 Invert Colors (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Select Filters > Color Substitution > Invert Colors to invert the RGB color values of the screen you are capturing. This can be helpful for changing dark screen colors, for example, to light ones that show up better when printed. Some experimentation is necessary to get the right combination for your printed document.

NOTE: Turn this option ON by selecting it, placing a check mark adjacent to the menu item. Turn it OFF by selecting None.

INVERSE IMAGE TIP: The Invert Colors option is handy when you are trying to capture full screen MS-DOS windows. These screens are usually light or white letters on a dark background. When you select the Invert Colors option, SnagIt outputs the IMAGE as dark letters on a light background.


 Layout (Filters) - Text Captures Only

Available for TEXT captures only.

Use the Filters > Layout… option to change how output from TEXT captures is formatted. To change format:

1	Select Filters > Layout…. The Text Layout Options dialog opens.

2	Click the Space formatted option ON to capture text formatted as it is on the screen. The distance between horizontal lines of text can be changed (Remove blank lines) as well as between vertical columns (Collapse blank columns).

3	Click Column delimited options ON to put a delimiter character (Comma, Tab, Semicolon, or Other) between columns in the captured text. When you select Other, type a delimiting character. Using delimiters can be especially handy if what you are capturing is destined for a spreadsheet or database file.


 Set Font (Filters) - Text Captures Only

Available for TEXT captures only.

The option allows you to set fonts used for the Preview window and printing captured TEXT, limited by the fonts and capabilities of your system. This can be handy for pre-formatting text from screens before placing them into a word processor.

1	Select Filters > Set Font…. The Font dialog box opens.

2	Select from the scrolling lists the Font Name, Style, and Size.

3	Click [OK] to save your font settings for text captures; click [Cancel] to not use the changes.


 Word Wrap (Filters) - Text Captures Only

Available for TEXT captures only.

This option allows you to specify Word Wrap for the Preview window and for printing captured TEXT. Word wrap means that long text lines "wrap" from line to line, rather than continuing off-screen. This can be handy for formatting long text screens or text that was originally in a mail message that exceeds screen width.

1	Select Filters > Word Wrap.

2	Start captures using your hotkey combination.

3	The text in the file formats so that long lines wrap from line to line on screen, rather than continue off-screen.


 Annotation (Filters)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Use the Annotations Dialog to set annotation options for all types of captures. These annotations are affixed during capture.

NOTE: For IMAGEs only: To add these effects to your images after they are captured, use the Preview Window or Catalog Viewer (Effects menu). Or if you have a lot of post-capture editing to do on images, use SnagIt Studio. See also: SnagIt Studio Help.

Use annotations to include the time and date and other system-related data. A text annotation, such as a title, can be made and customized for how it looks and its location on screen.

1	On the SnagIt Main Screen, select Filters > Annotation…. (Or in the Preview Window or Catalog Viewer, select Effects > Annotation….) The Annotation Dialog opens.

NOTE: Step 2 is not necessary if you are applying the effect after capture.

2	To turn captions on, put a check mark in the Enable Caption box. A check mark is adjacent to the menu item to show it is selected and the other fields are available.

2	Type your caption in the box or select one you have used before from the drop-down list. Here is an example of a user-supplied annotation: Mom & Dad’s Anniversary Party.

3	To type the caption before each capture, put a check mark in the Prompt for a Caption box.

4	Click [Options…] (in the Caption frame) to set caption text properties. See also: Caption Options Dialog.

5	To include system-related data such as the Computer Name, User Name, and Time/Date, put a check mark in the applicable boxes. Here is an example of a time and date caption: 13:41:46  21-Nov-2001

6	Click [Options…] (in the System Caption frame) to set caption text properties. See also: Caption Options Dialog.

7	Click [Time/Date Format…] to select how this data is stamped in the annotation.

NOTE: The length of the string is limited by width of the image or by the width of the printed page. The text is truncated if it is too long.


 Border (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Use the border feature add a border around images you capture. This allows you to select a width for the border and its shadow, put it outside or in the image, apply a 3D effect to make it look raised, and select colors for the border.

NOTE: To add these effects to your images after they are captured, use the Preview Window or Catalog Viewer (Effects menu). Or if you have a lot of post-capture editing to do on images, use SnagIt Studio. See also: SnagIt Studio Help.

To put a border on the graphic during or after capture:

1	On the SnagIt Main Screen, select Filters > Border…. (Or in the Preview Window or Catalog Viewer, select Effects > Border….) The Image Border Dialog opens.

NOTE: Step 2 is not necessary if you are applying the effect after capture.

2	Put a check mark in the Enable borders box. This turns borders ON. A check mark is adjacent to the menu item to show it is selected and the other fields are available.

3	Put a check mark in the Frame outside of the image box to put frame outside the image. Remove the check mark to put the frame in the image.

4	Put a check mark in the 3D effect box to apply 3D effects. This gives the border a framed or raised look.

5	Set the Total Width of the border in pixels. The Preview window shows an example of changes you make.

6	To make a shadow on the border, set the Shadow Width in pixels. This number can be no higher than one-half of the Total Width.

7	Click the color buttons to adjust the Main, Highlight, and Shadow colors for the border. The Preview window shows an example of changes you make.

8	Click [OK] to save the settings, which are applied to the captures you make.

9	To turn borders OFF during capture, remove the check mark from the Enable borders box.


 Watermark (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Use the watermark feature to add a watermark in a fixed location in the graphic capture. This is helpful to identify ownership on the intellectual property the graphic. As such, you could use a unique mark such as a company logo. Use watermarks to put other data into the graphic, such as titles and banner ads. Graphic files in .BMP, .GIF, or .JPG format can be used as watermarks.

NOTE: To add these effects to your images after they are captured, use the Preview Window or Catalog Viewer (Effects menu). Or if you have a lot of post-capture editing to do on images, use SnagIt Studio. See also: SnagIt Studio Help.

To put a watermark on the graphic during or after capture:

1	On the SnagIt Main Screen, select Filters > Watermark…. (Or in the Preview Window or Catalog Viewer, select Effects > Watermark….) The Watermark Dialog opens.

NOTE: Step 2 is not necessary if you are applying the effect after capture.

2	Put a check mark in the Enable Watermark box. This turns watermarks ON. A check mark is adjacent to the menu item to show it is selected and the other fields are available.

3	Click the open folder icon adjacent to the Image Path box to select the directory and filename of the .BMP, .GIF, or JPG file to be used as a watermark image.

4	Click [Preview] to get a model of how the watermark looks in the finished movie. A Watermark Preview shows to show the size and placement of the watermark.

5	In the Display Effects area, select an Overlay or Underlay watermark if necessary. Depending on the option you select, the applicable sub-options become available.

6	If you selected Overlay, also put a check mark in Use Transparent Color if necessary. Use the [Change] button to select the Transparent Color to be used.

7	If you selected Underlay, also put a check mark in Emboss if necessary. Specify the Direction and Depth of the embossed image.

NOTE: Experiment with overlay and underlay effects. Use the [Preview] button to make changes on a Preview screen.

8	In the Image Positioning area, select the location on-screen to put the watermark using the nine-button Positioning Cluster.

9	Using the Image Scale Slider, set the size of the watermark. The percentage represents the size of the watermark as compared to the image on which you are placing the watermark.

10	Set the Horizontal Offset and Vertical Offset.

11	Put a check mark in the Keep aspect ratio when scaling box to use this option.

12	Put a check mark in the Use smooth interpolated scaling to use this option.

13	Click [OK]. Watermark settings are saved.


 Trim Image (Filters)

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Trim images cuts the outside borders of images you capture. When enabled, the number of pixels you specify are automatically trimmed.

NOTE: To add these effects to your images after they are captured, use the Preview Window or Catalog Viewer (Effects menu). Or if you have a lot of post-capture editing to do on images, use SnagIt Studio. See also: SnagIt Studio Help.

To cut a graphic during or after capture:

1	On the SnagIt Main Screen, select Filters > Trim…. (Or in the Preview Window or Catalog Viewer, select Effects > Trim….) The Trim Image Dialog opens.

NOTE: Step 2 is not necessary if you are applying the effect after capture.

2	Put a check mark in the Enable trimming box. This turns trim images ON. A check mark is adjacent to the menu item to show it is selected and the other fields are available.

3	To cut automatically blank areas from the edges of captured images, put a check mark in the Automatic Trimming box to turn automatic trimming ON. (NOTE: A blank area on an image is one that has no change in the color.)

4	To set a number of pixels to cut from the edges of captured images, remove the check mark in the Automatic Trimming box. Set a regular number of pixels or irregular numbers of pixels to be trimmed from the Top, Left, Right, and Bottom edges.

5	Click [OK] to save the settings, which are applied to the captures you make.

6	To turn this automatic trim OFF during capture, remove the check mark from the Enable trimming box.


 Web Capture Filters (Filters)

Available for WEB captures only.

Use the Web Capture Filters dialog to set filter options for the scan when capturing web images.

1	On the SnagIt Main Screen, select Filters > Properties…. The Web Capture Filters dialog opens.

2	In the Image Search options area, select a number for Web page links search depth (typing a larger number is also permitted). This is the number of levels of directories from the root web address to be included in the search.

3	Put a check mark in Stay within domain to limit the search to pages directly connected the root web address. If selected, external links are ignored.

4	In the File size area, type Minimum and Maximum file sizes in kilobytes (KB) to be captured. To specify no limit, put zeros in the boxes.

5	In the Overall Download File Size Limit box, type the total size of all the downloaded files in megabytes (MB). This limit prevents hard drive overloading when scanning very large web sites.

6	In the Types of files area, select the file formats to include in the capture. The three types of web graphics available are listed. Use this option to limit the search and capture.

7	In the Web page background image area, put a check mark in Get background if possible to include the web page background image. Since some web sites do not permit this, it is possible to fail.

8	Put a check mark in Ignore background type to ignore it in the search.

9	Click [OK] to save the settings, which are applied to the captures you make.


 Caption Options Dialog

Available for IMAGE and VIDEO captures.

This dialog allows you to set how a caption looks and its placement. The options are self-explanatory since the preview on the dialog shows the effect as you change options.

Style - Sets the text style of the caption.

•	Normal: plain text

•	Drop Shadow: text is raised and a drop shadow is added

•	Outlined Shadow: text is outlined with a heavy drop shadow

Transparent Background - Text is rendered on the movie with a transparent background, that is, the movie shows through where the text is rendered. Otherwise, text is written on a solid background color (that is, a colored box shows around the text).

Word Wrap - Text can only be wrapped if Transparent Background is selected. Otherwise, text is written on one line and is truncated when the length exceeds the available space in the movie capture area.

Position - Select one of nine positions for the caption to show in the capture area. Location is shown in the preview area below.

Font - Select the font, font style, and size from those installed on your computer.

Text Color, Background Color, Shadow Color, and Outline Color. Select colors for each of these elements of the caption. The chip and preview area shows your selections.


 Clipboard Chain (Input > Advanced)

Available for IMAGE and TEXT captures.

Select Input > Advanced > Clipboard Chain to have SnagIt capture the contents of the Windows clipboard each time you send something new to the clipboard.

The Clipboard Chain option is a toggle, which is on or off. To select this option:

1	Select Input > Advanced > Clipboard.

2	Select an Output option other than Clipboard.

3	Select the Clipboard Chain option on the Input menu.

Use the Clipboard Chain option to capture screens from a full-screen MS-DOS window. When you are working in a full-screen MS-DOS session, pressing the <Print Screen> key* causes Windows to write the screen to the clipboard. If you have selected the Clipboard Chain option, SnagIt automatically copies the MS-DOS screen IMAGE to the specified output device (printer, graphic file or mail note).

*NOTE: If you are capturing full screen MS-DOS windows on Windows NT, do not pick the <Print Screen> key as the SnagIt hotkey. This selection interferes with <Print Screen> key operation in MS-DOS.


 Program Preferences (Options) - Hotkeys

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

CAUTION: While SnagIt allows users to identify their hotkey(s), use keys and or key combinations that are not usually used in typing or by other software programs.

1	Select Options > Program Preferences. The Program Preferences tabbed dialog opens.

2	Select the Hotkeys tab to customize the hotkey(s) for:

•	Capturing images, text, or video

•	Hiding or unhiding the SnagIt main screen

•	Doing the last capture again

NOTE: Disable hotkeys by selecting None. If None is selected, run the commands using menus or tool buttons.

3	Select Capture hotkeys - Allows you to select the keys you push to start a capture. Put check marks in the combination of boxes for <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P> and a keyboard character of your selection. Use an alphabetic character (A-Z), numeric character (0-9), a function key (F1 - F12) or the <Print Screen> key*. Type a character in the box, or use the spin box arrow controls to select it from a list. The default keys are <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>.

4	Select Hide/Unhide keys - Allows you to select the keys you push to hide or show SnagIt on your desktop. Put check marks in the combination of boxes for CTRL, SHIFT, and ALT and a keyboard character of your selection. Use an alphabetic character (A-Z), numeric character (0-9) or function key (F1 - F12). Type a character in the box, or use the spin box arrow controls to select it from a list. The default keys are <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <X>.

5	Select Repeat Last Capture keys - Allows you to select the keys you push to have SnagIt capture the last area again. Put check marks in the combination of boxes for CTRL, SHIFT, and ALT and a keyboard character of your selection. Use an alphabetic character (A-Z), numeric character (0-9) or a function key (F1 - F12). Type a character in the box, or use the spin box arrow controls to select it from a list. The default keys are <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <R>.

*NOTE: If you select the Print Screen key as a SnagIt hotkey on Windows 95/98, the <Ctrl> and <Shift> keys are not supported. Also, to capture full screen MS-DOS windows on Windows NT, do not select the Print Screen key as the SnagIt hotkey. This prevents Print Screen key operation in MS-DOS.

Click the [Default] button to go back to the SnagIt default hotkey combinations:

•	<Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P> to start capture

•	<Ctrl> + <Shift> + <X> to hide/show

•	<Ctrl> + <Shift> + <R> to do the last capture again

Example:

To use the key combination <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <C> to start captures, make sure the CTRL and ALT boxes below Select activation key are checked, and type the letter C. Then, to capture a screen, hold down the <Ctrl> and <Alt> keys while you push C.


 Repeating the Last Capture

The default hotkey sequence for repeating the last capture is <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <R>. When you push this key combination, SnagIt captures the last area selected using the Input and Output options.

The effect of repeating the last capture be different depending on the Input option selected.

If your Input selection was:	Repeat Last Capture:
Screen	Captures the full screen again
Window	Captures the window area of the last window captured. The window must be open on the desktop. Please note that this option does not put the window in the foreground. If the window is layered below a different window, SnagIt captures the current display in the window area layered above the selected window area.
Active Window	Captures the active window at the moment the Repeat Last Capture hotkeys are pressed.
Region	Captures the same region specified before by the user in the last Region capture.
Graphic File	Captures the same graphic file specified during the last capture. Please note that you are not asked to type a different filename.
Clipboard	Captures the current contents of the clipboard.
Full-Screen DOS	Captures the contents of the clipboard.  NOTE: As with all the SnagIt hotkeys, the repeat capture key does not operate while a full screen DOS session is open.
None	Captures the current saved default Input selection.
To change your Repeat Last Capture hotkey sequence, select Options > Program Preferences > Hotkeys.

CAUTION: While SnagIt allows users to identify their hotkey(s), use keys and or key combinations that are not usually used in typing or by other software programs.


 Timer Setup (Options) - Capture Timer

Available for IMAGE and TEXT captures.

NOTE: Capture Timer does not apply to VIDEO captures.

The Capture Timer of SnagIt allows you to set the program to capture screens at predefined times. This is useful, for example, for batch processes that operate on a regular basis and for which screen shots are necessary.

In timed capture mode, the hide and repeat hotkeys operate. Capture Timer Input and Output options must be set so that the captures happen unattended. (That is, set up the capture so that prompting for an output filename or an e-mail recipient is not necessary). If SnagIt detects a combination of capture options that can not be used, the SnagIt status display indicates "Timer unavailable" and the timer does not start. Then SnagIt works as always.

To set the Capture Timer:

1	Select Options > Timer Setup…. The Timer Setup tabbed dialog box opens.

2	Select the Capture Timer tab.

3	Put a check mark in Enable Timer-Activated Capture.

4	To remove redundant captures (for example, when the screen does not change during some periods), Put a check mark in Discard identical captures.

5	Set the timed capture frequency in Hours, Minutes or Seconds (whole numbers only; no decimals). Hours, minutes and seconds can not be combined (select one only).

After performing the capture, SnagIt automatically captures at the timed intervals you specify using the options currently set.

6	To stop the timed capture sequence you have started, click the [Stop] button on the SnagIt toolbar or push the hotkeys.

NOTE: Stopping the sequence you have started does not shut down timed captures; it suspends them. Do step 7 to shut down the capture timer.

7	To shut down the capture timer:

•	Remove the checkbox Enable Timer-Activated Capture on the Capture Timer tabbed dialog.
OR

•	Push the hotkey sequence. A dialog asks "Do you wish to stop timed captures?." Answer [Yes] to stop timing) or close SnagIt without saving setup.


 Scaling Options Details

Available for IMAGE captures only.

IMAGE scaling options can be set in four areas:

1	Scale by percentages or by pixel dimensions. Use the Filters > Image Scaling > Custom Scale… menu. This applies a real scaling factor to a captured image before SnagIt outputs it. See also: Image Scaling (Filters).

2	Before capturing and printing the image using the SnagIt Output > Properties… > Printer menu or Filters > Printer Scaling… menu. (Output > Printer must also be selected.)

3	After an image is captured in the image Preview window (Output > Preview Window must be selected).

4	After an image is captured in the Catalog Viewer window. See also: Catalog Viewer/Preview Image Menu.

The last two options allow fast "trials-and-errors" because the scaling operations are applied to images that have been captured and show in the Preview or Catalog Viewer windows. The capture can be seen immediately. Select Edit > Undo or <Ctrl> + <Z> and try again if the image is not correct. Try more than one scaling factor with Smooth Scaling applied if you must use the screen shot in a program that is on-line.

When you select a Scale option, a dialog box opens. The scale factor you select decreases the size of the IMAGE, if it is smaller than 1.00, or make the image larger, if it is greater than 1.00.

•	A scaling factor of .50 makes an image 50% smaller in length and width than the original. This factor is correct for full image captures being sent as mail note attachments. The image and file size is 25% of the same capture at full size. For example, if the original was 200 by 100, or 20,000 pixels, the scaled image is 100 by 50, or 5,000 pixels.

•	A scaling factor of 1.00 means the output image is the same size as the captured image. A factor of 1.00 is usually correct for captures to the Windows clipboard and to graphic files.

•	A scaling factor of 3.00 means the output image is three times as large, in length and width, as the original captured image. The image and file size is 900% of the same capture at full scale.

•	Smooth Scaling can make scaled images look better by applying a small "smoothing" effect to the edges. This works with images that are scaled smaller than the original (50-90 percent, for example) and are destined for an on-line program.

SCALE OPTION TIP: Integer values (whole numbers) scale faster than scale values with decimal places that are not zero. Setting the scale value to a whole number gives you the best performance. It also makes the most accurate replica. If you use a factor that is not an integer (0.75, for example), try the Smooth Scaling option to make the image look better on-screen.


 Program Preferences (Options)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO, and WEB captures.

The Program Preferences item on the SnagIt Options menu allows you to set your preferences for:

•	Hotkey selection

•	Program Options, such as Hiding SnagIt before capturing, Automatically save profiles, Use tray icon, Show magnifier window, Foreground the Preview Window, and Audible alerts settings.

•	Notifications, such as error logging, warnings, logging, and Show all tips.

Selecting Program Preferences displays the Program Preferences dialog box. Refer to this graphic for details:

NOTE: The Capture Timer tab is not available for VIDEO Captures.


 Program Preferences (Options) - Program Options

The Program Options tabbed dialog allows you to set these SnagIt options:

General Options. There are four general options that can be turned ON or OFF by checking the applicable option box:

•	Hide SnagIt before capturing. The SnagIt Main Screen closes temporarily before capturing and re-opens after the capture is done.

•	Automatically Save Profiles. This saves your profile selections each time you close SnagIt. Remove the check mark to allow SnagIt to open with the same options each time you use it, regardless of the changes you make during use.

•	Use tray icon. This places a small SnagIt icon in the System Tray. Double-click this icon to open the Main Screen.

•	Show magnifier window. This displays a zoom magnifier window in the area around the cursor when defining precise region captures.

•	Foreground the Preview window. This forces the SnagIt Preview window into the foreground (with focus) after making a capture. This is the default setting. NOTE: When capturing images from DirectX programs, remove the check mark so that the Preview window is not forced to the foreground during capture.

Audible alert when. Set SnagIt to make a sound:

•	When Hotkey is pressed.

•	When the Capture is finished.

Miscellaneous Options.

•	Clipboard Text Width controls the width (in pixels) of Full-Screen DOS or Clipboard captured images. The default width is 640 pixels. Setting this value to zero tells SnagIt to use the Windows desktop width and height for the image dimensions.


 Audible Alert Preferences

The Audible Alert can be set to make a sound when a capture is started or finished (or at start and close). To use this audible alerts:

1	Select Options > Program Preferences…. The Program Preferences tabbed dialog opens.

2	Select the Program Options tab.

3	In the dialog box, put a check mark adjacent to:

•	Audible Alert when Hotkey is Pressed to cause SnagIt to give you a sound when it begins input.

•	Audible Alert when Capture is Finished to cause SnagIt to give you a sound when it has completed output.

4	Click the [OK] button, when you are finished selecting your Alert options.

5	Disable Audible Alerts by removing the check mark.


 Hide SnagIt Before Capturing

The Hide SnagIt before capturing option can be set from the Program Preferences dialog of the Options menu. This option hides the SnagIt main screen before capturing and opens it after capture. This can be helpful in capturing large screens when you do not have the opportunity to change focus to the screen before capturing.

To hide SnagIt before capturing:

1	Select Options > Program Preferences…. The Program Preferences tabbed dialog opens.

2	Select the Program Options tab.

3	Below General Options, put a check mark in the Hide SnagIt before capturing box.

To re-open SnagIt:

4	Remove the check mark from the Hide SnagIt before capturing box. The checkbox is a toggle that stays until you change it.


 Notifications (Options)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Use notifications to set how SnagIt notifies you of problems and errors and if these notices are to be saved in a log.

NOTE: If you use the Output > Web option to send captures to a web site, also set Notifications on and select how to see and save them.

To set notifications:

1	Select the Notifications tab from Options > Program Preferences….

2	In the Popup Messages frame, put a check mark in the applicable boxes if SnagIt is to Notify on Errors and/or Show Warnings. (Default = All Checked.)

NOTE: When using Timer Activated Capture, disable all Popup Messages and select the Log Events to a File option. This allows SnagIt to operate unattended, since communications errors can occur for a number of reasons. SnagIt logs the errors, then continues running.

3	Put a check mark adjacent to Show all tips to turn ON Tip of the Day and SnagIt Tool Tips. Remove the check mark to turn them OFF.

4	In the Log Events to a File frame, put a check mark in the box to start logging.

5	If you select to write events to a log, also select the type of event to write: Errors Only or Information and Errors.

6	Also type the Max Lines to save and the name of the Log file.

7	After setting the options, click [Apply] to apply the changes you have made or click [OK] to save the output options you have set for this SnagIt session

8	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.


 Video Preferences (Options)

Available for VIDEO captures only.

1	Select Options > Video Preferences… to set SnagIt preferences related to video captures. The Video Capture Preferences dialog box opens.

2	In the Temporary Capture File Directory box, type the directory to put temporary video captures or click [image] to find one.

NOTE: These files are not permanent. Since the captured .AVI video files can be large, use a TEMP directory on a drive that has plenty of space to put files temporarily. Place the TEMP directory on a drive that is uncompressed and has fast data transfer.

3	Put a check mark in Pause before starting capture to open a status screen before video capturing starts. This pause allows you to see video settings before you start recording. The SnagIt Video Capture dialog opens after you push the hotkeys and before recording starts.

4	Put a check mark in Boost priority during capture to make SnagIt video recording higher priority to your computer CPU. This can help prevent frames being lost in situations where the computer’s processing is divided between more than one tasks at the same time. We recommend you keep it ON unless the performance of the program you are capturing suffers noticeably.

5	Put a check mark in Hide capture rectangle to turn off the video capture focus rectangle during video captures.

6	Put a check mark in Use fast internal compression during capture to automatically use fast real-time compression during video capture.

NOTE: Depending on the codec compression speed, long AVI rendering times can occur after capture.

7	Put a check mark in Show tray icon during capture to show a blinking SnagIt icon in the Windows System Tray while recording.

8	Put a check mark in Capture layered windows to capture moving images from programs that use layered windows. (Example: the animated paperclip in Microsoft Word is shown in a layered window.) NOTE: Layered window capture applies to Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP or later. The default setting is OFF.

9	Click [OK] to save the changes to Video Preferences during the capture session; [Cancel] to not use the changes; and [Default] to reset Video Preferences to the program defaults.


 Web Preferences (Options)

Available for WEB captures only.

1	Select Options > Web Preferences… to set SnagIt preferences related to WEB captures. The Web Capture Preferences dialog opens.

2	If there is no proxy server in your web connection, select Direct Connection (No Proxy) and click [OK]. You do not need to do anything else on this dialog.

3	If there is a proxy in your web connection, select Use HTTP Proxy and do the remainder of these procedures.

4	In the Use HTTP Proxy area, type an IP address for your proxy Host. If you do not have this information, contact your system administrator for help.

5	In the Port box, type a port number. The default proxy port is 80, but your system can use another.

6	If a Username and Password are needed to make outside connections, put a check mark in Enable Proxy Authentication.

7	Type the Username and Password in the boxes.

8	In the Internet options area, put a check mark in Work offline to use this option. This scans only files stored on your computer in the Internet cache (see Windows Control Panel, Internet Options, Temporary Internet files).

9	Leave the check mark in Allow web site cookies to use this feature. This permits cookies to be stored on your computer. This option may be necessary to scan some web sites.

10	In the HTTP Request Timeout box, enter the number of seconds SnagIt waits until the host you are scanning answers. You may need to increase this setting for some web sites. A setting of 0 means no timeout. The default setting is 60 seconds.

11	Click [OK] to save the changes to Web Preferences. Click [Cancel] to not use the changes.


 Video Capture Control Dialog

Available for VIDEO captures only.

The SnagIt Video Capture dialog opens when you push the hotkeys to start a capture.

1	Click [Start] to start recording. This button starts capturing video frames (available when VIDEO capture is Paused).

2	Click [Stop] - stop the VIDEO capture and output the .AVI file.

3	Click [Resume] - continue capturing video frames (available when VIDEO capture is Paused).

4	Click [Cancel] - abort the VIDEO capture without creating a .AVI file.

5	While recording, push your capture hotkeys to stop video capture and show the SnagIt Video Capture dialog.

Capture Statistics:

Captured Frames – the number of VIDEO frames that have been successfully captured and added to the .AVI file.

Dropped Frames – the number of video frames that could not be added to the .AVI file. VIDEO Capture needs a lot of computing power. If SnagIt can not keep capturing and adding frames to the .AVI file at the configured Frame Rate, some frames are lost (dropped). If too many frames are dropped, the .AVI file quality suffers. Prevent frames being lost by reducing the screen area you are capturing, reducing the Frame Rate, or by choosing different AVI compression options. Make sure your desktop is set to no more than 256 colors.

File Size - the current .AVI file size. The .AVI file size can quickly become large. Decrease your .AVI file size by reducing the screen area you are capturing, reducing the Frame Rate, or by choosing different AVI compression options. Make sure your desktop is set to no more than 256 colors.

Video Length - the length of the .AVI movie in seconds.

Capture Properties:

Frame Size - the size of the VIDEO capture area.

Frame Rate - the number of VIDEO frames added to the .AVI file per second.

Colors - the number of colors in the .AVI file.

Compression - the .AVI file compression option.


 Catalog Browser (Tools)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

1	On the SnagIt main screen, select Tools > Catalog Browser… or click the Catalog Browser icon on the SnagIt Toolbar. The SnagIt Catalog Browser opens. If you have selected a Catalog Folder before, it also opens with the captures you have stored in the folder.

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2	To open a different folder:

•	Click the Up One Level icon on the Catalog Browser toolbar.

•	Select Go > Up One Level or Go > To Folder… on the Catalog Browser menus.

•	Select a folder in the Folder Tree View list on the left side of the screen.

•	Click the drop-down list of folders below the toolbar. A list of most-recently used folders opens. Highlight the folder to open or type the folder name in the drop-down list/box.

•	Click [image] adjacent to the folder drop-down list/box. The Browse for Folder tree dialog opens for you to select a different folder.

•	To go to the Catalog Folder you have selected in SnagIt Output > Properties > Catalog Browser, select Go > To Catalog Folder on the Catalog Browser menus. Or click the SnagIt Catalog Folder icon on the Catalog Browser toolbar.

In all cases, the selected folder becomes the Catalog Folder in view.

3	To see thumbnails of files in the listing to the right, click the View Thumbnails icon on the Browser Toolbar or select View > Thumbnails. The list turns into thumbnails of all files.

4	Click one or more thumbnails to select them. Double-click one to open it in the Catalog Viewer.

5	Use the Catalog Browser menus or the Toolbar to change the items in the thumbnails.

6	If Automatically refresh the file list is not selected in View > Options and if you make changes to a file or add files to the Catalog Folder, select View > Refresh or View > FastRefresh to see changes in the listing/thumbnail view.

CATALOG BROWSER TIP: The Catalog Browser "refreshes" thumbnails when it is started. If you are adding more than one capture to the Catalog Folder, keep the Catalog Browser running during your SnagIt session (rather than have it start up and refresh with each new capture). Speed up the adding of new captures by leaving Browser minimized or by selecting Catalog Browser View > Details.


 SnagIt Studio (Tools)

Opens SnagIt Studio, a companion program that allows you to add annotations, text, drawing objects, clipart, and more to your images.

To learn more, see also: SnagIt Studio Help.


 Catalog Browser File Menu

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 Catalog Browser Edit Menu

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 Catalog Browser View Menu

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 Catalog Browser Help Menu

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 Catalog Viewer (Tools)

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Use the Catalog Viewer to see or change the contents of an item selected from the SnagIt Catalog Browser. The Viewer allows you to change many color and other characteristics of IMAGE files.

•	IMAGE files are opened in a graphic viewer (with image editing and manipulation controls).

•	TEXT files are opened in a text editor.

•	VIDEO files are opened in a video player.

NOTE: When showing IMAGEs, the Catalog Viewer shows options you have set using the Image and Colors menus. These Preview settings are overridden if you change output options on the Save or Save As… dialogs.

1	On the Catalog Browser screen, double-click an item. Or use the menu File > Open or click the Open File icon on the Catalog Browser Toolbar. The SnagIt Catalog Viewer opens with the selected item at 100 percent size.

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2	Use the mouse, menus and buttons to:

•	Print the item (IMAGE and TEXT only)

•	Make small editing changes (IMAGE and TEXT only)

•	Select and save VIDEO frames

•	Print VIDEO frames and write them to the clipboard

•	Play VIDEO (AVI) captures as a movie or see them frame-by-frame.

•	Change IMAGE captures with Flip, Reverse, Shear, Rotate, and Scale controls.

•	Apply some image effects to regions of the captured image.

•	Apply as many as ten different special Effects to a captured IMAGE.

•	Apply as many as six different Edge Detection techniques to outline IMAGE features.

•	Apply many different color editing controls and adjust color depth (the number of colors, or bits-per-pixel of color).

•	Save the item or save as a different file format (IMAGE only)

•	Delete the item

•	See properties for the item

•	Cutting, making copies, and pasting (IMAGE and TEXT only)

•	Crop an IMAGE

•	Undo changes you have made any number of times before saving and closing the viewer.

•	Navigate to other Folder items

•	Close the Viewer

NOTE: While any number of operations can be undone, the more operations that are done to an image, the longer it takes to undo each subsequent operation.

3	When you are finished, select File > Close to quit the Viewer. Or push <Esc> or the <Alt> + <F4> key combination to close the viewer. Or double-click anywhere in the Viewer to quit and re-open the Browser. If you have unsaved changes, you are asked to save them.

4	Click [Yes] to save changes and quit. Click [No] to discard changes and quit. Click [Cancel] to re-open the viewer without saving.


 Catalog Viewer/Preview File Menu

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IMAGE	TEXT	VIDEO


 Catalog Viewer/Preview Edit Menu

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IMAGE	TEXT

VIDEO


 Catalog Viewer/Preview View Menu

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IMAGE	TEXT

VIDEO


 Catalog Viewer/Preview Image Menu

Available for IMAGE captures only.

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 Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

Available for IMAGE captures only.

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 Catalog Viewer/Preview Help Menu

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 Catalog Viewer/Preview Effects Menu

Available for IMAGE captures only.

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 Changing the Arrangement of Items in the Catalog Browser

The Arrange Icons menu allows you to change the sorting of the files in your Catalog Folder. This can be helpful when viewing a large number of images, for example, because they can be organized meaningfully.

Experiment with the different sort arrangements.

In the Detail view, items in the folder are presented as a vertical listing as in Windows Explorer. Change the sequence of the sort back by clicking on one of the column headings. For example, suppose your Detail listing is sorted by Size. The default arrangement of a sort by file size is from the smallest item (in bytes) to the largest. Now, click one time on the [Size] column. No matter what arrangement was selected before, your detail listing now changes to being sorted by Size, from largest to smallest (instead of smallest to largest).

The sort selections available in View > Arrange Icons:

by Name	Files are listed in alphabetical and numeric order. The default sequence is by filename with characters 0 - 9, A - Z. Click one time on the column head [Name] to change to Z - A, 9 - 0.
by Size	Files are listed by size, in bytes. The default sequence is from smallest to largest. Click one time on the column head [Size] to change to largest to smallest.
by Type	Files are listed alphabetically by type. The default sequence is BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PNG, TGA, TIF, Movie Clip, Text Document. Click one time on the column head [Type] to change (Text Document, Movie Clip, BMP).
by Date	Files are listed by date, from oldest to most recent. Click one time on the column head [Modified] to change the sequence from most recent to oldest.
by Properties	Files are listed by their properties. Files with the same properties are grouped together. Click one time on the column head [Properties] to change the sequence.
by Description	Files are listed alphabetically and numerically by description. Those with no description are listed first, then those with description are listed in alphabetical and numeric order. Click one time on the column head [Description] to change the sequence.
Forward	The same as clicking the column head buttons to put files in Forward order.
Reverse	The same as clicking the column head buttons to change the order of listing.


 Quick Help (Help)

Select Help > Quick Help to get an instant overview of SnagIt essentials. Use this option to remind yourself what the currently-set hotkey combination is.

Here is a summary of what is found in Quick Help:

1	Select the capture tool you wish to use from the TOOL menu.

2	Select the input type you wish to capture from the INPUT menu.

3	Select the desired output device from the OUTPUT menu.

4	To capture the selected input, press <Your hotkeys displayed here>.

NOTE: The hotkey combination on Quick Help changes to show the ones you select using Options > Program Preferences… > Hotkeys.

5	Click [OK] to close Quick Help.


 Contents and Index (Help)

SnagIt has a Help system that gives you on-line access to the manual. Start at the index to go into one of three ways of accessing Help: Contents, Index, and Search. They are each listed on the tabs in the left panel in the help browser.

•	Contents: Displays high-level topic areas. Click the closed-book icon to see a list of more topics.

•	Index: Shows all topics in alphabetical order. Look through the topics by typing the first words, if you know them.

•	Find: If you do not know the topic name, use the Find tab to search for Help topics. This finds topics containing the terms you type. Select related topics by referring to the Find dialog instructions on screen.


 How to Use Help (Help)

This Help file is designed to get you started with SnagIt quickly. SnagIt can be used to make better screen shots. Click one of the subjects below to get started with SnagIt!

We recommend you start with Using the Quick Start Wizard or Image Capture Quick Start, then go to the main help file for details when necessary.

Click the [Help Topics] button at the top of most help screens to get a full Table of Contents, Index, and Text Find.

The [See Also] button at the top of most help screens shows a list of more reading on the topic, and gives you procedures or an overview.

NOTE: In this Help file, screen buttons that can be selected by clicking with the mouse are shown in square brackets with bold type: [Find]. Keyboard keys are shown in angle brackets with bold type: Push the <Shift> key.

NOTE: To learn more about how to use Windows Help, select How to Use Help from the Help menu. This displays Windows Help (supplied by Microsoft with the Windows software you purchased).


 Tip of the Day (Help)

This selection on the SnagIt Help menu displays the Tip of the Day. Remove the check mark in Show tips at startup to turn them OFF. Put a check mark there to show them each time SnagIt is started.


 Support (Help)

Select Help > Support to see setup and diagnostic data about SnagIt and your system. This data can help troubleshoot problems if you have them when you call or sent e-mail to the SnagIt support staff.

You could be asked to send or fax the diagnostics when the problem is not fixed quickly and easily. If you are asked for diagnostics:

1	Select Help > Support on the SnagIt main screen.

2	Click [Copy to Clipboard].

3	To send an e-mail description of the problem to SnagIt support, write a message with this data:

•	Your name, e-mail address, fax and phone numbers

•	A description of the problem and what you were trying to do

•	Put the text from the SnagIt Diagnostic Data box on the Support window.

4	Save Diagnostic Data to a file by clicking [Save to File…], then attach the file to your e-mail or print the data and fax it to SnagIt support, along with the other requested data in step 3.

5	Click [OK] to close the SnagIt Support window.


 About SnagIt (Help)

Select Help > About to open dialog box that list the version number for SnagIt. It also contains the copyright and license.


 SnagIt Toolbars

Main Screen Toolbar (Normal View):
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Main Screen Toolbar (Compact View and Profile View):
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Tool Button Toolbar:
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 Include Cursor (Toolbar)

Clicking the [Include Cursor] button enables the capturing of your cursor in the selected screen IMAGE or VIDEO. This option is only available with the Screen, Menu and Active Window Input options. It also works with Fixed Region if starting x and y coordinates are used.


 Auto Scroll (Toolbar)

Clicking the [Auto Scroll] button enables the capture of windows containing a vertical scroll bar (IMAGE or TEXT). This option is only available with the Window, Active Window and Region Input options.


 Preview Window (Toolbar)

Clicking the [Preview Window] button enables the viewing of a captured IMAGE (Graphic File), TEXT (TXT), or VIDEO (AVI) files before creating the selected output. After the file is viewed, continue creating the output or cancel the current capture.

Use the preview window toolbar and menus to:

•	Change IMAGE and TEXT captures with Flip, Reverse, Shear, Rotate, and Scale controls.

•	Apply as many as ten different special Effects to a captured IMAGE.

•	Apply as many as six different Edge Detection techniques to outline IMAGE features.

•	Apply many different color editing controls and adjust color depth (the number of colors, or bits-per-pixel of color).


 Toggle View (Toolbar)

Clicking the [Toggle View] button on the SnagIt Toolbar changes the view of the SnagIt Main Screen. The view cycles through:

•	Normal View, the default, which shows all menus, the large command buttons, toolbar, and the Status area.

•	Profile View, which shows all menus, a longer toolbar, and a listing of Capture Profiles. To learn more, see also: Profile View (Options).

•	Compact View, which shows all menus and a longer toolbar.


 Quick Start Wizard (Toolbar)

Clicking the Quick Start Wizard icon on the SnagIt Toolbar starts the Quick Start Wizard dialog to pace you through the setup of a new capture.


 Help (Toolbar)

Clicking the [Help] button gives you on-line access to the SnagIt user manual.


 SnagIt Main Screen Status Display

SnagIt Status Information is shown on the lower half of the screen. This shows the Input, Output, Filters and Options currently selected. Use the menus or Quick Start Wizard to change options.

Here’s an example with some options set:

The Status Information display shows:

•	Input: The input selected is the Window. Auto Scroll is ON.

•	Output is set to Multiple Outputs. This means captures are sent to the destinations checked off on the Output menu: Printer, File, Send Mail, Catalog, and Preview. The file goes to a Preview window before going on to the SnagIt Catalog and to an e-mail message. The Catalog names the files and puts them in a pre-selected Catalog Folder. These options are set on the Output menu and Output > Properties.

•	Filters: The captured IMAGE is Inverted and scale is set to 75 percent of original size.

•	Options have been set to send the image to a Preview Window before last output.

•	The Display Bar on the lower border shows the current hotkey combination selected. Move the mouse pointer over buttons or menus to change the display to a description.


 Changing the Hotkey Combination

When you install SnagIt, a set of keyboard keys are identified as the capture start combination. The default set of hotkeys are <Shift> + <Ctrl> + <P>.

Change this combination if necessary to prevent problems with other programs that use hotkeys.


 Using the SnagIt System Tray Icon

If you are using Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0 (or subsequent), SnagIt can put an icon [image] in the taskbar system tray. (The default is OFF.) Turn on the System Tray Icon using Options > Program Preferences…. In addition to SnagIt’s configuration options being available in the system tray icon, captures can also be performed using the mouse rather than the hotkey (s).

Clicking the SnagIt system tray icon with the right mouse button shows the list of SnagIt configuration menu items (Input, Output, Filters, Options and Help). Also displayed are the options to start a Capture and to Exit SnagIt.

If SnagIt currently has an open dialog box, clicking the system tray icon with the right mouse button puts it in the foreground.

Double-clicking the system tray icon opens the SnagIt main window. This occurs even if the program had been hidden. To again hide the program window, use the Hide/Unhide toggle hotkey(s) (<Ctrl> + <Shift> + <X> is the default).

To disable the creation of the SnagIt system tray icon use the /t parameter in the command line used to start SnagIt. This disables the System Tray icon entirely and it can not be turned on at all until SnagIt is started again.

NOTE: The Active Window Input option does not work when the SnagIt system tray Capture option is selected. This is because window focus shifts to the system tray when it is selected. This makes the system tray the Active Window.


 SnagIt Default Settings

When you install SnagIt, it uses these default options:

•	The default capture tool selection is Image Capture.

•	Input is set to Screen. SnagIt is configured to capture the full Windows desktop. The Include Cursor option is enabled and the Auto Scroll option is disabled.

•	Output is set to Printer. SnagIt is configured to send the captured IMAGE to the Windows default printer. The image is positioned in the top left corner of the page and scaled to fit on one page.

•	Filters are set to None. SnagIt captures the IMAGE with the screen colors intact. (In most cases images captured using this setting can be printed, even if your printer is not color.)

•	Hotkeys are set to <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P> to start SnagIt, <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <X> to Hide/Unhide the SnagIt icon and <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <R> to do the last capture again.

•	Scale is set to 100 percent. This means that SnagIt captures the IMAGE at its original size when the Output is File, Clipboard or Send Mail. Image scaling is ignored when printer scaling options are applicable.

•	The SnagIt Preview Window is enabled.

A summary of your current settings are always displayed as a status line in the lower section of the SnagIt Control window.


 Capturing the Full Screen

Use screen capture to capture everything that shows on your computer screen (desktop), such as all menus, active windows, and toolbars. Do this by setting the Input option to Screen. When you set the Input option to Screen:

•	A check mark is adjacent to the option on the Input menu to show it is selected.

•	The status display shows the Input option is set to Screen.

•	When you start a capture, the full screen is used as input.


 Capturing a Selected Window

Use window capture to capture only a selected window and all elements on the window, such as: window frame, scroll bars, open menus, window control buttons, toolbars, and titles. Do this by setting the Input option to Window. When you set the Input option to Window:

•	A check mark is adjacent to the option on the Input menu to show it is selected.

•	The status display shows the Input option is set to Window.

•	When you push the hotkeys to start a capture, the mouse pointer changes to a finger pointer to let you select a window to capture.


 Capturing the Window Area Inside the Borders

Use window capture to capture only some element in a window, such as: a box, bar, toolbar or an active window without frame, scroll bar, and titles. Do this by setting the Input option to Window. When you push the hotkeys and move the finger cursor over elements of the window you are capturing, each becomes outlined. Click the finger cursor over the area to be captured.

•	A check mark is adjacent to the option on the Input menu to show it is selected.

•	The status display shows the Input option is set to Window.

•	When you start a capture, the mouse pointer changes to a finger pointer to let you select the client area. The selected client area is used as input.


 Capturing a Button or Box

Use region capture to capture only some element in a window, such as a button. There are two possible methods to start this type of capture:

•	Set the Input option to Window and use the finger pointer to select the button or box.

NOTE: This can capture a larger area, for example, the full button toolbar. If so, try a Region Capture.

•	Set the Input option to Region and use the crosshair pointer to outline the button, box, or special area of the window to be captured. Use this option if SnagIt does not find the button or box using the Window Input option.

NOTE: Turn on the Preview Window to see a preview of what you are capturing.


 Capturing the Last Window that was Active

Use active window capture to capture the last active window before you started SnagIt. Do this by setting the Input option to Active Window. When you set the Input option to Active Window:

•	A check mark is adjacent to the option on the Input menu to show it is selected.

•	The status display shows the Input option is set to Active Window.

•	When you start a capture, the last active window is used as input.


 Defining a Region of the Screen for Capture

Use region capture to capture a region of a window that is not outlined by borders or edges that SnagIt can find. Then you use a Region capture. When you set the Input option to Region:

•	A check mark is adjacent to the option on the Input menu to show it is selected.

•	The status display shows the Input option is set to Region.

•	When you start a capture, mouse pointer changes to a crosshair pointer to outline the special area of the window to be captured.

NOTE: When doing a region capture, you get a magnifier window now (unless you have turned it OFF in Program Preferences).

NOTE: Turn on the Preview Window To see a preview what you are capturing.


 Inputting an Image from a Graphic File

Use graphic file capture to capture an IMAGE from a graphic file. When you set the Input option to Graphic File:

•	A check mark is adjacent to the option on the Input menu to show it is selected.

•	The status display shows the Input option is set to Graphic File.

•	When you start a capture, the Open File dialog opens for you to select a graphic file as input. After you select the file and start capture, SnagIt captures it as usual.

NOTE: Turn on the Preview Window to see a preview what you are capturing.

NOTE: Use the SnagIt Catalog Browser to open the file. This works faster and is easy and more productive.


 Capturing Whatever is on the Clipboard

Use clipboard capture to capture an IMAGE or TEXT from the Windows Clipboard. When you set the Input option to Clipboard:

•	A check mark is adjacent to the option on the Input menu to show it is selected.

•	The status display shows the Input option is set to Clipboard.

•	When you start a capture, whatever is currently on the clipboard (text also) is captured.

NOTE: Turn on the Preview Window to see a preview what you are capturing, especially if you are uncertain what is on the clipboard.


 Including the Cursor in the Screen Shot

Use include cursor to include the cursor in some types of IMAGE or VIDEO capture. SnagIt makes it easy. When you set the Input option to Include Cursor:

•	A check mark is adjacent to the option on the Input menu to show it is selected.

•	The status display shows:

♦	What Input option is selected (Include Cursor only works with Screen and Active Window input options).

♦	Include Cursor is turned ON.

•	When you start a capture, the capture includes the cursor. This is especially important for VIDEO captures.


 Capturing Long, Scrolling Windows

Use auto scroll capture to capture an IMAGE or TEXT from a long window that scrolls off your screen. This allows you to capture larger screens, at higher resolutions that you could otherwise. When you set the Input option to Auto Scroll:

•	A check mark is adjacent to the option on the Input menu to show it is selected.

•	The status display shows the Input option is set to Auto Scroll.

•	When you start a capture, SnagIt captures the full window.


 Previewing a Capture, then Printing

To preview all captures, or a series of them, before sending them to the printer, use the Preview Window. This can be helpful to make changes in each capture, or if you think something was not captured right. The Preview window allows you to make changes to captured images before saving.

1	Select the Printer option from the Output menu and set the printer to use or accept the default.

2	Turn ON the Output > Preview Window option. This is a toggle; when the check mark is adjacent to the option on the menu, it is ON (selected).

3	Push the hotkeys to capture the screen. The Preview Window opens with the screen shot as captured.

4	To make changes to the image before output, use the Edit, Image, and Color menus.

5	Click Finish [image] on the Preview Window to send the captured screen to the printer.


 Sending the Capture to a Printer

Use the printer option to print a copy of the capture without saving it as a file. This is helpful in preparing specifications or for testing system features for which hard copy screen prints are necessary.

Select Output > Printer to send the capture to the printer without saving it as a file.


 Sending the Capture to the Clipboard for Pasting in a Different Program

Many new programs accept graphic input from the Windows clipboard. Use this feature to add screen shots to web pages. Put SnagIt output on the Windows clipboard using the Output > Clipboard option.

NOTE: SnagIt also accepts input from the Windows clipboard.


 Saving the Capture as a File for Import into a Program

Most desktop publishing layout, word processing, presentation, and graphics programs accept files in more than one format as input. SnagIt is best to save screen shots as graphic files in many formats.

To learn more about these formats, refer to Frequently Asked Questions on our web site, http://www.techsmith.com/.

To output a screen shot to a file and select the file type to use, select Output > File and then select the necessary format.


 Sending the Capture to Someone Using E-Mail

To send screen shots to someone or a group using e-mail, use Output > Send Mail. Destinations supported are the same as those supported by the e-mail system. Your e-mail system must be MAPI-compliant.


 Change the Colors to Enhance Output

There are extensive controls for changing color intensities or substituting one color for a different one. This is accomplished with the Image menu in the preview window and catalog viewer window for image files:

Image	>	Flip
Image	>	Reverse
Image	>	Shear
Image	>	Rotate	>	Any Angle
Image	>	Scale	>	Custom Scale
Image	>	Scale	>	Smooth Scaling:
Image	>	Effects	>	Posterize:
Image	>	Effects	>	Mosaic:
Image	>	Effects	>	Average:
Image	>	Effects	>	Median:
Image	>	Effects	>	Sharpen:
Image	>	Effects	>	Add Noise:
Image	>	Effects	>	Emboss:
Image	>	Effects	>	Oilify:
Image	>	Effects	>	Underlay:
Image	>	Effects	>	Edge Enhance:
Image	>	Edge Detection	>	Gradient
Image	>	Edge Detection	>	Laplacian
Image	>	Edge Detection	>	Sobel
Image	>	Edge Detection	>	Prewitt
Image	>	Edge Detection	>	Shift and Difference
Image	>	Edge Detection	>	Line Segment
Colors	>	Halftone
Colors	>	Grayscale
Colors	>	Color Resolution
Colors	>	Invert
Colors	>	Brightness
Colors	>	Contrast
Colors	>	Hue
Colors	>	Saturation
Colors	>	Histogram Equalize
Colors	>	Histo Contrast
Colors	>	Stretch Intensity
Colors	>	Gamma Correct
Colors	>	Intensity Detect


 Substitute Colors to Change Screen Appearance

Use this feature to select an element on a screen to be captured, get a sample of its color, then replace that color for the one in the last captured screen. This allows you to tune your captures as necessary for output. You use the Filters > Color Substitution > Custom Color Substitution… menu to make these adjustments.


 Change Hotkeys

It is easy to change hotkeys if the default (<Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>) causes conflicts with other Windows programs. The Options > Program Preferences… > Hotkeys tabbed dialog allows you to select from one to three keys to use for:

•	Hotkeys to capture screen

•	Hotkeys to do a capture again

•	Hotkeys to hide or unhide the SnagIt screen on your Windows desktop


 Set an Audible Alert When Capture Starts or Finishes

SnagIt runs silently unless you tell it to "speak up." Use audible alerts to let you know when a capture has begun or when one ends. This can be helpful if you have a lot going on. The Audible Alert option is located in the Options > Program Preferences menu.


 Set Options for Auto Scrolling

Use the advance option to change how Auto Scrolling is done. Clicking Foreground the Scrolling Window causes scrolling windows that are selected for capture to be brought to the foreground. Clicking Scroll from Top of Document configures Auto Scroll to always capture scrolling windows from the top of the document, for a scrolling capture that is not Region. This is located in the Input > Properties... menu on the Scrolling tab.


 Capturing a Full-Screen MS-DOS Session

There are plenty of opportunities to capture MS-DOS screen sessions. SnagIt automates the most tedious parts of the chore, such as repeating the capture and inverting the colors. Select Input > Full-Screen DOS to capture the contents of a full-screen MS-DOS window.


 Capturing a Windowed MS-DOS Session

Capture a Windowed MS-DOS screen session as any other Windows screens. Use the necessary Input and Output options as with any image capture.


 Inverting the Colors So Captured MS-DOS Screens Are Not So Dark

While capturing full screen or windowed MS-DOS screens, the darkness of the background can overwhelm the IMAGE when printed and make the text on the screens almost invisible. Correct this problem by inverting the colors (the dark background become white when printed and the white or light text become dark). Do this using the Filters > Color Substitution > Invert Colors dialog.


 Adding SnagIt to Other Programs and DDE Reference

SnagIt is a fully functional Windows Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) server. Use SnagIt’s DDE ability to include SnagIt functionality into custom or commercial Windows programs that use DDE. For example, you could write a Microsoft Excel macro to print a part of the screen using SnagIt.

For details about using the DDE features of SnagIt, see the reference document that was shipped with SnagIt: DDEREF.DOC.


 Installing the SnagIt Word for Windows Macro

The Microsoft Word for Windows macro included on the SnagIt diskette gives you access to SnagIt from a MS Word menu. Use this option to capture screens from other Windows programs, and put those captures into your MS Word document.

This macro also illustrates how to access SnagIt from a commercial program using DDE calls in a macro.

•	Word for Windows 2.0

•	Word for Windows 95 and Word for Windows 6.0

•	Word 97

•	Activating SnagIt from Word for Windows


 Word for Windows 2.0

Follow these steps to install the SnagIt macro in Word for Windows 2.0:

1	Start SnagIt, and then start MS Word.

2	Put the SnagIt diskette in the floppy drive.

3	Select File > Open from the MS Word menu. In the File Name field, type:

c:\Program Files\TechSmith\SnagIt 6\snagww.doc

(If you changed the installation directory when you loaded SnagIt, type the name of the other directory where SnagIt is installed.)

This opens the file SNAGWW.DOC in Word.

4	Select all of the document by choosing Edit > Select All from the menu. Then select Edit > Copy from the menu to write the document to the clipboard.

5	Select Tools > Macro from the menu.

6	In the Macro dialog box, type "ScreenCapture" in the Macro Name field (with no spaces between the words), and "Activates SnagIt" in the Description field.

7	Click the [Edit] button to open the macro.

8	Select Edit > Paste from the menu to create the SnagIt macro.

9	To assign the SnagIt macro to a MS Word menu item, select Tools > Options from the menu. In the Options dialog box:

•	Select the Menus option from the Category list.

•	In the Menu field, select &Insert from the list.

•	In the Macros field, select ScreenCapture from the list.

•	Make sure the text in the Menu Text field reads &Screen Capture.

•	Click the [Add] button, and then the [Close] button.

10	Select File > Close from the menus. Word prompts you to keep your changes. Click the [Yes] button.

11	Select File > Save All from the menus. Word prompts you to save the global glossary and command changes. Click the [Yes] button.


 Word for Windows 95 and Word for Windows 6.0

Follow these steps to install the SnagIt macro in Word for Windows (MS Word) 6.0:

1	Start SnagIt, and then start MS Word.

2	Put the SnagIt diskette in a floppy drive.

3	Select File > Open from the MS Word menu. In the File Name field, type:

c:\Program Files\TechSmith\SnagIt 6\snagww.doc

(If you changed the installation directory when you loaded SnagIt, type the name of the other directory where SnagIt is installed.)

This opens the file SNAGWW.DOC in Word.

4	Select all of the document by choosing Edit > Select All from the menu. Then select Edit > Copy from the menu to write the document to the clipboard.

5	Select Tools > Macro from the menu.

6	In the Macro dialog box, type "ScreenCapture" in the Macro Name field (with no spaces between the words), and "Activates SnagIt" in the Description field.

7	Click the [Create] button to open the macro.

8	Select Edit > Paste from the menu to create the SnagIt macro.

9	To assign the SnagIt macro to a MS Word menu item, select Tools > Customize from the menu. This opens the Customize dialog box.

10	In the Customize dialog box:

•	Select the Menus folder at the top of the dialog box.

•	Select Macros from the Categories list box.

•	Select ScreenCapture from the Macros list box.

•	Select &Insert from the Change What Menu drop-down list box.

•	Select (At Bottom) from the Position on Menu drop-down list box.

•	Make sure the text in the Name on Menu field reads &Screen Capture.

11	Click the [Add] button, and then the [Close] button.

12	Select File > Close from the menus. Word prompts you to keep your changes. Click the [Yes] button.

13	Select File > Save All from the menu. When Word prompts you to save the global glossary and command changes, click the [Yes] button.


 Word 97

Follow these steps to install the SnagIt macro in Word 97:

1	Start SnagIt, and then start MS Word 97.

2	Put the SnagIt diskette in a floppy drive or CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

3	Find the document on the media with the file name SNAGMW97.DOT.

4	Make a copy of this document in your Office 97 Startup directory. Example:

c:\program files\microsoft office\office\startup

The SnagIt macros are available when you start Word 97.


 Activating SnagIt from Word for Windows

When you have installed the SnagIt MS Word macro, follow these steps to start SnagIt from MS Word:

1	Start SnagIt, if you have not already done so. You must start SnagIt before using the MS Word screen capture menu option.

2	Set up the Windows Program to be captured. (For testing, the Windows desktop works.)

3	Return to MS Word, and put the cursor in your MS Word document where the screen capture is to be put.

4	Select Insert > Screen Capture from the MS Word menus. A dialog box opens to let you select the area to be captured.

5	Select the part of the screen SnagIt is to capture.

6	Click the [OK] button. SnagIt minimizes MS Word, lets you specify which window or region to capture (unless you specified the full screen, which means it is not necessary to select a window or region), and then captures the specified area. When SnagIt is done with the screen capture, it maximizes MS Word and puts the captured screen at the cursor.

With the screen capture in your document move, format, or delete it as any other graphic objects in MS Word.


 Fixing Problems that Occur

TechSmith is committed to supplying a reliable, high-quality product that is easy to use. If you have a problem installing or using SnagIt, try the Frequently Asked Questions on our web site first. On the SnagIt main screen, select Help > Frequently Asked Questions to go there.

If SnagIt operates on your system, the Diagnostic Tool can also operate. Run diagnostics before calling or writing to the SnagIt Support team. To get Diagnostic Information, on the SnagIt main screen, select Help > Support…. Follow the directions on this screen.

If you need more assistance, please call or send e-mail to Technical Support department using one of the methods listed in that section.


 SnagIt Support

Please call or send e-mail to our Technical Support department:

E-mail:	support@techsmith.com
Fax:	(517) 333-1888
Phone:	(517) 333-2100
Mail:	TechSmith Corporation Attn.: SnagIt Support PO Box 4758 East Lansing, MI  48826-4758
If you are reporting a problem with SnagIt, please supply this data:

•	The product name and version number (SnagIt, version 6.0).

•	Your name, e-mail address, fax number and phone number.

•	A Diagnostic Data printout (using Help > Support…).

•	A description of the problem, and what you were trying to do when the problem occurred.


 About TechSmith Corporation and Our Products

Company Overview

See http://www.techsmith.com/.

TechSmith Corporation develops practical screen capture software and video screen recording & production tools to capture and work with images, video and voice. Uses for our products range from technical documentation and software demonstrations to developing streaming content for web sites and transmitting desktop movements over the Internet.

SnagIt, our popular advanced screen capture software introduced in 1990 has a large and loyal following. It has become "The Screen Capture Standard" in the Windows world.

Camtasia, our multimedia video screen capture and production tool was unveiled at Fall Comdex, 1999. It has quickly established itself as a must have tool for people who want to capture moving images from the Windows desktop and save it in approved video formats.

Free trial versions of all of our products are available from our web site as well as from hundreds of other sites around the globe.

Established in 1987 and located in East Lansing, Michigan, USA, TechSmith initially supplied custom Windows software development and LAN remote access consulting and solutions. The shift to product development was completed in the early 1990s.

TechSmith is a privately held Michigan corporation rated 3A1 by Dun & Bradstreet. Our Duns Number is 60-672-4680. TechSmith holds several registered trademarks and domain names, including techsmith.com, snagit.com, dubit.com and camtasia.com. TechSmith’s co-founder and president is William Hamilton.

Our Address

U. S. Postal Service Address
TechSmith Corporation
P.O. Box 4758
East Lansing, MI USA 48826-4758

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TechSmith Corporation
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Telephone
Voice:+1 517 333-2100
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Other TechSmith Products

•	Camtasia™

Camtasia includes all the tools necessary to record and produce videos from software actions. Camtasia Recorder is a desktop camcorder that captures screen movements and applies real-time effects. Camtasia Producer is a non-linear editor producing AVI files or streaming formats.

Use this tool to record program movement to be used in many creative ways: training videos, multimedia projects, demonstrations of all types, and recording program errors for support and testing. The Windows Media Player, RealNetworks RealPlayer G2, or an AVI player (such as TechSmith’s audio editor, DubIt) can be used to see the captured files.

An evaluation version is available at http://www.techsmith.com/.

Send e-mail requests to learn more to camtasia@techsmith.com.

•	SnagIt® (16-bit version)

SnagIt is the screen capture, print and file program for Microsoft Windows 3.x. Users can capture all of the screen, a part of the screen or one window. SnagIt sends the captured area to the clipboard, printer or a file for subsequent use in other programs, such as word processors. SnagIt is a fully functional Windows DDE server so it can be included into custom or commercial programs for printing.

An evaluation version is available at http://www.techsmith.com.

Send e-mail requests to learn more to snagit@techsmith.com.

•	DubIt™

DubIt is a multimedia tool which lets you easily add audio to movie clips and images. Unlike video editors and presentation authoring products, DubIt adds audio in real-time as you monitor the movie or image.

With DubIt, it is easy to narrate a video clip and make your voice synchronized with the video. DubIt is the best tool to quickly add voice annotation and sound effects to a movie or image.

DubIt uses a VCR-style "Media Player" interface that anyone can use. Setup is easy and so is learning to use DubIt. Open a movie or image and push the record button. DubIt is small and easy to use but powerful.

An evaluation version is available at http://www.techsmith.com.

Send e-mail requests to learn more to dubit@techsmith.com.

TechSmith and SnagIt are Registered Trademarks of TechSmith Corporation. Camtasia and DubIt are trademarks of TechSmith Corporation.


 About DubIt

DubIt™ is a multimedia tool which lets you easily add audio to movie clips and images. Unlike video editors and presentation authoring products, DubIt adds audio in real-time as you monitor the movie or image.

With DubIt, it is easy to narrate a video clip and make your voice synchronized with the video. DubIt is the best tool to quickly add voice annotation and sound effects to a movie or image.

DubIt uses a VCR-style "Media Player" interface that anyone can use. Setup is easy and so is learning to use DubIt. Open a movie or image and push the record button. DubIt is small and easy to use but powerful.

An evaluation version is available at http://www.techsmith.com.

Send e-mail requests to learn more to dubit@techsmith.com.


 About SnagIt Studio

SnagIt® Studio is a powerful companion to SnagIt. Studio makes your screen captures look professional with annotations, titles, callouts, graphics, and clip art. Change the size and shape of those elements, then save the file. Export your modified file using a variety of bitmap formats. To change the file, make changes in the Studio file, then re-export to recreate the bitmap.

Studio is included with SnagIt and allows you to change your screen captures with graphic additions after capture is done. A graphic editing program is not necessary to make accurate changes. Some of the many uses for SnagIt Studio:

•	Make callouts to screen elements

•	Add arrows to graphics

•	Put clip art into graphics

•	Add geometric shapes to graphics

•	Make your own catalogue of graphic elements to add to graphics

NOTE: To learn more, see also: SnagIt Studio Help.


 Acknowledgments

TechSmith Corporation provides this manual "as is", makes no representations or warranties with respect to its contents or use, and specifically disclaims any expressed or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. TechSmith Corporation reserves the right to make changes to the content of this manual, at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such changes.

The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. It is against the law to copy the software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement.

No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval systems, for any purpose other than the purchaser’s personal use, without the express written permission of TechSmith Corporation.

Copyright © 1990-2001 TechSmith Corporation.

All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America.

Trademarks:

TechSmith is a registered trademark and SnagIt is a registered trademark of TechSmith Corporation.

Microsoft, MS, Windows, Word and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

HP LaserJet is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard.

All other brands and product names referred to in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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 Software License Agreement

See the file license.txt in the SnagIt install folder for the Software License Agreement.


Audible Alert

This is a sound your computer makes when it does some task. For SnagIt, when audible alert is turned ON, there are sounds for the start and stop of capture, when turned ON.


Auto Name

•	For SnagIt to automatically name and sequentially number your saved image files, click the Automatic File Name radio button.

•	In the Prefix text box, specify the prefix of the named series SnagIt is to use when it saves a file automatically (the default is SNAG-).

•	Select the Number of digits in index from the drop-down selector. For example, if you select "2," SnagIt makes a file name with two auto-sequencing numerals (SNAG-01.BMP, SNAG-02.BMP, etc.). If you select "4," four numerals are used (SNAG-0001.BMP, SNAG-0002.BMP, etc.) Specify as many as five digits.

•	Select the destination Output Folder, type in the name of the folder, or select one by clicking on […]. (NOTE: If there is no folder, you are asked if it is to be made.)

As long as this option remains in effect, when SnagIt saves a file, it gives the file a name composed of the File Name Prefix and a sequential number (i.e., SNAG-001, SNAG-002...)


Auto Scroll

SnagIt can be set to capture more of a scrolling window than shows on screen when capture is started. In other words, when Auto Scroll is selected, SnagIt captures all of a window, including that part not seen, vertically and horizontally.


BMP File

Windows bitmap files have a file extension of .BMP. Windows Paint and other graphics programs make graphic files in this format. Most Windows word processing and desktop publishing programs easily import bitmap files into documents.


Clipboard Chain

Select Input > Clipboard Chain to have SnagIt capture the contents of the Windows clipboard each time you send something new to the clipboard.


Command Line

The commands you type to operate a program. For Windows programs, you type command line arguments in the Run dialog box in the Windows Start menu.


Crosshair

After pressing the hotkeys, and with Region Input selected, the mouse pointer changes to a crosshair ( + ) to let you outline the region of a screen to be captured.


Cursor

The mouse pointer (usually an arrow) or the indicator that shows where text can be entered in a text box or document.


Default Settings

The input, output, filters, and other option settings that SnagIt uses unless you specify otherwise.


Dialog Box

A window that opens temporarily to get a response from the user. Many dialog boxes let you select options or specify parameters that SnagIt uses to start a command.


Dither

Dithered IMAGE files have colors and grayscales interpreted to the closest matching dither (dots) pattern. We recommend using the Format > Dither Image option when Color Reduction is selected.


Window

1	In Microsoft Windows, a window is a rectangle that shows on the computer screen and contains graphical elements of the program.

2	A SnagIt Input option that captures the full window or part of it, such as the border, title bar, menu bar, scroll bars and caption line.


Finger Pointer

A finger-shaped cursor that you use to click a Window or Window Element to capture.


Focus

In Microsoft Windows, the window which has the focus is the one that receives keyboard or mouse input. Also, the title bar of the window with the focus is typically a different color than the title bar of other windows.


Hotkey

A key or combination of keys that you push to run a command or operate a program. The default hotkey sequence for starting SnagIt is <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>.


Active Window

A SnagIt Input option that captures the last active window (the window that has the focus on the Windows desktop when SnagIt is invoked).


MS-DOS Window

A MS-DOS session running from Windows. A MS-DOS window can cover the full screen, or operate in a smaller window on the desktop.


PCX File

A graphic file in Windows PC Paintbrush format. Windows PC Paintbrush files have a file extension of .PCX.


Pixel

A graphic unit that has one dot on a monitor screen.


Preview Window

If you chose to see the IMAGE in a preview window before deciding on the last output destination, the captured screen shows up with controls to let you send the output from there.


README.TXT

Refer to the README.TXT file that was shipped with your software. It contains notes and news not included in this on-line manual.


Region

A SnagIt input option that captures a rectangular region of the screen.


Scale

A factor that can be applied to re-size the IMAGE before sending it to the selected Output. Select Options > Scale to apply a real scaling factor to a captured IMAGE before SnagIt outputs the image to a File, the Clipboard or to Mail. This option is ignored if the Output selected is Printer.


Screen

The full Windows or MS-DOS screen and all elements on it, either active (with focus) or closed at the time a capture is made.


Status Display

The status display area (that is, the area of the SnagIt main screen below the SnagIt logo on the lower half) shows settings for Input, Output, Format, and Options. See SnagIt Main Screen Status Display.


System Tray

An area in the lower right corner of the taskbar in Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 or subsequent. Programs displayed in the system tray are usually background tasks that are activated by the system clock or program hotkeys.


Toggle

A toggle is a "switch" that stays as set until you change it to something else. In SnagIt, options are toggled ON, or selected, by clicking the menu option or toolbar button. When an option is ON, the menu option is preceded by a check mark and the toolbar button looks as if it were pressed.


Windows Program

A program designed to operate with Microsoft Windows, which can only be started from Windows, and can only operate while Windows is running.


Windows Clipboard

A location that Windows uses to keep files temporarily. Use the clipboard to hold data that you to move elsewhere in a document, between documents, or between programs. A program’s cut, copy, and paste commands move data into and out of the clipboard. Use the Windows Clipboard Viewer to see the contents of the Clipboard.


Windows Default Printer

The printer to which Windows programs send your output if you select a Print command without specifying which printer to use. Select a Windows default printer from the Windows Control Panel or Print Manager.


 Image Capture Overview

IMAGE captures can be used for many reasons. Use captured images from SnagIt to show off your product on the web. Or enhance technical or sales documents and embed captures into presentations to make them better. SnagIt can help you capture and print or save most computer screen data. All of the IMAGE capture options that you set for SnagIt are saved independently of the other capture types.

When you make an IMAGE capture using SnagIt, you are actually saving a bitmap graphic. Bitmaps contain data about the placement of pixels on your computer screen. These bitmap files can be saved as they are or they can be edited by a compatible graphics program (for example, the Windows Paint program can edit BMP format bitmaps).

SnagIt IMAGE Capture works by taking a "screenshot" of whatever you tell it to and allowing you to save, file, print, or mail it. To make a screenshot, set up SnagIt’s input and output options, put the screen on your computer monitor, and push the hotkey combination. Depending on the output options you have set, SnagIt takes the screenshot, allows you to preview it (if selected), and sends it to your selected output.

See also:

Making Better Captures Easier and Faster

Boosting Capture Productivity with Catalog Browser

Why Not User PrintScreen?

Capturing a Large Window that Scrolls Off-Screen


 Video Capture Overview

There are many ways moving images are required in our lives today. Anyone who has used a videotape camera knows the value of moving images compared to snapshots. And if you have gone to the movies lately, you have seen computer-enhanced moving images in animation and special effects. Imagine using some of this power on your own computer. We are not promising to make you a movie mogul, but using SnagIt VIDEO Capture can dramatically change how you interact with your computer. All of the VIDEO capture options that you set for SnagIt are saved independently of the other capture types.

Here are some of the ways people are making use of program VIDEO captures:

•	Creating Windows program demonstrations that show the movement of the cursor, selection of menus, program interactions (such as entering text or commands), and the finish. These demonstrations, when shown to users or possible users, can show the high points of a program and how they are used in seconds.

•	Adding audio to your videos using Input > Record Audio the record sounds through a microphone "real time" while capturing video from the screen.

•	Adding VIDEO captures on the World Wide Web to enliven web sites. This can change a web site to a more dynamic, dramatic one by adding elements of multimedia. Any movement on your computer screen can be captured with SnagIt.

•	Recording program actions and reactions. You could record a sequence of actions to remind yourself subsequently how to do a task (or to show colleagues).

When you make a VIDEO capture using SnagIt, you are actually saving a series of bitmap graphics, that, when shown quickly in sequence, shows movement. These captures are stored as AVI files. To learn more about computer-based video, see the article on the World Wide Web:

AVI Overview, by John F. McGowan, Ph.D. at http://www.rahul.net/jfm/avi.htm.

VIDEO files can be placed in other Windows programs and all Microsoft Office programs. The file shows the video viewer where you pasted the AVI file. The viewer is stopped on the first frame of the captured video. The user can view, pause, stop, replay, and close the VIDEO by clicking the controls on the viewer. See the help file or documentation for the video viewer on your system for details on using the viewer.

NOTE: Virtually all Windows 95/98 and NT systems are shipped with a VIDEO viewer. When an AVI file is activated, this is the viewer that opens it if you have not installed a different one.

AVI file size tends to be quite large for long, complex videos. AVIs over one megabyte are not uncommon. Keep the size to a limit by:

•	Limiting the size of the program window being captured. Do not bother adding more content than is necessary (size or length). HINT: Use SnagIt’s Region input selection to select a smaller area to capture and then "pan" across the screen while capturing, thereby making a much smaller VIDEO file. See also: Panning the Video Capture Area.

•	Limiting the speed at which VIDEO frames are captured.

•	Limiting the length of the VIDEO capture sequence. SnagIt captures video sequences in real-time seconds and minutes. The shorter your sequence, the smaller the AVI file.

•	Changing compression. See also: AVI Option Settings. By default, SnagIt chooses the best compression to use for your capture and system. Experimenting with the settings is also possible.

NOTE: VIDEO capture is started by pressing the hotkey combination (default is <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>). Stop capturing by pressing the same hotkeys again.

Rehearse your VIDEO capture sequences to get the best results. Mouse and cursor movement can be jerky, hesitant, or too fast for the capture to collect. To remove some of these problems, which can be annoying to users viewing the video, practice the sequence slowly, then speed up as you go. While practicing, try capturing the sequence and routing output to the VIDEO Preview player rather than saving the file (to save disk space). By viewing glitches and correcting them, you make a professional-looking VIDEO sequence that can be saved and shown.

TIP: A frequent complaint of computer videos that include cursor movement is that the cursor looks as if it jumps and the program reacts before the viewer can see where the mouse is. Prevent this by practicing precision movements of the cursor to the menu or button you must click, pausing a fraction of a second over the element, then clicking. On the VIDEO capture, the cursor travels smoothly to the menu or button and stops there briefly before movement happens and a different screen or menu attracts the viewer’s eye.


 Text Capture Overview

If you have ever had to write down text that is on your screen, or if you frequently use Edit > Copy/Paste, SnagIt TEXT Capture is useful. These TEXT captures are created from the text on the screen, not bitmaps or graphics which are ignored in this mode of capture.

There are two ways to use SnagIt TEXT Capture: from screen images and from the clipboard.

1	Capture text from screen images: Capture text on the screen the same as you use SnagIt to capture IMAGE files from the screen. Rather than capturing an image you capture plain ASCII text. This allows you to capture TEXT even if the program you are capturing from does not support Edit > Copy or File > Save. In capturing text from screen images, SnagIt "reads the screen" for you. Some programs and "Rich Text" windows can not be captured, but can probably be captured from the clipboard.

2	Capture text from the Clipboard: In capturing text from the clipboard, SnagIt works as a Windows Clipboard enhancement tool. SnagIt can boost productivity by automatically capturing TEXT from the Windows Clipboard and sending it to the configured SnagIt TEXT Output. Your TEXT captures can be annotated and text can be appended to files. With the Clipboard Chain option, automatically capture and output text copied to the Clipboard (without pressing a hotkey). SnagIt is an intelligent and configurable Edit > Paste command.

While most computer programs can make copies of text and paste it, SnagIt adds some important features you do not get with copy and paste:

•	Capture TEXT from screens that do not allow copy and paste in Windows 95/98 (not available on the other platforms with which SnagIt operates). Not all screens or programs have these edit features. SnagIt works with most screens seen on your computer.

•	Keep the approximate vertical and horizontal placement of text or have SnagIt collapse these spaces.

•	Use SnagIt’s Auto Scroll so that scrolling and highlighting long screens or blocks of text is not necessary. Auto Scroll gets it all.

•	Send output to a variety of destinations such as the clipboard, printer, preview window, or to a file with flexible naming and saving.

•	Annotate and timestamp the captured text.

•	Append TEXT to one file to keep a running log of captured passages. This can be used for clipping notes from your Web browser or e-mailer to a file to share with others. Also use it to capture a series of error messages from a program to send to technical support persons.

TEXT files are saved in ASCII format and are usually appended with a .TXT filename extension. These files are small when compared to IMAGE files and video. Almost all computer programs (word processors, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, graphics) can import and operate with ASCII text.

All of the TEXT capture options that you set for SnagIt are saved independently of the other capture types.


 Web Capture Overview

Use WEB image capture to search (scan) and gather images published on a web site. For example, you can specify any public web site URL to capture all images used on the site. This is the easiest and best way to build a library of web images. Preview the images to be captured from the web site, then include or exclude them from the final scan.

After capturing these images, they can be directed to any folder on your PC or to a designated Catalog Folder so they can be browsed and viewed using SnagIt Catalog.

GIF, JPG, and PNG files can be scanned and captured using SnagIt Web Capture.


 Setting Video Capture Input Options

This procedure shows how to set VIDEO capture INPUT options for SnagIt. It is easy with the large tool buttons on the SnagIt main window. Follow these general steps:

1	Click the [Video Capture] button on the SnagIt main screen. This makes SnagIt make movies from the program you are capturing.

2	Select the Input menu and select one of the options listed. See also: Video Input Options.

Example: Select Window from the Input menu. This tells SnagIt to capture all VIDEO in the program window you are capturing.

3	Select Include Cursor from the Input menu (IMAGE or VIDEO). This tells SnagIt to include cursor (pointer) movements in the video.

NOTE: It is important to include cursor if you are showing a program that relies on mouse and cursor action for program functions.

4	To record audio during video capture, select Input > Record Audio.


 Setting Video Capture Output Options

This procedure shows how to set VIDEO capture OUTPUT options for SnagIt. Follow these general steps:

1	Select Properties from the Output menu. The Output Properties dialog opens.

2	File format default is .AVI.

3	Put a check mark in the box adjacent to Auto Configure AVI Options to use SnagIt defaults. SnagIt automatically determines the frame rate and compression to use.

4	Remove the check mark in Auto Configure AVI Options to set your own and experiment. Select the frame rate and Compression Setup… that is satisfactory for your capture. To learn more, see also: AVI Option Settings.

5	If Auto Configure is OFF, also select the option to Enable Slow AVI Capture Mode. To learn more, see also: Time Lapse Capture (Output Properties Video File Tab).

6	If you have selected the input option to record audio with the video capture, set audio options using Output > Properties… > Video file tab, [Audio Setup] button.

7	To name each file separately as it is captured, select Ask for File Name. To set one file name that is overwritten with each capture, select Fixed File Name and type the name of the file in the text box.

8	To automatically create and increment filenames for your captures, select Automatic File Name and type the name of a destination Output Folder in the text box. This folder must already be there. Click [Browse] to find one.

9	Click [OK] to save the output options you have set for this SnagIt session.

10	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.

11	Select Preview Window from the Output menu to see a preview window of what was captured before it is stored in a file. Keep this option OFF to not see a preview.

12	Finally, set Video Preferences (Options).


 Performing Video Captures

This procedure shows how to do VIDEO screen captures after input options and output options have been set.

NOTE: VIDEO capture is started by pressing the hotkey combination (default is <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>). Stop capturing by pressing the same hotkeys again.

Follow these general steps:

1	Select the window to be captured. Go to the program you are capturing and put focus on the window by clicking one time in the title bar.

2	Push the hotkey combination to start VIDEO capture.

•	If you chose input option Screen, the full computer screen is captured.

•	If you chose input option Window or Active Window, the cursor changes to a finger for the user to point to the parts of the window to be captured. When the mouse is clicked over the window title bar again, the full window is captured in the video.

•	If you chose input option Region, the cursor changes to a crosshair pointer for you to outline the region of your computer screen to be captured in the video. This becomes a rectangular highlight border of the area that can be "panned" across the screen before, during, and after VIDEO capture. See also: Panning the Video Capture Area.

3	The SnagIt Video Capture Start dialog opens. The user presses the [Start] button.

4	A flashing outline shows the area being captured on video. When paused, the outline does not flash.

5	Put the window to be captured in the foreground by clicking on its title bar.

6	Step through the screen movements to be captured on video.

7	Push the hotkeys to stop the VIDEO capture. The SnagIt Video Capture Stop dialog opens and VIDEO capture pauses.

8	Click [Stop] to stop the VIDEO capture session, or click [Resume] to add more video frames.

9	When you are done capturing frames, click [Stop].

The VIDEO viewer opens and shows the captured video.

10	When the VIDEO has played, click the green  [>] button to save the new .AVI file and close the preview window. To discard the video and start over, click the red [ · ] stop button.


 Panning the Video Capture Area

Panning is available for VIDEO Capture input settings, but it is most useful if you select Input > Region for your VIDEO capture. Use panning to "pan" the VIDEO capture area across the screen while recording or during pause. Follow these general steps:

1	Click the Video Capture tool button.

2	Select Input > Region. This sets SnagIt to capture a region of the screen.

3	Push the capture hotkeys. This starts the capture sequence.

The cursor changes to a crosshair pointer for you to outline the region of your computer screen to be captured in the video. This outlined area becomes a highlighted rectangular border that can be "panned" across the screen before, during, and after VIDEO capture. The rectangle flashes during capture but not while paused.

4	Start the screen actions to be captured.

5	Push the capture hotkeys again to pause VIDEO capture. The outlined capture region begins to flash again and the SnagIt Video Capture dialog opens.

NOTE: Pausing before panning is not necessary. If you pan the capture region while recording, the cursor movements related to moving the region are also captured. In other words, when you move the pointer to pan the region, that movement shows in the recording.

6	Set the cursor over one of the edges of the capture region. The cursor becomes a four-pointed cross.

7	Pull the capture region to the new area where the video is to focus.

8	Click [Resume] to re-start VIDEO capture.

9	Push the hotkeys to stop the new capture sequence. Now move the capture region to a new area and [Resume] or [Stop] and see or save the video.


 Setting Image Capture Input Options

This procedure shows how to set IMAGE capture INPUT options for SnagIt. It is easy with the large option setting buttons on the SnagIt main window. Follow these general steps:

1	Click the [Image Capture] button on the SnagIt main screen. This makes SnagIt ready to capture images.

2	Select the Input menu and select one of the options listed. See also: Image Input Options.

Example: Select Window from the Input menu. This tells SnagIt to capture the image from a program window or element.

3	Select Auto Scroll from the Input menu for long screens where some of the image is hidden off-screen (such as a web page). This tells SnagIt to scroll through and capture all of the contents of the window automatically. If necessary, scrolling can be done vertically and horizontally.

NOTE: The Auto Scroll option is only available with the Window, Active Window and Region Input options.


 Setting Web Capture Input Options

This procedure shows how to set WEB capture INPUT options for SnagIt. It is easy with the large option setting buttons on the SnagIt main window. Follow these general steps:

1	Click the [Web Capture] button on the SnagIt main screen. This makes SnagIt ready to scan a web site and capture images (GIF, JPG, and PNG) from it.

2	Select the Input menu and select one of the options listed. See also: Web Input Options.

Example: Select Prompt for Address from the Input menu. This tells SnagIt to prompt you for the web site address (URL) when you start capture.

3	Input Properties allows you to specify a Fixed Address to scan. Use this tab with Input > Fixed Address if you do not intend to change the address during a capture session.


 Setting Text Capture Input Options

This procedure shows how to set TEXT capture INPUT options for SnagIt. It is easy with the large option setting buttons on the SnagIt main window. Follow these general steps:

1	Click the [Text Capture] button on the SnagIt main screen. This makes SnagIt able to accept text from the program you are capturing.

2	Select the Input menu and select one of the options listed. See also: Text Input Options.

Example: Select Window from the Input menu. This tells SnagIt to capture all TEXT in the program window you are capturing.

3	Select Auto Scroll from the Input menu for long screens where some of the text is hidden off-screen. This tells SnagIt to scroll through and capture all of the contents of the window automatically.

NOTE: The Auto Scroll option is only available with the Window, Active Window and Region Input options.


 Setting Text Capture Output Options

This procedure shows how to set TEXT capture OUTPUT options for SnagIt. Follow these general steps:

1	Select the TEXT capture tool.

2	Select Output > File.

3	Select Output > Properties…. The Output Properties tabbed dialog opens.

4	File format default is .TXT.

5	Put a check mark in Text File Options Annotate Captures for the opportunity to annotate your TEXT captures. A note window opens after the capture with space for you to make the annotation. The annotation is prepended to the captured file with ">>>" before each line of the note.

6	Put a check mark in Text File Options Append to File for captured TEXT to be appended to a text file. Use Append to File, Annotate Captures and Fixed File Name together to make a "log file" of annotated captures.

7	To name each file separately as it is captured, select Ask for File Name. To set one file name that is overwritten with each capture, select Fixed File Name and type the name of the file in the text box.

8	To automatically create and increment filenames for your captures, select Automatic File Name and type the name of a destination Output Folder in the text box. This folder must already be there. Select a folder that is already there by clicking on [image].

9	Click [OK] to save the output options you have set for this SnagIt session.

10	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.

11	Select Preview Window from the Output menu to see a preview window of what was captured before it is stored in a file. Keep this option OFF to not see a preview.

12	Select the Filters menu to set formatting for the captured text. See also: Layout (Filters) - Text Captures Only


 Setting Image Capture Output Options

This procedure shows how to set IMAGE capture OUTPUT options for SnagIt. Follow these general steps:

1	Select the image capture tool.

2	Select Output > File.

3	Select Output > Properties…. The Output Properties tabbed dialog opens.

4	Select the Image File tab.

5	File format default is .BMP. Select any listed file format. Click [Options…] to set the output file details (number of colors and compression, for example).

6	To name each file separately as it is captured, select Ask for File Name. To set one file name that is overwritten with each capture, select Fixed File Name and type the name of the file in the text box.

7	To automatically create and increment filenames for your captures, select Automatic File Name and type the name of a destination Output Folder in the text box. This folder must already be there. Select a folder that is already there by clicking on [image].

8	Click [OK] to save the output options you have set for this SnagIt session.

9	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.

10	Select Preview Window from the Output menu to see a preview window of what was captured before it is stored in a file. Keep this option OFF to not see a preview.

11	Select the Filters menu to set formatting for the captured images.


 Setting Web Capture Output Options

This procedure shows how to set WEB capture OUTPUT options for SnagIt. Follow these general steps:

1	Select the web capture tool.

2	Select Output > File.

3	Select Output > Properties…. The Output Properties tabbed dialog opens.

4	Select the File tab.

5	Under Output Folder, select Ask for Folder Name or Fixed Folder Name. If you select Fixed, also type the name of a destination Output Folder in the text box. This folder must already be there. Select a folder that is already there by clicking on [image].

6	If you are sending images to the Catalog, select Output > Catalog and specify the catalog folder on the Output Properties… > Catalog Browser tab.

7	Click [OK] to save the output options you have set for this SnagIt session.

8	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.

9	Select Preview Window from the Output menu to see a preview window of what was captured before it is stored in a file. Keep this option OFF to not see a preview.


 Performing Text Captures

This procedure shows how to do TEXT screen captures after input options and output options have been set. Follow these general steps:

1	Select the window to be captured. If you are capturing a program screen, go to the program you are capturing and put focus on the window by clicking one time in the title bar.

2	Push the hotkey combination to start TEXT capture.

•	If you chose input option Screen, the full computer screen is captured.

•	If you chose input option Window or Active Window, the cursor changes to a finger for the user to point to the parts of the window to be captured. When the mouse is clicked over the window title bar again, the full window is captured.

•	If you chose input option Region, the cursor changes to a crosshair pointer for you to outline the region of your computer screen to be captured.

3	If you chose Annotate Captures, SnagIt Capture Notes window opens for you to type the annotation. Click [OK] when you have completed the note.

4	If you chose to Preview output, the SnagIt Text Preview window opens with the text you have captured and annotations.

5	Click the green [>] button to save the new .TXT file and close the preview window. To discard the TEXT and start over, click the red [ · ] stop button.

6	Depending on the other output options you selected, you could be asked for a file name and folder.


delimiter

A delimiter is a special character, usually a comma, tab, or semicolon, that is put into an ASCII text file to tell a target program where pieces of data start and stop. Example: This is a comma-delimited name and address:

    First_Name,Last_Name,Street_Address,City,State,Postal_Code


AVI

Audio-Video Interleave. This is a computer VIDEO specification by Microsoft Corporation for use on PCs. AVI is a movement-oriented file formats for computing and is the one most frequently related to PCs and Microsoft Windows.


frame rate

The speed of captured VIDEO frames per second. Practical AVI frame rates are between 2 fps and 30 fps. The higher the frame rate, the smoother the captured video and the larger the AVI file.


tabbed dialog

A special window that allows users to select one tab from others at the top of the dialog box (usually not less than two and not more than ten), presenting different options on each tab.


thumbnail

A smaller version of a graphic or text file to preview contents. The smaller size allows more than one at a time to be viewed or manipulated on screen in the SnagIt Catalog Browser.


Inverse

Light colors or white on a dark or black background are changed to dark colors or black on a light or white background.


 Image Scaling Percentages

Select the percent scaling factor. If the percentage to scale is not listed, select "Custom Scale."

NOTE: Turn this option ON by selecting it, placing a check mark adjacent to the menu item. Turn it OFF by selecting None.


Palette

A palette is an array that contains the colors for displaying an image. The pixel values are indexes into the array. An image can have its own unique palette or it can share the same fixed palette. All bitmaps in memory that is 8 bits per pixel (256 colors) or fewer has its own version of a palette (even if it is the same fixed palette).


Palette Shift

When a computer monitor uses a palette (for example, when it is in 256-color mode), it can only use one palette at a time to show colors. Thus, if you are displaying more than one image at the same time, the current image looks good, while all of the others look bad, because they are mapped to the incorrect palette. This is called palette shift. Using a fixed palette solves palette shift problems.


Aspect Ratio

The ratio of horizontal width compared to vertical height. The value is usually expressed as a mathematical ratio, such as 4:3 (meaning the width is 4 units for 3 units of height). It is also expressed as absolute values, such as 640 pixels width by 480 pixels height. SnagIt uses absolute values to describe aspect.


Graphic File

SnagIt supports these graphic file formats:

•	Windows Bitmap (.BMP) the Windows IMAGE file format.

•	GIF (.GIF) was designed by CompuServe and is used widely on the Internet.

•	JPEG (.JPG) IMAGE files are compressed bitmap files.

•	PC Paintbrush (.PCX) PC Paintbrush format.

•	PNG (.PNG) Portable Network Graphics is a replacement for the GIF format.

•	Targa (.TGA) Truevision/Pinnacle Targa graphics file format.

•	Tag Image File (.TIF) Also known as Tagged Image File Format (TIFF).


IP Address

The Internet Protocol (IP) address is a series of numbers divided by periods that denotes an server connected to a network (most commonly used for Internet communications). An example of an IP address: 123.456.789.012.


DNS Name

The Domain Name Services name of a server, typically connected to the Internet. An example of DNS names: www.techsmith.com or ftp.techsmith.com.


FTP

File Transfer Protocol transfers data over the Internet. Specifically, large files or programs are delivered using FTP (as you have downloaded SnagIt or other programs using the Internet).


Capture Button

Click this button to start capturing. This is the same as pushing the hotkey combination.


Catalog Browser Button

Click this button to open the Catalog Browser.


SnagIt Studio Button

Click this button to open SnagIt Studio for annotations and drawings.


Compact View (Options)

This view of SnagIt takes up minimal screen space for users to put it out-of-the-way on screen, but keep it open. The large buttons and Main Screen Status areas are hidden. Turn Compact View ON by selecting it (check mark adjacent to selection); turn Normal View ON and Compact View OFF by selecting Normal View.


Normal View (Options)

This is the "Default" view of the SnagIt Main Screen which shows the large buttons and Main Screen Status area. Select Normal View by placing a check mark adjacent to it on the Options Menu.


New (Profiles)

In Profile View, allows you to make a new Capture Profile. A new Profile listing is created.


Copy (Profiles)

In Profile View, a new profile is created and copied from the selected Capture Profile. The Profile Name assigned to the replica is Copy of (Profile Name) until you change it with Profiles > Rename.


Rename (Profiles)

In Profile View, allows you to select a profile in the listing and change the name. This is the same as renaming files in Windows Explorer.


Delete (Profiles)

In Profile View, deletes the selected profile.


Move Up (Profiles)

In Profile View, allows you to move the selected profile UP in the listing. Select repeatedly to move more once.


Move Down (Profiles)

In Profile View, allows you to move the selected profile DOWN in the listing. Select repeatedly to move more than once.


List Options (Profiles)

In Profile View, allows you to set options for the profile listing such as background and text color.


HotKey (Profiles)

In Profile View, allows you to set the hotkey options for the selected profile.


 TechSmith on the Web (Help)

Launches your Internet Browser and displays http://www.techsmith.com to learn about other TechSmith products or get help.


 Program Preferences - Notifications

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Use notifications to set how SnagIt notifies you of problems and errors and if these notices are to be saved in a log.

NOTE: If you use the Output > Web option to send captures to a web site, also set Notifications on and select how to see and save them.

To set notifications:

1	Select the Notifications tab from Options > Program Preferences….

2	In the Popup Messages area, put a check mark in the applicable boxes for SnagIt to Notify on errors, Show warnings, and Show all tips (Default = All Checked.)

3	In the Log Events to a File frame, put a check mark in the box to start logging.

4	If you select to write events to a log, also select the type of event to write: Errors Only or Information and Errors.

5	Also type the Max Lines to save and the name of the Log file. Change the name if necessary and browse for a folder under […].

NOTE: A log file is created when errors occur during Web Capture. This file is stored in the folder and file name specified (default = SnagItLog.dat).

6	After setting the options, click [Apply] to apply the changes you have made or click [OK] to save the output options you have set for this SnagIt session

7	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.


Capture Profile

A series of saved options that applies to SnagIt behavior when the profile is selected. These profiles are saved in a listing that is viewed by selecting Options > Profiles.


Watermark

An image superimposed over a graphic that contains an identifying mark, such as a company logo or trademark.


Overlay Watermark

Use this option for your watermark to be an overlay that is not transparent on the captured graphic. This makes a solid image that does not allow you to see anything below.


Underlay Watermark

Use this option to show the watermark as a translucent underlay below the graphic. This option allows a visual below the watermark to show through.


Use Transparent Color

Use this option to make part of the watermark image transparent. When selected, the areas of the watermark image that are the same as the transparent color are hidden so that the image shows through the watermark. Use a transparent color to make watermark images that have an arbitrary shape that is not rectangular (for example, a circle or an arrow).


Emboss

Use this option to make an embossed underlay watermark. This can be used to make a translucent and slightly raised watermark.


Emboss Direction

Select the embossing "direction." The direction refers to a shadow effect on the embossed image and a rough indication of the direction of a light source. Use the [Preview] button to see how the direction changes the embossing effect.


Emboss Depth

Changes how pronounced the embossing effect is.


Image Scale Slider

Changes how large the watermark image is in relation to the image it is being imposed on. 100% means the watermark image completely overlays the movie frame.


Horizontal Offset

Changes the horizontal offset of the watermark image from the edge of the image. Use this option to refine watermark positioning. Use the [Preview] button to see the offset effect.


Vertical Offset

Changes the vertical offset of the watermark image from the edge of the image. Use the [Preview] button to see the offset effect.


Preview Button and Screen

Click the [Preview] button to see a live preview of the watermark. Note that watermark options can be changed and the effect is seen immediately in the preview window.


Image Path

This must be the full Windows path and file name for the watermark image file. The watermark image file can be one of these file formats: .BMP, .GIF, or .JPG.


Transparent Color

The transparent color you select must be exactly the same as areas to be transparent in the watermark image. Use the [Preview] button to make sure the transparent effect works. (The preview does not show it as transparent until the right color is selected.)


Positioning Cluster

The nine-button image cluster allows you to set (or anchor) the watermark image in a region of the image.


Keep aspect ratio when scaling

Use this option to keep horizontal and vertical size aspect ratio when scaling the watermark image. When selected, the watermark does not look stretched or distorted. The default is ON.


Use smooth interpolated scaling

This option applies a smooth scaling algorithm to the watermark image for fewer jaggedness. The default is ON. Turn this option OFF if it interferes with the transparency of your watermark.


 Conversion Filters Catalog Browser File Menu

This flyout menu allows you to select Conversion Filters.

When Conversion Filters are selected, the Batch Image File Conversion dialog that opens when you select File > Batch Conversion… shows which filters are ON for batch operations.

Available for IMAGE and WEB captures.

NOTE: Even though the filter selections are available on the menu, these settings work with File > Batch Capture…, which is not available for TEXT and VIDEO captures.

The SnagIt Catalog Filters menu is shown below. Click an option to learn more about it.

	Color Conversion (Filters)  Color Substitution (Filters)  Color Effects (Filters)  Image Resolution (Filters)  Image Scaling (Filters)  Printer Scaling (Filters) Rotate (Filters)  Annotation (Filters)  Border (Filters)  Watermark (Filters)  Trim Image (Filters)


 Resolution - Catalog Viewer Image Menu

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Use resolution to select an image resolution in dots per inch for the current image in the Catalog Viewer. Some desktop publishing programs operate better with some resolution settings. This has no effect on how SnagIt displays or prints the image.


Custom Scroll Example 1


Custom Scroll Example 2


Custom Scroll Example 3


TWAIN

An image capture API for modern personal computers. It is also an interface standard first published in 1992. Today, TWAIN is typically used as a software interface between image processing software (such as SnagIt) and a scanner or digital camera. The acronym, TWAIN, is based on the original meaning of the word "twain," which means something in between two elements.


Windowed DOS Capture

Some DOS programs do not operate satisfactorily when the [Print Screen] key is pressed in full-screen DOS mode. If this is not satisfactory, use a Windowed DOS capture. Use this feature capture a windowed MS-DOS screen session the same as other Windows screens:

1	Set the Input type to capture your windowed DOS session.

2	Operate your MS-DOS program. If you are in full screen mode, push <Alt> + <Enter> to go to windowed MS-DOS screen mode.

3	Push your SnagIt hotkey (default is <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <P>) to capture.


Time Format Details

Use the elements shown in the table below to make a format picture string. If you use spaces to divide the elements in the format string, the spaces are in the same location in the output string. The letters are case-sensitive and must be in uppercase or lowercase as shown (for example, "tt", not "TT"). Characters in the format string that are inside single quotation marks are in the same location and are unchanged in the output string.

Picture	Meaning
h	Hours with no leading zero for single-number hours; 12-hour clock.
hh	Hours with leading zero for single-number hours; 12-hour clock.
H	Hours with no leading zero for single-number hours; 24-hour clock.
HH	Hours with leading zero for single-number hours; 24-hour clock.
m	Minutes with no leading zero for single-number minutes.
mm	Minutes with leading zero for single-number minutes.
s	Seconds with no leading zero for single-number seconds.
ss	Seconds with leading zero for single-number seconds.
t	One character time-marker string, such as A or P.
tt	Multicharacter time-marker string, such as AM or PM.

For example, to get the time string:

"11:29:40 PM"

use this picture string:

"hh:mm:ds tt"


Date Format Details

Use the elements in the table below to make a format picture string. If you use spaces to divide the elements in the format string, these spaces are in the same location in the output string. The letters are case-sensitive and must be in uppercase or lowercase as shown in the table (for example, "yy" not "YY"). Characters in the format string that are inside single quotation marks are in the same location and are unchanged in the output string.

Picture	Meaning
d	Day of month as digits with no leading zero for single-number days.
dd	Day of month as digits with leading zero for single-number days.
ddd	Day of week as a three-letter abbreviation. Uses the locale value.
dddd	Day of week as its full name. Uses the locale value.
M	Month as digits with no leading zero for single-number months.
MM	Month as digits with leading zero for single-number months.
MMM	Month as a three-letter abbreviation. Uses the locale value.
MMMM	Month as its full name. Uses the locale value.
y	Year as two digits, but with no leading zero for years below 10.
yy	Year as two digits, but with leading zero for years below 10.
yyyy	Year represented by full four digits.
gg	Period/era string. This element is ignored if the date to be formatted does not have a related era or period string.

For example, to get the date string:

"Wed, Aug 31 94"

use this picture string:

"ddd, MMM dd yy"

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 Open - Catalog Browser File Menu

Opens the selected thumbnail item in the Catalog Viewer.

1	Select one item in the Catalog Browser folder.

2	Select File > Open. Or double-click the thumbnail item. Or select the item and push <Enter>.

The selected item opens in the Catalog Viewer window.


 Page Setup - Catalog Browser File Menu

Accesses the Printer dialog which allows you to select the default or a different printer, move the printed file on the page, and scale the printed file to better fit the page.

1	In the Catalog Browser, select one or more items.

2	Select File > Page Setup…. The Printer dialog box opens.

3	Select the Default Windows Printer or a different Specific Printer from the drop-down list.

4	Click [Page Layout…] to change settings on how printed images are placed on the printed pages. The Page Layout dialog opens. See also: Printer Tab Page Layout.

5	Click [Multiple Images…] to set how thumbnails are printed. The Multiple Images Layout dialog opens. See also: Multiple Images Layout.

NOTE: To save these settings for a future SnagIt session, select a Specific Printer and put a check mark adjacent to Save Specific Printer Properties.

6	Select the printer options.

•	Click [OK] to print the selected item(s)

•	Click [Cancel] to quit printing

•	Click [Default] to change printer values to the SnagIt defaults

•	Click [Help] to learn about the Printer dialog

•	Click [Properties…] to go to the printer properties dialog.


 Print - Catalog Browser File Menu

Sends one or more selected files to your currently selected printer. To change the printer or set up print properties, select File > Page Setup.

1	In the Catalog Browser, select one or more items.

2	Select File > Print. Or click the Print icon [image] on the Browser Toolbar.

The selected item(s) are sent to the printer.


 Print Multiple Images - Catalog Browser File Menu

Prints a thumbnail view of selected images. To change the printer or set up print properties, select File > Page Setup.

NOTE: The printed images are thumbnail sized and resemble a "contact print" which is commonly used in photography.

1	In the Catalog Browser (Thumbnail or Detail view), select the item or items to be included in the printout.

2	Select File > Page Setup, then click [Multiple Images…] to set up how images are printed. See also: Multiple Images Layout.

3	Select File > Print Multiple Images.

The selected item(s) are sent to the printer.

NOTE: To save these settings for a future SnagIt session, select a Specific Printer and put a check mark adjacent to Save Specific Printer Properties.


 Save As - Catalog Browser File Menu

Allows you to save a selected file to a different file name and/or file format. Displays the Save As dialog.

1	Type or select a file name and location.

2	Select the drop-down Save as Type (IMAGE files only) list to select a file format for the new file. To learn more, see also: File Format Options.


 Shell - Catalog Browser File Menu

The menu allows two choices on the flyout menu:

•	Open - Allows you to open the selected item with the program related to the file’s type in your Windows Registry.

•	Open with… - Allows you to select a program with which to open the selected item.


 TWAIN - Catalog Browser File Menu

The menu allows two choices on the flyout menu:

•	Acquire… - Begins scan or file acquisition from the TWAIN device. Allows you to capture one or more images from the TWAIN device. Images are saved in the current folder that the Catalog Browser is viewing.

•	Setup… - Opens the TWAIN dialog to let you select a source device from which to capture images.

These menus let you operate your TWAIN-compliant device from SnagIt Catalog to make acquiring images easier.


 Copy to Folder - Catalog Browser File Menu

Allows you to put a copy of one or more items from the Catalog Browser folder in a different folder or directory.

1	Select one or more items in the Catalog Browser.

2	Select File > Copy to Folder. Or click the Copy to Folder icon [image] on the Browser Toolbar.

Displays the Copy to Folder dialog box.

3	Type a folder (directory) name and location or browse for one by clicking [image].

4	Click [OK] to make the copy or [Cancel] to stop.

The selected file(s) are copied into the new folder.

NOTE: Use copy to folder to make copies of many files in a different folder and change them all to a different graphic file format.


 Move to Folder - Catalog Browser File Menu

The selected file(s) are deleted from the current folder and added to the one you specify. Also change the file format as the file is being moved.

1	Select one or more items in the Catalog Browser.

2	Select File > Move to Folder. Or click the Move to Folder icon [image] on the Browser Toolbar.

Displays the Move to Folder dialog box.

3	Type a folder (directory) name and location or browse for one by clicking [image].

4	Click [OK] to move or [Cancel] to stop.

The selected file(s) are deleted from the folder you are in and added to the new folder.

NOTE: Use move to folder to move many files to a different folder and change them all to a different graphic file format.


 Send Mail - Catalog Browser File Menu

Allows you to send your catalog file(s) to a different person using e-mail. Displays the Image File Format dialog box, which allows you to select a file format to send. The selected file(s) are attached to an e-mail message and sent using your MAPI-compliant e-mail client.

1	Select the file(s) to be sent from the Catalog Folder.

2	Select File > Send Mail…. The Mail Image File Format dialog opens if you are sending a still image file. This dialog allows you to set file format options for the image you are sending.

3	Select the file type for an image file attached to the e-mail message. Click [Options…] to set file format options for the file. To learn more, see also: File Format Options.

3	Click [Yes] to mail and change the format of image files attached to the e-mail message or [No] to mail your image files from the catalog without format changes.


 Batch Conversion - Catalog Browser File Menu

Allows you to change one or more graphic IMAGE files from one format to a different one. For example, select six .BMP files to be changed to .PNG and put them in a different directory for inclusion on Internet Web Pages. The SnagIt Catalog Browser converts files one at a time without intervention and stores them in the Copy to folder you select.

1	Select one or more files to be batch converted.

2	Select File > Batch Conversion….

The Batch Image File Conversion dialog opens.

3	Select a Copy to folder using one of these techniques:

•	Click the drop-down list of most-recently used folders. Highlight the one to be copied to.

•	Or type the folder name in the drop-down list/box.

•	Click […] adjacent to the folder drop-down list/box. The Browse for Folder tree dialog opens for you to select a different folder.

In all cases, the selected folder becomes the Copy to folder.

4	In the Save images as type drop-down list, select a file format for the batch conversion. All files are changed to the same format. To learn more, see also: File Format Options.

5	Filters you have applied (Annotation, Watermark, Border, or Trim) are shown in the Conversion Filters box. (NOTE: Filters can not be changed here; select them separately using File > Conversion Filters.)

6	Click [Options] to set file quality options for the graphic file format type you have selected.

The File Format Options dialog opens. The options available depend on the file format type and include number of colors, subfile type, compression, save options, and quality level. Click [OK] to make format changes, [Cancel] to not use them, or [Default] to use format defaults. To learn more, see also: File Format Options.

7	On the Batch Image File Conversion dialog, click [OK] to continue conversion or [Cancel] to stop the operation.

If you clicked [OK], the files are individually changed to the selected format and stored in the folder you selected. The original files are not changed.


 Delete - Catalog Browser File Menu

Allows you to delete one or more items in the Catalog Browser folder. You receive a warning before files are deleted.

1	Select one or more items to be deleted.

2	Select File > Delete. Or click the Delete icon [image] on the Browser Toolbar. A warning asks if you are sure you want to delete.

3	Click [Yes] to delete. Click [No] to keep the files intact.


 Rename - Catalog Browser File Menu

Allows you to change the file name below the thumbnail or in the listing of files. The file name becomes selected so that it can be changed.

1	Select one or more items to be renamed.

2	Select File > Rename. If you selected one file, the file name is highlighted. Change the name by typing the new name right in the file name box.

3	If you have selected more than one file to rename, SnagIt Catalog Browser allows you to rename a bunch of files with a new prefix that is the same for all. A dialog opens to let you type the new file name prefix, which SnagIt applies to all of the files you selected. Files are also automatically numbered sequentially.

MULTIPLE FILE RENAME EXAMPLE: You could select Image-002.BMP, Image-007.BMP, and Text-003.TXT and specify the prefix "June Sales-" to rename the files to: June Sales-001.BMP, June Sales-002.BMP, June Sales-001.TXT.


 Properties - Catalog Browser File Menu

Displays statistics about a selected file in the Catalog Browser.

1	Select an item to see file properties for.

2	Select File > Properties. A box opens with statistics about the file.

3	Click [OK] to dismiss the dialog.

The file statistics include:

•	Type

•	Location

•	Size

•	Modified Date and Time

•	Properties (pixel dimensions and color depth for IMAGE; number of lines for TEXT; video statistics for VIDEO)

•	Description (for TEXT, shows a short excerpt from the start of the file).

•	For IMAGE files, the number of Unique colors used.

Some of this is available from View > Details.


 Exit - Catalog Browser File Menu

Closes the Catalog Browser.

1	Select File > Exit. The Browser window closes.

2	Or click the file close box [X] in the top right corner of the window. Or push <Alt> + <F4>.


 Copy - Catalog Browser Edit Menu

Copies whatever single item is selected in the SnagIt Catalog Browser to the Windows clipboard so it can be put in a different program.

1	Select one item in the Catalog Browser.

2	Select Edit > Copy. Or push the copy shortcut keys: <Ctrl> + <C>. Or click the Copy Item icon [image] on the Browser Toolbar.

3	The item is placed on the Windows clipboard for pasting elsewhere.


 Select All - Catalog Browser Edit Menu

Selects all items listed in the Catalog Browser window. This can be handy for bulk operations such as making copies, moving, or attaching the items to e-mail. Windows file selection conventions apply.

Select Edit > Select All. All items in the Browser are highlighted (selected). Click one item to de-select all others; <Ctrl>-click to de-select one item.


 Thumbnails - Catalog Browser View Menu

This toggle selection shows the Thumbnail view in the Catalog Browser. Items in the folder are shown as small icons in the window. Works mutually-exclusively with Details view which is similar to Windows Explorer.

1	Select View > Thumbnails. Or click the View Thumbnails icon [image] on the Catalog Browser Toolbar.

The Browser shows IMAGE, TEXT, and VIDEO items as icons.

2	A check mark is adjacent to the menu selection to show it is selected.

NOTE: Thumbnails can be adjusted to four different sizes in View > Thumbnail Size.


 Details - Catalog Browser View Menu

This toggle selection shows the Details view in the Catalog Browser. Makes a list of files similar to Windows Explorer. Works mutually-exclusively with Thumbnails view, which shows small icons of the items in the folder.

1	Select View > Details. Or click the View Details icon [image] on the Catalog Browser Toolbar.

The Browser shows IMAGE, TEXT, and VIDEO items as a list with details.

2	A check mark is adjacent to the menu selection to show it is selected.

Details view shows more about the items in the Catalog Folder, such as:

•	Size

•	Type

•	Modified Date and Time

•	Properties (pixel dimensions and color depth for IMAGE; number of lines for TEXT; video statistics for VIDEO)

•	Description (for TEXT, shows a short excerpt from the start of the file).

Some of this is available in Thumbnail view from File > Properties.


 Panes - Catalog Browser View Menu

This menu allows you to show or hide five panes in the Catalog Browser window:

•	Toolbar – Icons to perform frequently-used commands.

•	Folders – The folder treeview area that allows you to navigate to any directory on your computer.

•	Preview Area – A panel that shows any item selected in the thumbnail or detail list. Click an item on the list and see a preview of it here.

•	Path Box – A box to browse for a folder to view in Catalog Browser.

•	Status Bar – This bar is normally at the bottom of the window to show details about the Catalog folder and selected items.

SnagIt Catalog Browser is shipped with all five panes displayed, plus the required Thumbnails/Details area. The five panes can be docked anywhere in the Catalog Browser window or undocked anywhere on your computer screen. Experiment with placement to create a customized browser view that meets your needs.

1	Select View > Panes. Select panes to hide/show from the list on the submenu. Or click the [x] in the top right of each pane to hide it.

2	A check mark is adjacent to each menu selection to show it is selected.

3	Move a pane by clicking in the header area on the double line border and pulling the pane to a new location in the Browser or anywhere on screen. If the pane is located outside of the Browser, it is undocked.


 Thumbnail Size - Catalog Browser View Menu

Allows you to select the size of the thumbnails in the Catalog Browser.

•	The larger the thumbnail, the more detail can be viewed. Larger thumbnails slightly more time to show on screen and fewer of them can be viewed at one time (meaning more scrolling).

•	The smaller the thumbnail, the more items can be viewed. Smaller thumbnails show fewer details and more of them can be viewed at one time (less or no scrolling).

1	Select View > Thumbnail Size. Click the item to show the flyout menu.

2	Select one of the sizes (in pixel dimensions): 24x24, 64x64, 128x128, or 256x256.

3	The Catalog Browser changes to show the thumbnails in the new size selected.


 Arrange Icons - Catalog Browser View Menu

The Arrange Icons menu allows you to change the sorting of the files in your Catalog Folder. This can be helpful when viewing a large number of images, for example, because they can be organized meaningfully.

1	Select View > Arrange Icons. Click the item to show the flyout menu.

2	Select one of the sort selections: by Name, by Size, by Type, by Date, by Properties, by Description, Forward, or Reverse.

3	The Catalog Browser changes to show the thumbnails in the sort sequence.

Experiment with the different sort arrangements.


 Capture Types - Catalog Browser View Menu

Use this feature to selectively include or remove file types from the Catalog Browser listing. This can be helpful if you are not interested in adding a file type.

1	Select View > Capture Type. Click the item to show the flyout menu.

2	Select one or more of the file type selections: Image, Text, or Video. This places or removes a check mark adjacent to the item:

•	Image - If checked, graphic file images are shown.

•	Text - If checked, TXT (ASCII text) files are shown.

•	Video - If checked, AVI (video) images are shown.

3	Only those items that have a check mark adjacent to them on the Capture Type flyout menu are shown in the Catalog Browser.

NOTE: Select to see ALL three file types, two file types, one file type, or NONE (no check marks — but this removes all file types).


 Refresh - Catalog Browser View Menu

Refreshes the listing of files in the Catalog Browser. This is useful if you are adding files to a Folder. Refresh the listing to see the new files listed.

Select View > Refresh or push <F5>. The listing of files updates to include changes to the Folder since the last time it was opened or refreshed.


 Fast Refresh - Catalog Browser View Menu

Does a "fast refresh" of the listing of files in the Catalog Browser. The does the same as Refresh, but does not use as much time and does not refresh all file details.

Select View > FastRefresh or push <Shift> + <F5>. The listing of files updates to include changes to the Folder since the last time it was opened or refreshed.


 Options - Catalog Browser View Menu

Allows you to set Catalog Browser options.

1	Select View > Options. The Catalog Browser Options dialog opens.

2	Put a check mark into the boxes to select the necessary option:

•	Prompt before deleting items – checked ON by default. Click this option OFF to not see "Are you sure you want to delete the selected item?." NOTE: You are not warned before items are deleted.

•	Use the Recycle Bin to delete items – checked ON by default. Click the option OFF for items to be deleted permanently when you delete. NOTE: Items deleted with this option OFF can not be recovered.

•	Automatically refresh the file list view – checked OFF by default. Click the option ON for the list of file details to refresh automatically when you change the Catalog Folder contents with some program other than SnagIt.

•	Dither thumbnails – checked ON by default. Click the option OFF to see images in the thumbnails that are not dithered.

•	Print file name – checked OFF by default. Click the option ON to print the file name when printing from the Catalog Browser.


 Help - Catalog Browser Help Menu

Click Help on the Catalog Browser window to see this on-line help system. Or click the Help icon [image] on the Browser Toolbar.


 New Folder - Catalog Browser File Menu

Creates a new folder with the default name "New Folder" in the tree view listing of folders in the Catalog Browser.

1	If it is not in view in the Catalog Browser, select the Catalog Folder into which a new folder is to be created.

2	Select File > New Folder on the Catalog Browser menus.

A new folder is formed as a sub-folder to the one selected. The default name is "New Folder."

3	Click one time on the New Folder name to select it. When it is highlighted, type the name for the folder in the space occupied by the current name.


 Open File - Catalog Browser Toolbar

Opens the selected thumbnail item in the Catalog Viewer.

1	Select one item in the Catalog Browser folder.

2	Select File > Open. Or double-click the thumbnail item. Or select the item and push <Enter>.

3	The selected item opens in the Catalog Viewer window.


 Print Item - Catalog Browser Toolbar

Sends one or more selected files to your currently selected printer. To change the printer or set up print properties, select File > Page Setup.

1	In the Catalog Browser, select one or more items.

2	Select File > Print. Or click the Print icon [image] on the Browser Toolbar.

The selected item(s) are sent to the printer.


 Copy to Folder - Catalog Browser Toolbar

Allows you to make a copy of one or more items from the Catalog Browser folder in a different folder or directory.

1	Select one or more items in the Catalog Browser.

2	Click the Copy to Folder icon on the Browser Toolbar. Or select File > Copy to Folder.

Displays the Copy to Folder dialog box.

3	Type a folder (directory) name and location or browse for one by clicking [image].

4	Click [OK] to make the copy or [Cancel] to stop.

The selected file(s) are copied into the new folder.


 Move to Folder - Catalog Browser Toolbar

The selected file(s) are deleted from the current folder and added to the one you specify. The file format can also be changed as the file is being moved.

1	Select one or more items in the Catalog Browser.

2	Click the Move to Folder icon on the Browser Toolbar. Or select File > Move to Folder.

Displays the Move to Folder dialog box.

3	Type a folder (directory) name and location or browse for one by clicking [image].

4	Click [OK] to move or [Cancel] to stop.

The selected file(s) are deleted from the folder you are in and added to the new folder.


 Copy to Clipboard - Catalog Browser Toolbar

The selected file(s) are copied to the Windows clipboard for pasting in a different program.

1	Select one items in the Catalog Browser.

2	Click the Copy to Clipboard icon on the Browser Toolbar. Or push <Ctrl> + <C> or select Edit > Copy.

The item is copied to the clipboard.

3	Go to the program where the selected item is to be put. Select the edit tool in the program that allows you to put the clipboard contents. (Usually Edit > Paste or <Ctrl> + <V>.)


 Delete Item - Catalog Browser Toolbar

Allows you to delete one or more items in the Catalog Browser folder. You receive a warning before files are deleted.

1	Select one or more items to be deleted.

2	Click the Delete icon on the Browser Toolbar. Or select File > Delete. A warning asks if you are sure you want to delete.

3	Click [Yes] to delete. Click [No] to keep the files intact.


 View Thumbnails - Catalog Browser Toolbar

This toggle selection shows the Thumbnail view in the Catalog Browser. Items in the folder are shown as small icons in the window. Works mutually-exclusively with Details view which is similar to Windows Explorer

1	Click the View Thumbnails icon on the Catalog Browser Toolbar. Or select View > Thumbnails. The Browser shows IMAGE, TEXT, and VIDEO items as icons.

2	A check mark is adjacent to the menu selection to show it is selected.

NOTE: Thumbnails can be adjusted to four different sizes in View > Thumbnail Size.


 View Details - Catalog Browser Toolbar

This toggle selection shows the Details view in the Catalog Browser. Makes a list of files similar to Windows Explorer. Works mutually-exclusively with Thumbnails view; which shows small icons of the items in the folder.

1	Click the View Details icon on the Catalog Browser Toolbar. Or select View > Details.

The Browser shows IMAGE, TEXT, and VIDEO items as a list with details.

2	A check mark is adjacent to the menu selection to show it is selected.

Details view shows more about the items in the Catalog Folder, such as:

•	Size

•	Type

•	Modified Date and Time

•	Properties (pixel dimensions and color depth for IMAGE; number of lines for TEXT; video statistics for VIDEO)

•	Description (for TEXT, shows a short excerpt from the start of the file).

Some of this is available in Thumbnail view from File > Properties.


 Help - Catalog Browser Toolbar

Click the Help icon on the Browser Toolbar. Or click Help on the Catalog Browser window to see this on-line help system.


 Page Setup - Catalog Viewer/Preview File Menu

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Accesses the Printer dialog which allows you to select the Default Windows Printer or Specific Printer, move the printed file on the page, scale the printed file to better fit the page, and save your printer settings for a future SnagIt session.

1	In the Catalog Viewer, select File > Page Setup…. The Printer dialog box opens.

2	Select the printer options.

•	Select the Default Windows Printer or a Specific Printer.

•	Click [Properties…] to go to the printer properties dialog.

•	Click [OK] to print the selected item(s)

•	Click [Cancel] to quit printing

•	Click [Page Layout…] to set page layout options.

•	Click [Help] to learn more about the Printer dialog

NOTE: To save these settings for a future SnagIt session, select a Specific Printer and put a check mark adjacent to Save Specific Printer Properties.

NOTE: For VIDEO files, an individual frame can be selected and printed.


 Print - Catalog Viewer/Preview File Menu

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Sends the file currently on the Catalog Viewer to your currently selected printer. To change the printer or set up print properties, select File > Page Setup.

In the Catalog Viewer, select File > Print. Or click the Print icon [image] on the Viewer Toolbar.

The selected item(s) are sent to the printer.

NOTE: For VIDEO files, an individual frame can be selected and printed.


 Print Preview - Catalog Viewer/Preview File Menu

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Shows the file currently on the Catalog Viewer as it looks on a printed page and as Page Setup is configured.

1	In the Catalog Viewer, select File > Print Preview. The item is shown in a Preview window that shows how it looks on a printed page.

2	In addition to scroll bars, the control buttons listed in the table below are available for the preview image.

[Print]	Sends the item to the printer. For VIDEO files, the currently displayed frame is printed.
[Next Page]	On long items that print on more than one page, scrolls to the subsequent page. Disabled for VIDEO files. The control buttons at the top of the video preview window lets you scroll through the video file frame-by-frame.
[Prev Page]	On long items that print on more than one page, scrolls to the page before in sequence. Disabled for VIDEO files.
[Two Page]	Shows two facing pages at a time on screen. This is handy for large items. Disabled for VIDEO files.
[Zoom In]	Zooms in to show better detail of the preview item.
[Zoom Out]	Zooms out to show more of the page.
[Close]	Closes the preview window and goes to the selected item in the Catalog Viewer.
	VIDEO preview only. Displays a video player that shows the moving clip.
	VIDEO preview only. Displays the first frame of the clip in the Catalog Viewer Preview window.
	VIDEO preview only. Scrolls to the frame before in the video clip and displays it in the Catalog Viewer Preview window.
	VIDEO preview only. Scrolls ahead to the subsequent frame in the video clip and displays it in the Catalog Viewer Preview window.
	VIDEO preview only. Displays the last frame of the clip in the Catalog Viewer Preview window.
	VIDEO preview only. A slider control to scroll the video clip to a point in the video stream. The frames are shown in the Catalog Viewer Preview window as you scroll through them.


 Save - Catalog Viewer File Menu

Allows you to save a selected file after making changes to it in the Catalog Viewer.

1	Select File > Save. Or click the Save icon [image] on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar.

2	The file is saved to the same file name.

NOTE: To save the item to a different file or use a different file format, use File > Save As….


 Save As - Catalog Viewer/Preview File Menu

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO captures.

Allows you to save a selected file to a different file name and/or file format. Displays the Save As dialog.

1	Type or select a file name and location.

2	Click the drop-down Save as Type (applies to IMAGE files only) list to select a file format for the new file. To learn more, see also: File Format Options.


 SnagIt Studio - Catalog Viewer/Preview File Menu

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Moves the selected image or preview to SnagIt Studio, opens the Studio program, and uses the image as background. To learn more, see also: SnagIt Studio Help - Import an Image


 Save Frame As - Catalog Viewer File Menu

Available for VIDEO captures only.

Allows you to save a frame for a selected VIDEO file to a different file name and/or file format (select a graphic file format). Displays the Save As dialog.

1	Type or select a file name and location. The system gives you a default file name that includes a frame number, such as VIDEO-001 (Frame 0).BMP

2	Click the drop-down Save as Type list to select a file format for the new file. To learn more, see also: File Format Options.


 Delete - Catalog Viewer File Menu

Allows you to delete the file you are viewing in the Catalog Viewer folder. You receive a warning before a file is deleted.

1	Select File > Delete. Or click the Delete icon [image] on the Viewer Toolbar. A warning asks if you are sure you want to delete.

2	Click [Yes] to delete. Click [No] to keep the files intact.


 Properties - Catalog Viewer File Menu

Displays statistics about the file you are viewing in the Catalog Viewer.

1	Select File > Properties. A box opens with statistics about the file.

2	Click [OK] to dismiss the dialog.

The file statistics include:

•	Type

•	Location

•	Size

•	Modified Date and Time

•	Properties (pixel dimensions and color depth for IMAGE; number of lines for TEXT; video statistics for VIDEO)

•	Description (for TEXT, shows a short excerpt from the start of the file).

•	For IMAGE files, the number of Unique colors used.

Some of this is available in View > Details and File > Properties in the Catalog Browser.


 Close - Catalog Viewer File Menu

Closes the Catalog Viewer.

1	Select File > Close. The Viewer window closes.

Other ways to close the viewer:

•	Click the file close box [X] in the top right corner of the window

•	Push <Alt> + <F4>

•	Push <Esc>

•	Double-click anywhere in the catalog viewer window.


 Finish Output - Preview File Menu

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO, WEB captures.

Completes the output for the capture you are previewing in the ways you have selected in Output Options.

1	Select File > Finish Output. Or click the green check mark on the Preview Window toolbar. The item in the Preview Window is sent to output (printer, file, web, etc.)


 Cancel Output - Preview File Menu

Available for IMAGE, TEXT, VIDEO, WEB captures.

Cancels output of the capture you are previewing. The Preview Window closes and SnagIt opens.

1	Select File > Cancel Output. Or click the red X on the Preview Window toolbar. The item in the Preview Window is lost and capturing is stopped. SnagIt opens.


 Undo - Catalog Viewer/Preview Edit Menu

Available for IMAGE and TEXT captures.

Undoes the last change(s) made to the item in the Catalog Viewer window. Not available for VIDEO captures.

1	Select Edit > Undo.

2	The editing operation you performed before is changed to the condition the item was in before.


 Copy - Catalog Viewer/Preview Edit Menu

Use the mouse to select an area of an item in the Catalog Viewer, then do basic operations on it. Use Edit > Select all to select all of the item or image on the Viewer. Then put a copy of the item on the Windows clipboard for pasting in the item in view, or to a different program that can accept the data.

1	Select something to make a copy of.

•	In an IMAGE, use the mouse to select an area of the graphic or use Edit > Select All.

•	In a TEXT file, use the mouse to highlight text or use Edit > Select All.

•	In a VIDEO file, use the mouse to select an area of one frame or use Edit > Select All to select all of the frame.

2	To de-select, click outside the selected area.

3	Select Edit > Copy. Or click the Copy Selection icon:  on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar. Or push the <Ctrl> + <C> shortcut keys. The selected area is placed on the Windows clipboard.

4	Go to the program where the selected item is to be put. Select the edit tool in the program that allows you to put the clipboard contents. (Usually Edit > Paste or <Ctrl> + <V>.)


 Crop - Catalog Viewer/Preview Edit Menu

Available for IMAGE captures only.

The crop tool is used to decrease the size of an IMAGE file to one selected by the mouse. Make a frame in the image in the Catalog Viewer or Capture Preview, then remove, or crop, the part that is not necessary.

1	Select an area in the viewer to crop to by drawing a frame around it in the smaller, cropped image. (To de-select, click outside the selected area.)

2	Select Edit > Crop. Or click the Crop Region icon [image] on the Catalog Viewer or Capture Preview Toolbar. The selected area is preserved in the viewer; the area outside the drawn rectangle is cropped or discarded. (Use Edit > Undo if necessary.)

3	The cropped image file is not changed until you save it (change the crop back before using File > Save if necessary).


 Cut - Catalog Viewer/Preview Edit Menu

Available for TEXT captures only.

The cut tool is used to cut out a part of a TEXT file. Highlight the text to be cut from the file in the Catalog Viewer, then remove, or cut, the part that is not necessary.

1	Select an area in the text file to cut by highlighting the characters with the mouse. (To de-select, click outside the selected area.)

2	Select Edit > Cut. Or click the Cut Text icon [image] on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar. The selected area is cut from the text file and stored in the Windows clipboard. (Use Edit > Undo if necessary.)

3	The text file is not changed until you save it (change the cut back before using File > Save if necessary).


 Restore - Catalog Viewer/Preview Edit Menu

Available for IMAGE and TEXT captures.

Use Edit > Restore to quickly restore captures from a number of changes made before saving. In other words, the item is put back in its original condition when you entered the Catalog Viewer (since the last File > Save operation).

1	Select Edit > Restore. The file is put back in the condition it was at your last File > Save operation, or as the file looked when you opened it.

2	Make other changes or save the file.


 Select All - Catalog Viewer/Preview Edit Menu

Selects the full IMAGE or TEXT file. For VIDEO clips, Edit > Select All actually selects only the current frame on screen in the Catalog Viewer (to make a copy of the frame and save it as an IMAGE).

1	Select Edit > Select All. The area selected is highlighted or outlined to show it is selected.

2	Copy, Crop, or Cut the selection.

3	To de-select, click outside the selected area.


 Previous - Catalog Viewer View Menu

Goes to the item before in your current Catalog Folder. Use this to browse the contents of a folder without having to go to the Catalog Browser, regardless of the file type.

1	Select View > Previous. Or click the View Previous icon [image] on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar.

2	The item before in the Catalog Folder is shown in the Catalog Viewer window.

3	To de-select, click outside the selected area.


 Next - Catalog Viewer View Menu

Goes to the subsequent item in your current Catalog Folder. Use this to browse the contents of a folder without having to go to the Catalog Browser, regardless of the file type.

1	Select View > Next. Or click the View Next icon [image] on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar.

2	The subsequent item in the Catalog Folder is shown in the Catalog Viewer window.

3	To de-select, click outside the selected area.


 Set Font - Catalog Viewer View Menu

Available for TEXT captures only.

The option allows you to set font characteristics in the Preview window and printed output of captured TEXT, limited by the fonts and capabilities of your system. This can be handy for pre-formatting text from screens before placing them into a word processor.

1	Select Viewer > Set Font…. The Font dialog box opens.

2	Select from the scrolling lists the Font Name, Style, and Size.

3	Click [OK] to save your font settings for text captures; click [Cancel] to not use the changes.


 Word Wrap - Catalog Viewer View Menu

Available for TEXT captures only.

This option allows you to specify Word Wrap in the Preview window and printed output of captured TEXT in the Catalog Viewer. Word wrap means that long text lines "wrap" from line to line, rather than continuing off-screen. This can be handy for formatting long text screens or text that was originally in an e-mail message that exceeds screen width.

1	Select View > Word Wrap.

2	The text in the file formats so that long lines wrap from line to line on screen, rather than continue off-screen.


 Play - Catalog Viewer View Menu

VIDEO preview only. Displays a Video Player that shows the moving clip.

1	Select View > Play. Or click the Play Video icon [image] on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar.

The AVI Player window (related to video play in your Windows installation) opens and begins to play the selected video clip.

2	The AVI Player has video control buttons to control the playing of the video clip.

3	When the video is done playing, the AVI Player closes. Or close the video clip by clicking the file close box [X] in the top right corner of the window.


 First Frame - Catalog Viewer View Menu

VIDEO preview only. Displays the first frame of the clip in the Catalog Viewer Preview window.

1	Select View > First Frame. Or click the First Frame icon [image] on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar. The first frame of the video clip is shown in the Catalog Viewer. The Frame Number (0) is shown in the status bar at the bottom of the Viewer window.

2	All of the other buttons on the Catalog Viewer are available to scroll through the video clip a frame at a time or play the video.


 Previous Frame - Catalog Viewer View Menu

VIDEO preview only. Scrolls to the frame before in the video clip and displays it in the Catalog Viewer Preview window.

1	Select View > Previous Frame. Or click the Previous Frame icon [image] on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar. The frame before the one you were viewing is shown in the Catalog Viewer. The Frame Number is shown in the status bar at the bottom of the Viewer window.

2	All of the other buttons on the Catalog Viewer are available to scroll through the video clip a frame at a time or play the video.


 Next Frame - Catalog Viewer View Menu

VIDEO preview only. Scrolls ahead to the subsequent frame in the video clip and displays it in the Catalog Viewer Preview window.

1	Select View > Next Frame. Or click the Next Frame icon [image] on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar. The subsequent frame of the video clip from the one you were viewing is shown in the Catalog Viewer. The Frame Number is shown in the status bar at the bottom of the Viewer window.

2	All of the other buttons on the Catalog Viewer are available to scroll through the video clip a frame at a time or play the video.


 Last Frame - Catalog Viewer View Menu

VIDEO preview only. Displays the last frame of the clip in the Catalog Viewer Preview window.

1	Select View > Last Frame. Or click the Last Frame icon [image] on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar. The last frame of the video clip is shown in the Catalog Viewer. The Frame Number is shown in the status bar at the bottom of the Viewer window.

2	All of the other buttons on the Catalog Viewer are available to scroll through the video clip a frame at a time or play the video.


 Large Icons - Catalog Viewer View Menu

Select this option to see the Viewer Toolbar with full size icons and text labels. Remove the check mark from the option to see small size icons without text labels.


 Autosize Window to Image - Catalog Viewer View Menu

Select this option to decrease the size of the Catalog Viewer Window to be sufficiently large to see the image. Remove the check mark from this option to let the Catalog Viewer Window stay the same size as before when viewing images.


 Zoom In - Catalog Viewer/Preview View Menu

Available for IMAGE, VIDEO, and WEB captures.

Select this option to zoom in on an image in the Catalog Viewer Window or SnagIt Preview Window to work on details.

1	Select View > Zoom In to zoom in up to 2000% of actual size (very large). Or click the Zoom In icon on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar.

2	Use Zoom Out or Actual Size to return the image to original size.

NOTE: The original image is not changed in any way. Zoom operates on the view of the file and does not change the original.


 Zoom Out - Catalog Viewer/Preview View Menu

Available for IMAGE, VIDEO, and WEB captures.

Select this option to zoom out from an image in the Catalog Viewer Window or SnagIt Preview Window to see more of the picture. Or click the Zoom Out icon on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar.

1	Select View > Zoom Out to zoom out up to 5% of actual size (very small). Or click the Zoom Out icon on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar.

2	Use Zoom In or Actual Size to return the image to original size.

NOTE: The original image is not changed in any way. Zoom operates on the view of the file and does not change the original.


 Actual Size - Catalog Viewer/Preview View Menu

Available for IMAGE, VIDEO, and WEB captures.

Select this option to return a zoomed image in the Catalog Viewer Window or SnagIt Preview Window to original size.

1	Select View > Actual Size. The image returns to original size (100%).

NOTE: This option is not available if the image is already at original size.


 Show Grid - Catalog Viewer/Preview View Menu

Available for IMAGE, VIDEO, and WEB captures.

Select this option to show a pixel grid on the captured image when zoomed in 600% or more in the Catalog Viewer Window or SnagIt Preview Window.

1	Select View > Zoom In or click the Zoom In icon until the image is at least 600% of actual size.

2	Select View > Show Grid. A grid separates pixels so that boundary can be seen between each pixel better.

NOTE: This option is not available until you zoom in initially. Then it stays set for the image regardless of zoom factor.


 Palette - Catalog Viewer/Preview View Menu

Available for IMAGE and VIDEO captures.

NOTE: This option does not change the graphic. Changes the screen image only.

For the image palette, select Auto or Fixed. For more details about palette options, see also: Custom Color Resolution Details.


 Dithering - Catalog Viewer/Preview View Menu

Available for IMAGE and VIDEO captures.

NOTE: This option does not change the graphic. Changes the screen image only.

For the image dithering, select Ordered or Error Diffusion. For more details about dithering options, see also: Custom Color Resolution Details.


 Flip - Catalog Viewer/Preview Image Menu

This option flips the image from top to bottom.

NOTE: This effect can be applied to a region of the image. Use the cursor to select a region of the image, then apply the effect.

1	Select an image in the SnagIt Catalog Browser.

2	With the image in the Catalog Viewer window, select Image > Flip.

The image shows the change.

3	Use Save to save the file with the original file name; use Save As… to give it a new name.


 Reverse - Catalog Viewer/Preview Image Menu

This option turns the specified bitmap (left to right) for a mirror image.

NOTE: This effect can be applied to a region of the image. Use the cursor to select a region of the image, then apply the effect.

1	Select an image in the SnagIt Catalog Browser.

2	With the image in the Catalog Viewer window, select Image > Reverse.

The image shows the change.

3	Use Save to save the file with the original file name; use Save As… to give it a new name.


 Shear - Catalog Viewer/Preview Effects Menu

This option moves the corners of a bitmap in the fashion of a parallelogram.

1	Select an image in the SnagIt Catalog Browser.

2	With the image in the Catalog Viewer window, select Image > Shear.

3	Select an angle for the shear. The example above is a 15 degree angle. A range of angles between –45 and +45 degrees is possible. See the change in the preview thumbnail.

4	Select a background color for the area behind the image. Select a color from the palette and see the change in the preview thumbnail.

5	Click [OK] to accept the changes as shown in the thumbnail. To undo your changes, click Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z>. The image in the Catalog Viewer shows the change.

6	Use Save to save the file with the original file name; use Save As… to give it a new name.


 Resolution - Catalog Viewer/Preview Image Menu

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Resolution controls the resolution of an image in dots per inch (dpi) and specifies how other programs (page layout programs, for example ) show and print SnagIt images.

Unless specifying a resolution is necessary, select the Auto Configure check box. This option uses the default screen resolution (typically 96 dpi). In general, the higher the resolution the smaller the images look in publishing programs.

NOTE: This does not change how SnagIt displays or prints the image. Resolution is not preserved by GIF or PNG files.


 Rotate - Catalog Viewer/Preview Image Menu

This option turns a bitmap by the number of degrees specified. Select 90, 180, or 270 degrees clockwise, or turn the image in increments from zero to 360 degrees.

1	Select an image in the SnagIt Catalog Browser.

2	With the image in the Catalog Viewer window, select Image > Rotate.

3	Select a rotation: 90, 180, or 270 degrees. Or select Image > Rotate > Any Angle… to turn from zero to 360 degrees in any increment (e.g., 58 degrees). See the change in the preview thumbnail.

4	Select a background color for the area behind the image. Select a color from the palette and see the change in the preview thumbnail.

5	Click [OK] to accept the changes as shown in the thumbnail. To undo your changes, click Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z>. The image in the Catalog Viewer shows the change.

6	Use Save to save the file with the original file name; use Save As… to give it a new name.


 Scale - Catalog Viewer/Preview Image Menu

This option scales the image to percentage sizes or select a custom scale. Use this menu to access Smooth Scaling.

1	Select an image in the SnagIt Catalog Browser.

2	With the image in the Catalog Viewer window, select Image > Scale >.

The scaling options are listed as shown below. Click to select the one to use.

•	200%

•	300%

•	400%

•	75%

•	50%

•	33%

•	Custom Scale…

•	Smooth Scaling

To learn more on using the Scale options, see also: Scaling Options Details.


 Image Processing - Catalog Viewer/Preview Effects Menu

NOTE: These effects can be applied to a region of the image. Use the cursor to select a region of the image, then apply the effect.

To access image effects:

1	Select an image in the SnagIt Catalog Browser.

2	With the image in the Catalog Viewer window, select Effects > Image Processing. A fly-out menu shows more choices. Click to select the one to use.

Posterize:	Applies a poster effect on the image.
Mosaic:	Imposes a mosaic effect on a bitmap by dividing the bitmap into tiles of a specified size and changing the color of all pixels in each tile to the average color of pixels in the tile.
Average:	Changes the color of each pixel in a bitmap to the average color of pixels in its neighborhood. This causes a blur effect.
Median:	Changes the color of each pixel in a bitmap to the median color of pixels in its neighborhood. This is equivalent to the Average filter, but it is used to decrease noise, rather than add a blur effect.
Sharpen:	Increases or decreases the sharpness of the image in the bitmap.
Add Noise:	Adds pixels to a bitmap at any location, letting you give the percentage of coverage and the color plane.
Emboss:	Applies an emboss effect to a bitmap, letting you give the depth and direction of the effect.
Oilify:	Applies an oil-painting effect to the bitmap.
Underlay:	Combines two bitmaps so that one looks to be an underlying texture for the other. This is good when the underlying image is a filtered one, such as an embossed image.
Solarize:	Applies an effect that mimics the accidental exposure of photographic film to light. It does so by inverting all color data with an intensity value greater than or the same as the threshold that you give.
Edge Enhance:	Enhance the edges in the image.


 Edge Detection - Catalog Viewer/Preview Effects Menu

NOTE: These effects can be applied to a region of the image. Use the cursor to select a region of the image, then apply the effect.

To access edge detection:

1	Select an image in the SnagIt Catalog Browser.

2	With the image in the Catalog Viewer window, select Effects > Edge Detection >.

These edge detection techniques are listed. Click to select the one to use.

Gradient	Detects edges, starting from one of eight specified directions. All pixels not on the detected edges are changed to black.
Laplacian	Detects lines. There are three omnidirectional filters and three bi-directional ones. All pixels not on the detected lines are changed to black.
Sobel	Detects horizontal or vertical edges. All pixels not on the detected edges are changed to black. (The use is the same as Prewitt, but the algorithm is different.)
Prewitt	Detects horizontal or vertical edges. All pixels not on the detected edges are changed to black.
Shift and Difference	Detects horizontal, vertical, or diagonal edges. All pixels not on the detected edges are changed to black.
Line Segment	Detects line segments. Possible directions are horizontal, vertical, left-to-right diagonal, and right-to-left diagonal. Use this filter to find line discontinuities in an image. All pixels not on the detected line segments are changed to black.


 Halftone - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

This option changes the selected image to a dithered black and white image. To access Halftone:

1	On SnagIt Preview or Catalog Viewer windows, select Colors > Halftone….

The Halftone Angle dialog opens.

2	Slide the angle indicator left or right until the thumbnail preview is as legible as it can be.

3	Click [OK] to accept the conversion or [Cancel] to not use it.


 GrayScale - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

This option changes the selected image to 256 shades of gray. This improves printing on some printers. It can also decrease files size in some circumstances.

1	On SnagIt Preview or Catalog Viewer windows, select Colors > GrayScale.

The image shows the change immediately. To undo the change select Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z>.


 Color Resolution - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

NOTE: The Color Resolution dialog is the same as the Custom Color Resolution dialog available from the SnagIt Filters menu. The dialog on the Preview window and Catalog Viewer shows a preview thumbnail, whereas this is not possible in SnagIt before capture.

This option is used to set an image’s color resolution during or after capture.

1	Select the Color Resolution option:

•	During capture using the SnagIt Main screen, select Filters > Color Conversion > Custom Color Resolution….

•	When using the capture Preview window or the Catalog Viewer, select Colors > Color Resolution….

2	Change an image to a specified number of colors using Bits Per Pixel:

•	Monochrome (1-bit)

•	2 colors (2-bit)

•	8 colors (3-bit)

•	16 colors (4-bit)

•	32 colors (5-bit)

•	64 colors (6-bit)

•	128 colors (7-bit)

•	256 colors (8-bit)

•	65536 colors (16-bit)

•	16M colors (24-bit)

•	16M colors (32-bit)

3	Use a dither to make the image look smoother during changes in color resolution. When changing an image to 256 colors or fewer, a number of dithering options are available in the Dither Method list box.

•	None

•	Floyd Steinberg

•	Stucki

•	Burkes

•	Sierra

•	Stevenson Arce

•	Jarvis

•	Ordered

4	Use trial-and-error to select the best dithering. Changes from your selection are shown in the thumbnail on the Color Resolution dialog.

5	Select a color palette. When changing an image to 256 colors or fewer, four color palette options are available in the Palette list box:

•	Fixed – save the image using a Fixed palette

•	Optimized – save the image using a palette optimized for this image

•	Windows Identity – save the image using the Windows system palette

•	Netscape Fixed – save the image using the palette used by Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer

6	Click [OK] to accept your changes. If you are using the Preview window or the Catalog Viewer, you see the changes on the full-size captured image. To undo the change, select Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z> any number of times.

7	Click [Cancel] on the Color Resolution dialog to start again if necessary.

To learn more about color resolution dithering and palettes, see also: Custom Color Resolution Details.


 Invert - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

This option inverts the colors of a selected image, similar to a photographic negative.

NOTE: This effect can be applied to a region of the image. Use the cursor to select a region of the image, then apply the effect.

1	On SnagIt Preview or Catalog Viewer windows, select Colors > Invert.

The image shows the change immediately. To undo the change, select Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z>.


 Transparent Color - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

Use transparent color to set a color in an image to transparent. This can be helpful for graphics destined for the Internet or other online systems. On the Internet, most recent web browsers support transparent GIF. This allows you to import graphics that have areas to be the same color as the background color you are using on web pages.

NOTE: SnagIt can save transparency data only for files that are saved as GIF. Make sure this is the file format you select when you save your image.

1	Double-click an image in the Catalog Browser.

The Catalog Viewer window opens with the graphic shown full size.

2	Select Colors > Transparent Color….

The Transparent Color dialog opens with a palette of the colors in the image.

3	Put a check mark in the box adjacent to Transparency On. To learn more, see also: Transparency On.

4	Click a color in the palette to select one. A sample of the selected color shows in the thumbnail box.

5	Click [OK] to save the changes or [Cancel] to quit.

6	Click the [Default] button to reset the transparent color to the default.


 Custom Color Substitution - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

Available for IMAGE captures only.

This option is used to tell SnagIt to replace one color with a different one after capture. This can be helpful in creating custom screen shots with colors other than the ones that were originally captured.

NOTE: This effect can be applied to a region of the image. Use the cursor to select a region of the image, then apply the effect.

1	On the Catalog Browser screen, double-click an image file to select it.

The selected image opens on the Catalog Viewer screen.

2	Select Colors > Custom Color Substitution…. The Custom Color Substitution dialog opens.

3	Select the original and alternative colors using one of these methods:

•	Type the numerical values of the original color and alternative color in the R(ed), G(reen), and B(lue) boxes.

•	Double-click the color box to open the color palette.

•	Click [Select] to use the color picker.

4	If you type the numeric values of the colors in the boxes, the color is determined by the numbers. The color chip changes to show the colors selected.

5	If you use the color palette, select from 48 basic colors or select from sixteen user-definable colors.

6	If you use the color picker to select the original or the alternative color, the cursor changes to an eyedropper. Click one time on a color to select it.

7	Click the Color Accuracy wheel to change the range of color values that can be included in the substitution. Lower the percent value to increase the range of colors to be evaluated in the substitution.

When you click [OK], a color in the image that matches the original color is changed to the alternative color.


 Brightness - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

This option changes the intensity (brightness) of the selected image.

NOTE: This effect can be applied to a region of the image. Use the cursor to select a region of the image, then apply the effect.

1	On SnagIt Preview or Catalog Viewer windows, select Colors > Brightness….

The Change Brightness dialog opens.

2	Move the slide control left to darken the image, right to lighten it. The thumbnail preview shows the effect.

3	Click [OK] to accept the changes.

4	To undo the change, select Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z>.

5	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.


 Contrast - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

This option changes the contrast between light and dark portions of the selected image.

NOTE: This effect can be applied to a region of the image. Use the cursor to select a region of the image, then apply the effect.

1	On SnagIt Preview or Catalog Viewer windows, select Colors > Contrast….

The Change Contrast dialog opens.

2	Move the slide control left to darken the contrast, right to lighten it. The thumbnail preview shows the effect.

3	Click [OK] to accept the changes.

4	To undo the change, select Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z>.

5	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.


 Hue - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

This option changes the hue of colors in the selected image (similar to rotating a color wheel to select a different mixture of colors).

NOTE: This effect can be applied to a region of the image. Use the cursor to select a region of the image, then apply the effect.

1	On SnagIt Preview or Catalog Viewer windows, select Colors > Hue….

The Change Hue dialog opens.

2	Move the slide control left to turn the color wheel counterclockwise by the specified number of degrees, right to turn the wheel clockwise. The thumbnail preview shows the effect.

3	Click [OK] to accept the changes.

4	To undo the change, select Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z>.

5	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.


 Saturation - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

This option increases or decreases the saturation of colors in a selected image. Saturation is the quantity of a color in pixels, from gray at the lowest saturation to rich color in the highest.

NOTE: This effect can be applied to a region of the image. Use the cursor to select a region of the image, then apply the effect.

1	On SnagIt Preview or Catalog Viewer windows, select Colors > Saturation….

The Change Saturation dialog opens.

2	Move the slide control left to decrease the color saturation by the specified percentage, right to increase it. The thumbnail preview shows the effect.

3	Click [OK] to accept the changes.

4	To undo the change, select Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z>.

5	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.


 Histogram Equalize - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

Available in the Colors > Advanced menu.

This option makes linear the number of pixels per gray level in the image. This can be used to show details in dark areas of an image.

NOTE: This effect can be applied to a region of the image. Use the cursor to select a region of the image, then apply the effect.

1	On SnagIt Preview or Catalog Viewer windows, select Colors > Advanced > Histogram Equalize.

The image shows the change immediately. To undo the change, select Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z>.


 HistoContrast - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

Available in the Colors > Advanced menu.

This option increases or decreases the contrast of the selected image, using a histogram to find the median brightness.

NOTE: This effect can be applied to a region of the image. Use the cursor to select a region of the image, then apply the effect.

1	On SnagIt Preview or Catalog Viewer windows, select Colors > Advanced > Histo-Contrast….

The Change HistoContrast dialog opens.

2	Move the slide control left to decrease the contrast by the specified percentage, right to increase it. The thumbnail preview shows the effect.

3	Click [OK] to accept the changes.

4	To undo the change, select Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z>.

5	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.


 Stretch Intensity - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

Available in the Colors > Advanced menu.

This option increases the contrast in the selected image by centering, maximizing, and proportioning the range of intensity values.

NOTE: This effect can be applied to a region of the image. Use the cursor to select a region of the image, then apply the effect.

1	On SnagIt Preview or Catalog Viewer windows, select Colors > Advanced > Stretch Intensity.

The image shows the change immediately. To undo the change, select Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z>.


 Gamma Correct - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

Available in the Colors > Advanced menu.

This option adjusts the intensity of colors in a selected graphic by changing the gamma constant that is used to map the intensity values. Gamma correction changes brightness using a logarithmic scale for visual perception. Gamma is a constant that is used to calculate the progression. For most CRTs, the gamma constant is in the range of 2.2 to 2.5.

NOTE: This effect can be applied to a region of the image. Use the cursor to select a region of the image, then apply the effect.

1	On SnagIt Preview or Catalog Viewer windows, select Colors > Advanced > Gamma Correct….

The Change Gamma Correct dialog opens.

2	Move the slide control left to decrease the gamma correction by the specified percentage, right to increase it. The thumbnail preview shows the effect.

3	Click [OK] to accept the changes.

4	To undo the change, select Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z>.

5	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.


 Intensity Detect - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

Available in the Colors > Advanced menu.

This option filters the specified graphic to find colors in a specified intensity range. Use slide controls to set the low and high thresholds.

NOTE: This effect can be applied to a region of the image. Use the cursor to select a region of the image, then apply the effect.

1	On SnagIt Preview or Catalog Viewer windows, select Colors > Advanced > Intensity Detect….

The Intensity Detect dialog opens.

2	Move the top slide control to adjust the Low Intensity Detect threshold.

3	Move the top slide control to adjust the High Intensity Detect threshold

4	Click [OK] to accept the changes.

5	To undo the change, select Edit > Undo or push <Ctrl> + <Z>.

6	Click [Cancel] to start over if necessary.


 Help - Catalog Viewer/Preview Help Menu

Click Help on the Catalog Viewer window to see this on-line help system. Or click the Help icon [image] on the Viewer Toolbar.


 Print - Catalog Viewer/Preview Toolbar

Sends the file currently in the Catalog Viewer to your currently selected printer.

1	If a printer change is necessary or to set up print properties, select File > Page Setup.

2	Click the Print icon on the Viewer Toolbar. Or select File > Print.

The item is sent to the printer. For VIDEO items, the frame currently in view in Catalog Viewer is printed.


 Print Preview - Catalog Viewer/Preview Toolbar

Prepares a preview of the file currently in the Catalog Viewer.

1	If a printer change is necessary or to set up print properties, select File > Page Setup.

2	Click the Print Preview icon on the Viewer Toolbar. Or select File > Print Preview.

The item is shown in a print preview window that shows the size and location of the item on a page. For VIDEO items, the frame currently in view in Catalog Viewer is shown.

3	Click one of the buttons along the top side of the Print Preview window to continue:

[Print…]	Prints the image currently in the Print Preview window.
[Next Page]	If there is more than one page, goes to the subsequent page.
[Prev Page]	If there is more than one page, goes to the page before.
[Two Page]	Shows files that are more than one page side-by-side.
[Zoom In]	Zooms in as many as three levels on images to make their size larger on screen. Does not change the printed image.
[Zoom Out]	Zooms out as many as three levels on images to decrease their size on screen. Does not change the printed image.
[Close]	Closes the Print Preview window without printing. Return to the Catalog Viewer.


 Save - Catalog Viewer Toolbar

Allows you to save a selected file after making changes to it in the Catalog Viewer.

1	Click the Save icon on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar. Or select File > Save.

2	The file is saved to the same file name.

NOTE: To save the item to a different file or use a different file format, use File > Save As….


 Crop Region - Capture Preview Toolbar

Available for IMAGE captures only.

The crop tool is used to decrease the size of an IMAGE file to one selected by the mouse. Make a box in the image in Capture Preview, then remove, or crop, the part that is not necessary.

1	Select an area in the viewer to crop to by drawing a frame around the area.

2	Move the selection rectangle with the mouse if necessary or change the selection rectangle using one of the grab tabs around the edge. To de-select the selected area, click outside the selection rectangle.

3	Click the Crop Region icon on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar. Or select Edit > Crop. The selected area is preserved in the viewer; the area outside the drawn rectangle is cropped or discarded. (Use Edit > Undo if necessary.)

4	The cropped image file is not changed until you save it (undo the crop before using File > Save if necessary).


 Copy Selection to Clipboard - Catalog Viewer/Preview Toolbar

Use the mouse to select an area of an item in the Catalog Viewer. Also use Edit > Select All to select all of the item or image on the viewer. Then make a copy of the item on the Windows clipboard for pasting in the item in view, or to a different program that can accept the data.

1	Select something to make a copy of.

•	In an IMAGE, use the mouse to select an area of the graphic or use Edit > Select All.

•	In a TEXT file, use the mouse to highlight text or use Edit > Select All.

•	In a VIDEO file, use the mouse to select an area of one frame or use Edit > Select All to select all of the frame.

2	To de-select, click outside the selected area.

3	Click the Copy Selection icon on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar. Or Select Edit > Copy. Or push the <Ctrl> + <C> shortcut keys. The selected area is placed on the Windows clipboard.

4	Go to the program where the selected item is to be put. Select the edit tool in the program that allows you to put the clipboard contents. (Usually Edit > Paste or <Ctrl> + <V>.)


 Undo - Catalog Viewer Toolbar

Undoes the last change(s) made to the item in the Catalog Viewer window. Not available for VIDEO captures.

1	Click the Undo Icon or select the menu Edit > Undo.

2	The editing operation you performed before is returned to the condition the item was in before.


 Delete - Catalog Viewer Toolbar

Allows you to delete the file you are viewing in the Catalog Viewer folder. You receive a warning before a file is deleted.

1	Click the Delete icon on the Viewer Toolbar. Or select File > Delete. A warning asks if you are sure you want to delete.

2	Click [Yes] to delete. Click [No] to keep the files intact.


 View Previous - Catalog Viewer Toolbar

Goes to the item before in your current Catalog Folder. Use this to browse through the contents of a folder without having to go to the Catalog Browser, regardless of the file type.

1	Click the View Previous icon on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar. Or select View > Previous.

2	The subsequent item in the Catalog Folder is shown in the Catalog Viewer window.


 View Next - Catalog Viewer Toolbar

Goes to the subsequent item in your current Catalog Folder. Use this to browse through the contents of a folder without having to go to the Catalog Browser, regardless of the file type.

1	Click the View Next icon on the Catalog Viewer Toolbar. Or select View > Next.

2	The subsequent item in the Catalog Folder is shown in the Catalog Viewer window.


 Help - Catalog Viewer/Preview Toolbar

Click the Help icon on the Viewer Toolbar. Or click Help on the Catalog Viewer window to see this on-line help system.


 Catalog Browser Go Menu

This is an alternative navigation through the folders in the tree view of folders in the Catalog Browser.

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 Up One Level Catalog Browser Toolbar

Click the Up One Level icon on the Catalog Browser toolbar. The folder currently in view changes to the one directly above it in the directory structure.

Or on the SnagIt Catalog Browser, select menu Go > Up One Level.


 SnagIt Catalog Folder Catalog Browser Toolbar

1	Click the SnagIt Catalog Folder icon on the Catalog Browser toolbar to go to the Catalog Folder you have selected in SnagIt Output > Properties > Catalog Browser.

2	Or select Go > To Catalog Folder on the Catalog Browser menus.

The Catalog Folder opens in the detail/thumbnail listing.


 Refresh Catalog Browser Toolbar

Click the Refresh icon on the Catalog Browser toolbar to refresh the listing of files in the detail/thumbnail listing.

The Catalog Browser detail/thumbnail listing updates to show recent changes.


 Folder List Box Catalog Browser

Click the drop-down list of folders below the toolbar. A list of most-recently used folders opens. Highlight one to select it. Or type the folder name in the drop-down list/box.

The selected folder is selected in the treeview list and the Catalog Browser detail/thumbnail listing shows the contents.


 Change Folder Catalog Browser

1	Click [image] adjacent to the folder drop-down list/box. The Browse for Folder tree dialog opens for you to select a different folder.

2	Click a folder name in the tree. The selected folder is selected in the treeview list and the Catalog Browser detail/thumbnail listing shows the contents.


 Folder Treeview Catalog Browser

The SnagIt Catalog Browser Folder Treeview area shows a list of folders on your computer.

1	Navigate between folders easily by clicking to select it.

2	Click the plus sign [+] adjacent to a folder to show its contents and subfolders.

3	Click the minus sign [-] adjacent to a folder to close it and hide subfolders.


 Up One Level - Catalog Browser Go Menu

On the SnagIt Catalog Browser, select Go > Up One Level. The folder currently in view changes to the one directly above it in the directory structure.

Or on the SnagIt Catalog Browser, click the Up One Level icon on the Catalog Browser toolbar.


 To Folder - Catalog Browser Go Menu

1	On the SnagIt Catalog Browser, select Go > To Folder…. The Browse for Folder tree dialog opens for you to select a different folder.

2	Click a folder name in the tree. The selected folder is selected in the treeview list and the Catalog Browser detail/thumbnail listing shows the contents.


 To Catalog Folder - Catalog Browser Go Menu

On the SnagIt Catalog Browser menus, select Go > To Catalog Folder.

The Catalog Folder opens in the detail/thumbnail listing.

Or click the SnagIt Catalog Folder icon on the Catalog Browser toolbar to go to the Catalog Folder you have selected in SnagIt Output > Properties > Catalog Browser.


 File Format Options

The File Format Options dialog is available when you click the [Options…] button and when you select an option that permits format conversion.

Depending on the type of file you selected, the selections that are listed on the File Format Options dialog include:

Number of Colors

Subfile Type

Progressive Save Options

JPEG Image Quality

Transparency On

File Format Options Command Buttons


 Number of Colors

The number of colors in the saved image, also referred to as color depth. The number of colors available depends on the file format selected in the drop-down list on the dialog that allowed you to select a format. For example, the BMP format supports more color depth choices than PCX. This list shows all possible choices:

•	Monochrome (1-bit)

•	4 colors (2-bit)

•	8 colors (3-bit)

•	16 colors (4-bit)

•	32 colors (5-bit)

•	64 colors (6-bit)

•	128 colors (7-bit)

•	256 colors (8-bit)

•	65536 colors (16-bit)

•	16M colors (24-bit)

•	16M colors (32-bit)


 Subfile Type

Depending on the current Color Depth selection the Subfile Types listed in the paragraphs below are available:

BMP - Windows Bitmap:

•	Uncompressed – uncompressed Windows Bitmap file

•	Compressed (RLE) – compressed Windows Bitmap file using RLE compression

Compressed Bitmap (.BMP) is an optional compressed Window Bitmap format for 16 and 256 color images. Compressed Bitmaps make areas of the image smaller which have the same color by using "run length encoding (RLE)." This can dramatically decrease the size of the image file, especially for screen captures (since they frequently have large areas of the same color). Compressed Bitmap files are not as widely supported by Windows programs as uncompressed Bitmap files.

GIF – CompuServe GIF:

•	Non-Interlaced GIF 89a – the image displays slowly as all of the file is loaded (e.g. by a web browser).

•	Interlaced GIF 89a – the image displays at full size as quickly as possible, then fills in rows as it is loaded (for example, by a web browser).

JPG – JPEG Image File:

•	YUV 4:0:0 – YUV color model with 4:0:0 grayscale color spacing

•	YUV 4:4:4 – YUV color model with 4:4:4 color spacing

•	YUV 4:4:2 – YUV color model with 4:4:2 color spacing

•	YUV 4:4:1 – YUV color model with 4:4:1 color spacing

JPG – Progressive:

The progressive JPG subfile types are the same as regular JPG, but the image displays at full size as quickly as possible, and then clarifies as it is loaded (for example, by a web browser).

•	Progressive YUV 4:0:0

•	Progressive YUV 4:4:4

•	Progressive YUV 4:4:2

•	Progressive YUV 4:4:1

For more detail on JPG Progressive Subfile Types, see also: Progressive Save Options.

TIF – Tagged Image File:

TIFF is a tag-based file format designed to promote universal interchanges of digital image data. There are many versions of TIFF. SnagIt supports the usual TIFF formats:

•	CCITT - These are compressed TIFF files that are commonly used for FAX transmission and document imaging.

•	CCITT Group 3 1D - These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced and more compressed than TIFF CCITT (1-dimension format).

•	CCITT Group 3 2D1D - These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced and more compressed than TIFF CCITT (2-dimension format).

•	CCITT Group 4 - These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced and more compressed than TIFF CCITT Group 3.

•	Uncompressed RGB – uncompressed TIFF file with the RGB color model

•	Packbits (RLE) RGB – compressed TIFF file using RLE compression and the RGB color model

•	LZW RGB – compressed TIFF file using LZW compression and the RGB color model

•	JPEG (Gray) YCbCr – compressed TIFF file using JPEG compression and the YCbCr color model

•	Uncompressed CMYK – uncompressed TIFF file using the CMYK color model

•	Uncompressed YcbCr – uncompressed TIFF file using the YcbCr color model

•	Packbits CMYK – compressed TIFF file using "Pack Bits" compression and the CMYK color model

•	Packbits YcbCr – compressed TIFF file using "Pack Bits" compression and the YcbCr color model

•	LZW CMYK – compressed TIFF file using LZW compression and the CMYK color model

•	LZW YcbCr – compressed TIFF file using LZW compression and the YcbCr color model

•	JPEG YCbCr 4:4:4 – compressed TIFF file using JPEG compression and the YcbCr color model with 4:4:4 color spacing

•	JPEG YCbCr 4:4:2– compressed TIFF file using JPEG compression and the YcbCr color model with 4:4:2 color spacing

•	JPEG YCbCr 4:4:1– compressed TIFF file using JPEG compression and the YcbCr color model with 4:4:4 color spacing


 Progressive Save Options

When one of the Progressive Subfile Types are selected for a JPEG file, the Progressive Save Options list box allows you to select a number from 1 through 12. This is the number of scans the program makes through the image while saving a progressive file type.


 JPEG Image Quality

JPEG compression always loses some image quality. Quality specifies the quality of the compressed image, where 100 is the highest quality and 1 is the lowest quality. The higher the image quality adjustment, the longer the conversion or save takes.


 Transparency On

For GIF files only, one color can be set to look transparent in a browser that supports transparency. For example, use this in conjunction with Cascaded Menu captures to set the background color to be captured as the background, then make that color transparent in the GIF file when saved and imported into a web page. It is possible to have many menu captures on a web site without the usual blocky look of image backgrounds that are not transparent.

NOTE: SnagIt can save transparency data only for GIF files. If you set this option in SnagIt and then save the file in a different format subsequently (for example, if you Save As… BMP), the transparency setting is lost.

NOTE: Transparent color can also be set after image capture. See also: Transparent Color - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu.

1	On the Output Properties Image File tab, select GIF image file format.

2	Click the [Options…] button.

The File Format Options dialog opens.

3	Put a check mark in the box adjacent to Transparency On.

4	Click the [Set Color] button.

The Transparent Color dialog opens.

5	Select a transparent color in one of these ways:

•	Click a color in the palette to select one of the colors.

•	Click the [Custom…] button to set the color using the Windows palette.

•	Type the Red, Green, and Blue numbers (between 0 and 255 for each) in the applicable boxes.

A sample of the selected color shows in the thumbnail box.

6	Click [OK] to save changes or [Cancel] to stop.

7	Click the [Default] button to reset the transparent color to the default.


 File Format Options Command Buttons

[OK]	Click [OK] to set the File Format Options for the current file conversion or save.
[Cancel]	Click [Cancel] to not use the settings and go to the File Format selection list.
[Default]	Loads the best or usual settings based on your desktop color settings.
[Help]	Refer to this Help System for instructions.


Color Depth

The number of colors supported by the graphic file format. Expressed in a variety of ways, such as:

•	a number of colors, such as 32, 256, or 16 million

•	the number of bits-per-pixel of color, such as 4-bit, 8-bit, or 32-bit

•	generic names, such as High Color or True Color.


 Add Audio - Catalog Browser Toolbar

Use this feature to add audio to an IMAGE or VIDEO file in the Catalog Browser. Your computer must have a sound card, microphone, and the correct software installed. You must also have DubIt installed, an add-on program that works with SnagIt. To learn more on downloading and using this handy program, go to the TechSmith Internet web site at: http://www.techsmith.com.

1	In the Catalog Browser, select an image or video file in the detail or thumbnail view.

2	To record audio, click the microphone icon [image].

The DubIt program window opens and the selected file is loaded into the DubIt desktop.

3	Speaking into the attached microphone, record audio and save the movie as an AVI file.

NOTE: If DubIt is not installed, the program informs you of this and allows you to go directly to the TechSmith website to download the most recent version.


 Start SnagIt Studio - Catalog Browser Toolbar

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Moves the selected image to SnagIt Studio, opens the Studio program, and uses the image as background. To learn more, see also: SnagIt Studio Help - Import an Image


 Add Audio - Catalog Browser File Menu

Use this feature to add audio to an IMAGE or VIDEO file in the Catalog Browser. Your computer must have a sound card, microphone, and the correct software installed. You must also have DubIt installed, an add-on program that works with SnagIt. To learn more on downloading and using this handy program, go to the TechSmith Internet web site at: http://www.techsmith.com.

1	In the Catalog Browser, select an image or video file in the detail or thumbnail view.

2	To record audio, select File > Add Audio.

The DubIt program window opens and the selected file is loaded into the DubIt desktop.

3	Speaking into the attached microphone, record audio and save the movie as an AVI file.

NOTE: If DubIt is not installed, a the program informs you of this and allows you to go directly to the TechSmith website to download the most recent version.


 SnagIt Studio - Catalog Browser File Menu

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Moves the selected image to SnagIt Studio, opens the Studio program, and uses the image as background. To learn more, see also: SnagIt Studio Help - Import an Image


 Open - Catalog Viewer View Menu

Available for VIDEO captures only.

Opens a video player (whatever player your computer uses as default) with the selected video file item without playing it (paused at the first frame). Use the player controls on the video player to show the movie. This is helpful for viewing short video clips which open, play, and close before anything can be done.

1	Double-click a video file in the Catalog Browser folder. The Catalog Viewer opens with the first frame of the video in view.

2	Select View > Open. The selected video file opens and begins to play.

3	Use the player controls to play, start, or scroll through the movie.


 Advanced - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

The Catalog Viewer Colors > Advanced flyout menu shows:

Histogram Equalize - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

HistoContrast - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

Stretch Intensity - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

Gamma Correct - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu

Intensity Detect - Catalog Viewer/Preview Colors Menu


 Multiple Images Layout

Use this dialog to set up the layout of printed thumbnails from the SnagIt Catalog Browser. This creates a "contact sheet" style of print to see multiple images on a page.

1	On Catalog Browser, select File > Page Setup…. The Printer dialog opens.

2	Click [Multiple Images…]. The Multiple Images Layout dialog opens.

3	Set the Number of columns and Number of rows to be printed on each page. The Preview shows you how this looks on the pages.

4	Set page Margins in the boxes. Type the numbers or select them with the spinner controls.

5	Set the Spacing between images. This controls the "gutter" between columns and rows.

6	In the Image Scale Options area, select Automatically fit image to make maximum use of the space you have given in the columns, rows, and margins.

7	Keep the check mark in Keep aspect ratio for scaled images to have undistorted height and width. Remove the check mark for the images to fill the spaces.

8	Select Manual fixed scale to set scaling percentages manually using the percent spinner. The Preview shows all size settings as you make them.


 Web Capture Preview

Available for WEB captures only.

Use the Web Capture Preview window to view a list of web pages and graphics scanned with the SnagIt web capture tool. The capture list shows the web page visited and the directory and filenames of graphics to be captured. Use this list to determine which images to capture when you Finish output and which ones to ignore. Items with the check mark removed are ignored on Rescan and Finish Output.

Click [Cancel] to start over or [Finish] to complete output.

The Web Capture Preview window has these items:

•	File Menu

•	View Menu

•	Toolbar

•	Web Page Capture List


 Image Capture Preview

Available for IMAGE captures only.

Use the Image Capture Preview window to see the images you capture before finishing output. This allows you to change Input and Output options if necessary and avoids creating files that must be deleted or overwritten. Zoom In or Out, make changes, or preview the printed page from the Preview window.

Click [Cancel] to start over or [Finish] to complete output.

The Image Capture Preview window has these items:

•	File Menu

•	Edit Menu

•	View Menu

•	Image Menu

•	Colors Menu

•	Effects Menu

•	Help Menu

•	Toolbar

•	Preview area (shows the image to be sent to output).


 Text Capture Preview

Available for TEXT captures only.

Use the Text Capture Preview window to see text you capture before finishing output. This allows you to change Input and Output options if necessary and avoids creating files that must be deleted or overwritten. Cut and copy text if necessary before finishing output.

Click [Cancel] to start over or [Finish] to complete output.

The Image Capture Preview window has these items:

•	File Menu

•	Edit Menu

•	View Menu

•	Toolbar

•	Preview area (shows the text to be sent to output).


 Video Capture Preview

Available for VIDEO captures only.

Use the Video Capture Preview window to see the videos you capture before finishing output. This allows you to change Input and Output options if necessary and avoids creating files that must be deleted or overwritten. Zoom In or Out and preview the captured video from the Preview window.

Click [Cancel] to start over or [Finish] to complete output.

The Video Capture Preview window has these items:

•	File Menu

•	View Menu

•	Toolbar

•	Video browsing controls

•	Preview area (shows the image to be sent to output).


 Web Capture Preview File Menu

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WEB


Web Capture Preview File > Finish Output

Available for WEB captures only.

When the list of captured web pages is satisfactory in the Web Capture Preview window, select File > Finish Output to store the selected captures. Or click the Finish icon on the toolbar.


Web Capture Preview File > Cancel Output

Available for WEB captures only.

Select File > Cancel Output to cancel the output of captured web files and start over. Or click the Cancel icon on the toolbar.


 Web Capture Preview View Menu

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WEB


Web Capture Preview View > Filters

Available for WEB captures only.

Select View > Filters… to open the Web Capture Filters dialog. Or click the Filter button on the toolbar. To learn more, see also Web Capture Filters (Filters).


Web Capture Preview View > Rescan

Available for WEB captures only.

Select View > Rescan… to capture the web site again. Or click the Rescan icon on the toolbar. Do this after changing filters or removing web pages and images from the list of captured pages.


 Web Capture Preview Toolbar

Available for WEB captures only.

The toolbar has these icons available:

•	Finish Output

•	Cancel Output

•	Modify Web Filters

•	Rescan Website

Select View > Large Icons to increase the size of toolbar icons or View > Small Icons to reduce the size.


 Web Page Capture List

After a web site has been captured and if Preview Window is select as an Output, the Capture Preview window opens. The body of the window shows a list of the web site addresses that have been searched.

1	To see separate pages and images, click [ + ]. To hide them, click [ - ].

2	Remove folders and images not to be captured by removing the check marks in the boxes.

3	Click Finish [image] when done. The images are sent to the output destination.

4	To try the capture again, click Cancel [image] and start over.

5	Click the Filter icon to change the way Filter Properties are set, then click the Rescan icon to scan the web site again with the new filter settings.


URL

The Uniform Resource Locator address typically used in Internet HTTP protocol. This technique resolves the URL to Internet Protocol, so that the host can be located on the web. An example of a URL is www.techsmith.com.