Print Screen Deluxe 4.0 - A product of American Systems
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1. Installing Print Screen Deluxe
2. How to use Print Screen Deluxe
3. Product Support
4. Ordering Print Screen Deluxe
[1. Installing Print Screen Deluxe]
***** INSTALLATION SUGGESTION ****
We suggest that you add Print Screen Deluxe to your 'Startup'
group. This way the <PrintScreen> key will always work everytime
Windows runs. This saves you from having to locate Print Screen
Deluxe, and run it every time you start Windows.
If you would like Print Screen Deluxe to start as an icon, just
edit the "properties" of the icon. To do this, single click on the
Print Screen Deluxe icon, click on 'File', then 'Properties',
check the 'Run Minimized' box, then press <OK>. From now on, any time
you click on this Print Screen Deluxe icon, it will start up
minimized.
***** ****
To install Print Screen Deluxe 4.0 run the SETUP.EXE from
Start..Run commandr.
For example, if you have the Print Screen Deluxe files on a
floppy disk, place the disk in drive A: or B:. If you place the
disk in drive A:, type "A:INSTALL". If your place the disk in
drive B:, type "B:INSTALL". If you have the Print Screen
Deluxe files on your hard disk, type the drive letter, then
the directory, and INSTALL (i.e. "C:\MYDIR\INSTALL").
You will be presented with the directory that Print Screen
Deluxe will be copied to.
Pressing 'Install', will install Print Screen Deluxe
into the specified directory.
If you have any difficulty, please call or write American Systems.
Email:
support@americansys.com
www.americansys.com
Phone:
(817)485-6547
Fax:
(817)485-2193
Address:
American Systems
5424 Rufe Snow #320
Fort Worth, TX, 76180
Care of Windows Utilities Division
[2. How to use Print Screen Deluxe]
Print Screen Deluxe is the ultimate screen capture utility. It provides a fast and
easy way to capture, print and save your screen. One keystroke does it all! With
one keystroke you can capture and print the entire screen, the current window, a
selected region, and more. Zoom into your image up to 1000 times its normal size
and view its fine details. Even captures DOS screens. New file formats include
GIF and TIFF for a total of twenty-five file (25) file formats in all! Print
Screen Deluxe 4.0 will even let you add comments to your captures, create
videos, and much more.
Copyright ⌐ 1994-1998, American Systems, All rights reserved.
How do I...
[Capture a screen or capture a portion of the screen or window?]
With Print Screen Deluxe you can capture any of the following
╖ The entire screen
╖ The current active window
╖ A selected rectangle region of the screen
╖ A selected round rectangle region of the screen
╖ A selected ellipse (circle) region of the screen
╖ A selected freehand outline region of the screen
╖ Any window
╖ Clipboard Images
╖ Clipboard Text and DOS Screens
╖ DirectX Screens
╖ Entire documents such as web pages (using the Auto Scroll option)
You can select capture options in 2 places. Either in the options menu or in the File..Preferencs window (see below)
If you would like to capture the entire screen then do the following.
1. Make sure that you have the 'Options'..'Capture Options'..'Entire Screen' option checked.
2. Capture the entire screen by hitting the screen capture hot key (default is <PrintScreen>).
3. A copy of the entire screen will appear in the Print Screen Deluxe window. You can then print, save, email or enhance it using the 'Special Effects' menu provided by Print Screen Deluxe.
If you would like to capture the current active window then do the following.
1. Make sure that you have the 'Options'..'Capture Options'..'Active Window' option checked.
2. Capture the entire window by hitting the screen capture hot key (default is <PrintScreen>).
3. A copy of the active window will appear in the Print Screen Deluxe window. You can then print, save, email or enhance it using the 'Special Effects' menu provided by Print Screen Deluxe.
If you would like to capture a rectangle, ellipse, or round rectangle region of the screen then do the following.
1. Make sure that you have the 'Options'..'Capture Options'..'Rectangle' (or Ellipse, or Round Rectangle) option checked
2. Start the screen captre by hitting the screen capture hot key (default is <PrintScreen>).
3. Your mouse cursor will change to crosshairs. Move your mouse to the top left point of the are you want to capture and hold your primary mouse button down.
4. While holding the primary mouse button down, drag the mouse to the lower right point of the screen that you want to capture. Notice that a rectangle, ellipse or round rectangle is being displayed that highlights the area of the screen to be captured.
5. When you are happy with the area to capture, release the primary mouse button. A copy of what you captured will appear in the Print Screen Deluxe window. You can then print, save, email or enhance it using 'Special Effects' provided by Print Screen Deluxe
If you would like to capture a freehand cutout region of the screen then do the following.
1. Make sure that you have the 'Options'..'Capture Options'..'Freehand' option checked
2. Start the screen captre by hitting the screen capture hot key (default is <PrintScreen>).
3. Your mouse cursor will change to crosshairs. Move your mouse to beginning of the cutout area and hold your primary mouse button down. Move the mouse around the object you are wanting to cut out then release the mouse button.
4. Notice that the cutout is being displayed that highlights the area of the screen to be captured.
5. A copy of what you captured will appear in the Print Screen Deluxe window. You can then print, save, email or enhance it using 'Special Effects' provided by Print Screen Deluxe
If you would like to capture any window then do the following.
1. Make sure that you have the 'Options'..'Capture Options'..'Window' option checked
2. Capture the window by hitting the screen capture hot key (default is <PrintScreen>).
3. Your mouse cursor will change to hand that points. Move your mouse to the window that you want to capture and click on it. (Note that a box highlights the currently selected window that will be captured when you release the mouse button).
4. A copy of the window you clicked on will appear in the Print Screen Deluxe window. You can then print, save, email or enhance it using 'Special Effects' provided by Print Screen Deluxe
Note: You can capture entire documents such as web pages if you turn on the Auto Scroll option. This will scroll the entire page and capture everything on that page.
If you would like to capture clipboard images then do the following.
1. Make sure that you have the 'Options'..'Capture Options'..'Clipboard Images' option checked
2. Now anytime the contents of the clipboard changes, Print Screen Deluxe will make a copy of it and display it.
3. You can then print, save, email or enhance it using 'Special Effects' provided by Print Screen Deluxe
[Automatically print my screen capture?]
1. Make sure that you have the 'Options'..'Auto Print' option checked. If it is not, then click on it. If you look at it again it will be checked.
2. Now perform a screen capture by hitting the hot key (default is <PrintScreen>)
3. When the capture is complete, watch your printer. Your screen capture will print on your printer.
[Change the hotkey to initiate the screen capture?]
1. Click the 'File'..'Preferences' menu command.
2. Look at the bottom. The default hot key is <PrintScreen>. If you do not want to use the <Print Screen> key, click the drop down menu and click Custom. Then go to the Custom Hot Key field and type the hot key you want to use.
[Activate Print Screen Deluxe automatically when Windows starts?]
Make sure that the 'Options'..'Auto Start and Hide' option is checked. If not, click on it and a check will appear. The next time you start Windows, Print Screen Deluxe will start with the icon in the system tray (clock window on the task bar).
[Open an existing image file to preview, enhance, print or convert?]
2. Click the 'File'..'Open' menu command and use the window that appears to select the file you want. You can change the type of file you are looking for by clicking on the 'Files of Type' list.
[Email an image?]
Note: The Send Mail output option is only supported if you have a MAPI mail client installed (for example, Microsoft Exchange).
Once you open an image file or capture an image, click on the 'File'..'Send' menu command. Your mail system create an email message containing your image and allow you to further edit your email. At that point you can send, file, or do whatever you wish with your email.
Please note that once you click on the 'File'..'Send' command your email system takes over. Print Screen Deluxe has no control over what happens in your email system.
[Use Print Screen Deluxe to capture a DOS Session?]
Since Print Screen Deluxe is a Windows program it cannot capture DOS screens directly. However, it can capture text that passes through the clipboard. And since the contents of the DOS screen is sent to the clipboard when you press the <PrintScreen> key, Print Screen Deluxe can capture this text. This is how Print Screen Deluxe captures DOS screens.
To capture a DOS screen do the following:
1. Click File..Preferences.
2. Make sure the 'Also capture all Clipboard Text including DOS Full Screens' is checked.
3. Enter your DOS session, get the DOS screen to look the way you want to capture and hit the <PrintScreen> key.
Note: If you choose this option, Print Screen Deluxe will capture the text in the Windows clipboard each time the clipboard receives new text from ANY application. In other words, every time you Cut, or Copy text in another application, Print Screen Deluxe will capture that text. Therefore if you have 'Auto Print' , the text will be printed.
Note: If your DOS session uses a proprietary video mode, you may not be able to use Print Screen Deluxe to capture DOS screens from that application. (When an MS-DOS application uses a proprietary video mode, Windows cannot capture the image to the clipboard, so Windows programs like Print Screen Deluxe cannot access the image.)
[Automatically save my screen capture to a file?]
Make sure you have the 'Options'..'Auto Save' option checked.
This automaticaly saves the screen print to a .BMP file when the screen capture hot key (default is <PrintScreen>) is pressed.
The program can either
a)Generate a file name like PS000010.BMP. The first file name generated is PS000000.BMP. The file name of each screen print that you want automatically saved after that will be incremented by one, for example, PS000001.BMP, then PS000002.BMP...
or
b)prompt you for a filename.
You can set this option in the File..Preferences window. See below.
This feature is very handy if you are documenting a program or system. You can move through the program you are documenting, screen by screen, pressing the screen capture hot key (default is <PrintScreen>), saving them to files.
[Crop off sections of the image?]
Once you have captured or opened an image, you can crop or cut out sections of the image.
1. Click the Edit..Select Region menu. And select the shape you want to crop. (Rectangle, Round Rectangle, Ellipse, or Freehand).
2. Click the mouse button and hold it down to start drawing your outline. Drag your mouse to the other end of the outline and release it.
3. Click the 'Edit'..'Crop' command.
[How do I correct my mistakes (i.e. use Undo)?]
You may find that you cropped of some of the image that you really wanted, or that you applied some effects that you really did not want. The 'Undo' feature is very handy to correct these mistakes.
Just click the 'Edit'..'Undo' command, and your image will return to its previous state.
[Add Comments to my image?]
1. Click the Edit..Add Comments menu. The following message will appear.
2. Click <Ok> then your mouse will turn to a cross hair.
3. Click the location on the screen where you want your comment to go.
4. The following window will appear.
Type the comment you want to place on your image then choose the color of the rectangle.
[Enhance the image with imaging effects?]
1. Click Edit..Special Effects.
2. On the left click the special effect you want to try. You will see the settings change in the middle for each effect.
3. To preview what the effect will look like, click <Preview>. If you don't like it, click <Undo>
4. You can apply any number of effects you want.
5. When finished, click the <Apply> button.
[Resize the image?]
1. Click the Edit..Resize menu.
2. Choose the size you want to resize the image too. If you want to choose a custom size, click "I want to make my own size".
The 'Aspect Ratio' ensures that the image size is proportional.
[Print the Current Date/Time, User's Name, and/or Filename on the printout?]
1. Click File..Preferences, then Program.
2. Notice the check boxes a the top. Just check off the items you want printed each time you print an image.
[Blowup the size of the printout?]
1. Click File..Preferences, then Program.
2. Move the slider bar to the desired image size. The maximum printout size is 1000% of the original image size.
[Control the location on the page where the image prints?]
1. Click File..Preferences, then Program.
2. Click on the "Please print the image at" list to select where you want the image to print at. Your choices are:
Top Left of the page
Top Center of the page
Top Right of the page
Middle Left of the page
Middle Center of the page
Middle Right of the page
Bottom Left of the page
Bottom Center of the page
Bottom Right of the page
Notice that the preview window changes everytime you select a different one. This give you an idea of where on the page it will print.
[Specify a time delay before the screen capture occurs?]
1. Click File..Preferences..Program.
2. Notice the Time Delay options at the bottom of the window.
If you want to use a time delay, check the Use Time Delay box and specify the number of seconds to delay between the time you hit <PrintScreen> and the time the capture occurs.
[Specify the folder that the Thumbnail Viewer and Auto Save option uses?]
1. Click File..Preferences..Program.
2. Notice the "What folder do you want to save your Auto Save files too?". To change it, click the <Browse> button.
[Schedule a screen capture?]
You may wish to schedule a screen capture to run at a particular time. We highly recommend EZ Scheduler from American Systems. EZ Scheduler is a FREE program from American Systems. It is not trialware, it is totally free. EZ Scheduler is specifially designed to work with Print Screen Deluxe and other American Systems products. It allows you to run screen captures and many other types of programs Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Once, When Windows Starts, and more. You can download this program from our web site at
http://www.americansys.com
Notice on the Edit menu there is a "Schedule" command. When you have installed EZ Scheduler, the Schedule command prompts you to choose how you want to run your macro, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Once, When Windows Starts, etc. Then that's all you have to worry about.
[How do I get the latest version of Print Screen Deluxe?]
Print Screen Deluxe has a really neat feature built in called "Live Update".
Live Update will connect to the American Systems web site using your Internet connection and retrieve the latest upgrade and install it for you.
If you have the latest version you will see a message similar to the following.
Otherwise you will see a screen with the features the new upgrade adds. Just follow the instructions on the screen and install the new version.
[Visit American Systems on the Web?]
At our web site you can :
. Download the fully functional EZ Scheduler for FREE. No strings attached.
. Download FREE evaluation versions of our software
. Learn more about ALL of our products
. Obtain technical support
Come see us at :
http://www.americansys.com
What do the menu commands do?
File Menu
Open
Open a previously saved screen print in a awd, bmp, cal, cmp, cur, dic, eps, fxs, gif, img, ico, ica, jpg, mac, msp, pct, pcx, png, psd, ras, tga, tif wmf, or wpg file. Just type the name of the file you want to open and press <OK>, or double click the desired file name to open the file. To change the file type, click the 'Files of type' list and select the new type.
These files can be read in by many Windows programs. If you are writing a document or presenation that you would like to import screen prints into, you will want to save them to a file.
The program will remember the directory you read your last file from and save the future screen prints there.
Note: You may also drag files into the Print Screen Deluxe window to open them.
Save
Saves changes to the current image
Save As...
Save the screen print to a file. Just type the name of the file you want to save the screen print as and press <OK>, or double click the desired file name. To change the file type, click the 'Files of type' list and select the new type.
These files can be read in by many Windows programs. If you are writing a document or presenation that you would like to import screen prints into, you will want to save them to a file.
The program will remember the directory you read your last file from and save the future screen prints there.
Preferences
Displays a window that allows you to change Print Screen Deluxe settings.
Print
Prints the displayed screen to the printer
Print Preview
Displays a window of what the printout will look like
Printer Setup
Displays the list of printers and printer drivers you have installed on your PC. Select any printer and driver and press OK to print your screen prints to.
Send
Attach the captured image to an email. Once the image is attached to the email, the email will be displayed. You can then enter your regular email text and data and send your email. The Send Mail output option is only supported if you have a MAPI mail client installed (for example, Microsoft Exchange).
Exit
Exits Print Screen Deluxe
Edit Menu
Undo
Undo the last change to the image. Revert back to the previous image. You can undo your changes back to the last time you saved or loaded the file, or pasted, cleared or captured an image.
Cut
Cut out the selected region of the image.
Copy
Copy the image or the the selected region of the image to the clipboard.
Clear
Clear the contents of the Print Screen Deluxe window.
Paste
Paste the image on the clipboard into the Print Screen Deluxe window.
Crop
Once you have selected Edit..Select Region and outlined and area of the image, click Crop to remove everything outside the highlighted area.
Add Comments
See Add Comments to my image
Special Effects
See Enhance the image with imaging effects
Flip -> Horizontal
Flips the image horizontally
Flip -> Vertical
Flips the image Vertically
Flip -> Both
Flips the image horizontally and vertically
Resize
See Resize the image
Select Region ->Rectangle
Highlight a rectangle area on the image. Uses this for cropping and cutting.
Select Region ->Round Rectangle
Highlight a round rectangle area on the image. Uses this for cropping and cutting.
Select Region ->Ellipse
Highlight a ellipse (circle) rectangle area on the image. Uses this for cropping and cutting.
Select Region ->Freehand
Highlight a freehand area on the image. Uses this for cropping and cutting.
Schedule
See Schedule a screen capture
View Menu
Main Toolbar
Displays the main file and edit toolbar.
Capture Toolbar
Displays the capture toolbar that lets you change screen capture methods.
Zoom In
Lets you zoom in to the image up to 16 times it's normal size.
Zoom Out
Lets you zoom out of the image up to 16 times it's normal size.
Options Menu
Auto Print
Automatically prints the screen to the printer when the screen capture hot key (default is <PrintScreen>) is pressed. If this option is not selected, then you must click on Print in the File menu. This option will be restored if selected when the program restarts as long as Save Settings on Exit is selected.
Auto Save
See Automatically save my screen capture to a file
Auto Popup
Automatically displays the Print Screen Deluxe window when a screen capture is complete.
Auto Invert
Automatically performs the 'Special Effects'..'Invert' command on the image when it is captured. Inverts or 'Reverses' the colors of the image, similar to the negative of the photograph.
Auto Gray Scale
Converts all the collors colors of the image into shades of gray when the image is captured.
Auto Start and Hide
Configures Print Screen Deluxe to start when Windows starts.
Capture Options
See Capture a screen or capture a portion of the screen or window
Command Line Options
/h
Run Print Screen as a hidden application. You will not see a Window or an icon on the desktop when the program is running. 'AutoPrint' is the only option activated. Therefore whenever you press the screen capture hot key (default is <PrintScreen>) your screen or window will automatically print to your printer.
Ordering Print Screen Deluxe
Product Support
[3. Product Support]
American Systems provides user support to registered
versions via mail, and/or telephone. American Systems will
answer questions and resolve serious bugs for the first
three months after registration. For problems involving a
specific hardware or software environment or feature, we
may choose not to modify the program. In that case, if a
problem is reported within three months after purchase,
then we shall offer to refund the user's purchase price.
If a bug prevents you from evaluating Print Screen for
Windows during the first 30 days (prior to purchase),
American Systems will attempt to assist but is not under
obligation to resolve issues beyond our control.
Internet:
Email: support@americansys.com
WWW: www.americansys.com
Phone:
(817)485-6547
Fax:
(817)485-2193
CIS:
74364,20
Address:
American Systems
5424 Rufe Snow #320
Fort Worth, TX, 76180
Care of Windows Utilities Division
Please share the evaluation version of Print Screen Deluxe
with others for the purpose of evaluation as long
as it is unaltered and distributed in its entirety.
[4. Ordering Print Screen Deluxe]
Print out the ORDERFRM.TXT file in the directory with
your American Systems product, fill out the
information requested and send $29.95 per copy to
American Systems
5424 Rufe Snow #320
Fort Worth, TX 76180
Care of Windows Utilities Division
Be sure to specify disk size and quantity.
Amex/Visa/MC welcome!
Make checks and money orders payable to 'American Systems.'
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