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NEXTAB SCREENSHOT HOW TO
NEXTAB SCREENSHOT INSTALL
NEXTAB SCREENSHOT UPDATE
NEXTAB SCREENSHOT FULL

NEXTAB SCREENSHOT HOW TO

How to write and highlight screenshots – PRO TIP #1: It doesn’t get permanently painted onto the screenshot until I save it as a JPEG or PNG image.)

NEXTAB SCREENSHOT INSTALL

Instead, I install Greenshot because I get more options and features (AND most importantly, OBJECTS that I can move on.I don’t use the default screenshot settings on my windows laptop. If you go into Microsoft Word or Google Docs, or some program, you can paste the screenshot into your document.When you type this button on you keyboard, it takes a snapshot of your computer screen and saves it to your clipboard.On a Windows machine, you need to find the “PRINT SCREEN” button on your keyboard. I also like how Greenshot gives me a magnifier when I’m trying to capture region, so I can make sure that I don’t get any unnecessary stuff.I use Greenshot to create tutorials (like this one), so I have it set up to automatically open the screenshot in the image editor, but I could just as easily set the destination to automatically open up in Microsoft Word, upload to dropbox, or just save to my computer.

NEXTAB SCREENSHOT FULL

I have it set up so when I hit the print screen button, it lets me capture a region, but I could also set it up so that the print screen button captures the full screen, a specific application window, or just Internet Explorer.

You can add shadows to all of your arrows, boxes and text to add a professional feel to your work.

You can crop your screenshots before you save them.

Add cool border effects like torn paper or drop shadow (or at a basic rectangle.).

You can blur out (obfuscate) part of your screenshot to remove sensitive information.

You simply draw rectangles with the highlighter tool so you can highlight text or images. Greenshot remembers your last settings so all of your shapes and mark up can have the same style.

Super easy to draw circles around stuff.

So it’s easy to add identical objects on several different screenshots!

ANOTHER PRO TIP:You can save (export) and load (import) the arrows, text boxes, and other objects you create.

PRO TIP:If you right-click on an object, you can still move the object up or down so that it’s in front of, or behind other objects.

Just click the selection tool and you can edit / resize / change your markups.

Way easier to use than Photoshop (and free): You don’t have to worry about multiple layers.

It has a simplified but powerful (AND FREE) graphic editor.

I did.) Here’s what I still love like about Greenshot:

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(Free for us to use, but it costs the developers money to update and improve. Then I found Greenshot and Greenshot is way better than the snipping tool in Windows because you can quickly create neat and professional looking notes on your screenshots. The problem is that my handwriting always looks a little messy. You can also do this now on iPhones and iPads. You could highlight text and hand-draw circles around important stuff before you even saved your screenshot.

Then, Windows 7 (and later versions) came with a snipping tool that let you take a snapshot of part of your screen and mark it up with a pen. This took way longer than I’d care to admit. I think it was because I put pretty arrows on the screenshots.Ī long time ago, I remember adding arrows, circles, and colored rectangles (to block out sensitive information) using Photoshop. I thought it was a pretty basic presentation.Īfterward, a couple of teachers came up to me and talked about how impressive the presentation was. I used Google Slides and I threw in a couple of marked up screenshots from different web pages showing how to login or access various teacher sites. Stay tuned!īack in 2013 when this post was originally written, I did a presentation for teachers about using technology. The content is still relevant today and is slowly being updated. How to Draw on a Screenshot UPDATED (Dec 10, 2019):This post was originally written in 2013 – I used Dragon Naturally Speaking and talked about screenshots.