Will you post something that you don’t feel is of any benefit, look right or is substandard just for the sake of having something “out there”?
That is a question I have asked myself many, many times. Most recently today.
There is a post I am working on that, I feel, needs Screen Shots in order to present it in the best possible light. The problem is, I have no way of doing a Screen Shot and I don’t feel comfortable doing a cut and paste. Just doing a copy of the information will not look right. It needs to be presented in such a way that I can show the page, and have a click-able screenshot to enlarge the pictures and graphics for the best results.
I see many of you (and I do read my blogging friends work) use Screen Shots quite often to great affect. I have looked around for Add-ons to IE7, Google Toolbar and for Plug-ins for WordPress. I have found Nothing. I know there has to be some application somewhere. But Where?
If you have something that you use and is dependable, Please let me know in comments.
I already put the post off for one day, but I would like to get it done soon, before it is outdated.
Even though I am not the best writer in the world, I refuse to put something “out there” just for the sake of having something out there.
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Hi Joe – I use Faststone (http://www.faststone.org/FSCaptureDetail.htm). It is awesome. You will have to be able to upload the captured image to your web server but if that is not a problem, I highly recommend this program (it is great and it is FREE
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Hey cctech,
Thanks, I just tried Snippy, and even though it’s a pretty small program, it seems to be a bit of a pain to use. And they have No Documentation.
I think I’ll try Faststone just to see if it works any better and/or easier.
Thanks, I’ll let you know.
Joe
You might also look at Microsoft’s HTML Help Workshop. It is what I use to write my help files, and includes a simple image manipulation program that lets you grab screenshots with a click of the mouse. It hasn’t been updated in 3 years, but it works and is simple to use.
Hey Rick,
Thanks for the suggestion, but I just used the Faststone that cctech suggested and it worked great.
If I run into any problems with it, at least I have something to fall back on.
Thanks,
Joe