Tools and utilities for making screen shots and capturing portions of the desktop and application windows. Includes freeware and shareware screen capture programs for Windows and Macintosh as well as tips for taking screen shots, and getting better results from screen shots you will be using in print and on the Web.
Did you know you can capture a screen shot from your iPhone or iPod Touch without having to install any third-party apps? This allows you create a picture of anything displayed on the screen, no matter which app you have open.
A screen shot is a way of taking a snapshot, or picture, of your computer screen. Screen shots can be very helpful when you need to demonstrate something that would be difficult to explain in words. Learn what you need to know about taking screen shots in Windows or Macintosh.
The Macintosh operating system has always made it easy to capture a screen shot (an image of your computer desktop or an active window). Here's a summary of all the shortcuts you can use to capture your screen using Mac OS X.
Have you ever pressed the print screen key on your Windows keyboard and wondered why it was there? This how-to will show you why it's useful.
With Windows Vista, Microsoft has included a utility called the Snipping Tool to make capturing and saving screen shots easier.
There are many times when it is helpful to have an image of something displayed on your computer screen. This is often called taking a screen shot. XnView is a free image viewer that's handy for a lot of things--including capturing screen shots.
[Video Tutorial] See how to capture and save a screenshot in Windows XP.
Tips and tricks for making better screen shots.
The Snipping Tool utility in Windows Vista is a better option than the Windows Print Screen method of screen captures. It saves a few steps compared to Print Screen and offers more options than just capturing the screen or the active window. Explore the Snipping Tool in this gallery from Desktop Publishing Guide Jacci Howard Bear.
Cropper is a pretty nifty free screen capture tool I came across recently. When you run it from a keyboard shortcut or the tray icon, it puts a floating transparent box on your screen which you can move freely and resize by dragging the corner. Move the frame around the screen and simply double click to capture the area under the box.
SnagIt is one of the most comprehensive and powerful screen capture utilities available for Windows, offering advanced features and extra tools for organizing, simplifying, and editing screen captures.
Wink is a free tool for creating animated tutorials and software demonstrations. Wink lets you capture screen shots of your software, add instructional text callouts and navigational buttons, and export your tutorials to Flash, HTML, PDF, or stand-alone executable files.
Desktop Publishing Guide Jacci Howard Bear offers several tips for setting up the screen to get the best results when taking screen captures intended for printed output.
Desktop Publishing Guide Jacci Howard Bear offers several tips for processing screen shots which are going to be printed.
More screen capture resources from About's Desktop Publishing Site.
From graphicPUSH: "The complete guide to capturing, tweaking and optimizing screenshots for print delivery."
