In an earlier post about word cloud software, I mentioned I used Snagit to save images.

I realized that some of you may not be familiar with this popular screen capture tool.

For this Techie Tip Thursday, let’s look at Snagit.

Simply Snagit

I have been using this software since 2007. Created by TechSmith, it has been around for 20 years.

It started out as a simple screen capture and print tool for TechSmith customers and evolved to much more.

TechSmith released version 10 of Snagit in May 2010.

Here are a few of the things you can do with this software.

• Capture a selected region of a screen
• Capture a window, scrolling window of a web page or a full screen shot
• Keep weblinks active in the above options
• Use its Snagit Editor for editing captures saved to a file

Snagit Editor provides a wide range of options.

• Saving the capture as a PNG, BMP,  JPEG or PDF file
• Sending an image to Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Add  enhancements such as arrows, cursors, lines, text
• Adjust  color depth
• Add text, or view the frames of a video capture
• Add custom edge effects like drop shadow or torn or faded edges
• Manipulating the image through flip, mirror, shear, rotate, crop, and cut

Snagit Education

What I like most about this tool is its simplicity. You know how I love simple.

• You do not need to be a graphic artist to use it
• This is just the surface of all it can do

I keep promising myself that I am going to get serious about educating myself on all its capabilities.

TechSmith makes that easy. They have some of the best training videos and tutorials.

I just downloaded the version 10. Once I have played around with it, I’ll create a post on its new features.

Snagit Uses

Here are some of the ways I use Snagit.

• Training manuals or how-to guides
• Editing images for blog posts
• Adding edited images to Word and PowerPoint documents
• Combining multiple photos into one
• Removing or blurring brand names or logos for copyright purposes

For me, it is definitely a bargain for the cost of the product.

The support is top-notch, and I can’t wait to try out the new version.

It captured my heart – I ♥ Snagit.

Despite my gushing, I have no affiliation with the product.

Do you use Snagit? What do you think?

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