SnagIt 2.1 README.TXT 6 August 1993 TechSmith Corporation 3451 Dunckel Road, Suite 200 Lansing, MI 48911-4216 USA Phone: 517-393-0800 Fax: 517-393-0885 CompuServe: 75226,3136 WHAT IS SNAGIT? SnagIt has been providing Microsoft Windows users with an easy way to capture and print Windows screens since it was first released in 1991. In "Windows 3.1 Secrets," author Brian Livingston calls SnagIt "the print utility Microsoft Windows forgot." SnagIt allows Windows users to capture an entire screen, a portion of the screen, or a single window or icon. SnagIt also accepts input from the Windows clipboard, or a Windows bitmap (BMP) file. Once captured, SnagIt sends the image to the printer, the clipboard, a BMP file or a monochrome TIFF file, depending on the output option specified. Captured images can be pasted into other Windows applications such as word processors and desktop publishing programs via the Windows clipboard, or by saving the image to a graphic file and later importing the file into the desired application. SnagIt functionality can easily be added to other Windows applications because of SnagIt's full DDE support. SnagIt 2.1 adds real scaling, in increments of one-hundredths, to the functionality of SnagIt 2.0. (SnagIt 2.0 and previous versions supported integer scaling only.) SNAGIT 2.1 SHAREWARE PACKAGE FILES Included in the SnagIt 2.1 archive file (SNAGIT21.ZIP) are the following: readme.txt This file. register.txt SnagIt 2.1 registration form, in DOS text file format. setup.exe SnagIt 2.1 installation and setup program. snagit.exe SnagIt 2.1 executable program. snagit.hlp SnagIt 2.1 Windows Help file. snagww.doc Macro for incorporating SnagIt into Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0. vendor.txt SnagIt 2.1 vendor notes. SNAGIT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SnagIt requires the following: > An IBM PC or compatible that meets the minimum hardware requirements of Microsoft Windows. > Microsoft Windows 3.0 or later. > A mouse or other pointing device. > If printed output is desired, any printer supported by Windows that is capable of printing bitmaps may be used. This includes most laser dot matrix and ink jet printers supported by Windows. Note that plotters, because they do not support printing bitmaps, may not be used to print images captured with SnagIt. USING SNAGIT'S ON-LINE HELP Provided with SnagIt is an on-line Help system that is compatible with the Windows 3.x Help subsystems. The SnagIt Help file contains all of the information you'll need to use SnagIt, except the SnagIt installation procedure, which is included in this file. To access the SnagIt on-line Help system, select Help, then Help Index from the SnagIt menus. Selecting Quick Help from the Help menu provides a quick overview for using SnagIt. Selecting System Info from the Help menu displays information about your screen mode and printer type. When you register SnagIt, you will receive a printed manual in addition to the Windows Help file for reference. SNAGIT SUPPORT TechSmith is committed to the quality and usability of SnagIt. If you have any problem with the use or operation of this product, we want to know about it. You can contact TechSmith by mail, phone, fax, or via CompuServe. You can also leave a message on TechSmith's BBS at 517-393-0966. Use a modem supporting baud rates up to 9600, no parity, 8 bits, and 1 stop bit. Leave your message in the SnagIt SIG. In any communication with TechSmith regarding a problem with SnagIt, please clearly state the following: > The product name and version number (SnagIt 2.1). > Your name, address and telephone number. > Your hardware configuration. > A description of the problem, and what you were trying to do when the problem occurred. INSTALLING SNAGIT The SnagIt installation program SETUP.EXE is a Microsoft Windows application. You must have Windows 3.x installed prior to installing SnagIt. To install SnagIt, do the following: 1. Start Windows, if you haven't already done so. 2. Insert the SnagIt diskette into an appropriate floppy drive. 3. From the Program Manager menu, choose File, and then Run. 4. From the File Run dialog box, enter the following: a:\setup (If you are installing SnagIt from a diskette drive other than the A drive, you will need to change the drive letter in the command line above.) 5. Click the OK button. A setup dialog box will be displayed. 6. Under "User Information", enter your name and company name, if desired. 7. Under "Load Information", enter the directory where SnagIt should be installed, if the default (C:\WINDOWS) is not acceptable. (If you specify a directory that does not exist, SnagIt will create the directory.) Then enter the Windows group to which SnagIt should be added, or accept the default Accessories group. (If you specify a group that does not exist, SnagIt will create the new group.) 8. When you have finished entering the setup information, click the OK button. SnagIt will be installed into the group you specified. STARTING SNAGIT To start SnagIt, double-click on the SnagIt icon in the Accessories group. (If you specified a group other than Accessories during SnagIt installation, look in that group for the SnagIt icon.) Double-clicking on the SnagIt icon will execute SnagIt and bring it to the foreground in its maximized form. When SnagIt is maximized, you may change any of the setup options (input, output, format, etc.) from the SnagIt menus. You may also invoke SnagIt (that is, instruct SnagIt to capture something) while it is maximized, though it will usually be more convenient to minimize SnagIt before doing your screen captures. If you selected the "Load when Windows starts" checkbox during installation, SnagIt will start automatically the next time you start Windows. SNAGIT DEFAULT SETTINGS When SnagIt is first installed, the following options are set by default: > Input is set to Screen. This means that when SnagIt is invoked, it will capture the entire Windows desktop. > Output is set to Printer. This means that when SnagIt is invoked, the captured image will be sent to the Windows default printer for printing. > Format is set to Color. This means that the image will be captured with the screen colors intact. (In most cases you will be able to print captured color images, even if your printer is not a color printer. For additional information on using the Color format option, see the Color topic in the SnagIt Help file.) > Scale is set to 1.00. This means that the image will be output at the same pixel size as it appears on the Windows screen. This setting may result in a printed image smaller than you prefer; you will need to experiment to determine an appropriate scaling factor for your printer. Refer to the SnagIt Help file for additional information on setting SnagIt's input, output, format and other options. You can tell which settings SnagIt is using by looking at the bottom of the SnagIt window when the program is maximized. INVOKING SNAGIT WITH

Once you have SnagIt's parameters set as you want them, you are ready to perform screen captures with SnagIt. The hot-key sequence for invoking SnagIt is

. Pressing these keys will cause SnagIt to perform a capture based on what you have specified as the input option, and send that image to the device you have specified as the output option. USING THE MOUSE TO SELECT IMAGES A mouse or other pointing device is required for use with SnagIt. The functionality of the left and right mouse buttons with SnagIt is as follows: Left Button Used to select SnagIt menu options, and to select screen regions and windows to capture. Right Button Used to cancel a region or window selection, if pressed before the selection is completed (that is, while the left mouse button is still depressed). REGISTERING SNAGIT This program and its associated files are part of a shareware package that is copyrighted by TechSmith Corporation and is not in the public domain. If this program is used longer than a 30-day evaluation period, it must be registered. The files that comprise the SnagIt shareware package, or the SnagIt archived file (SNAGIT21.ZIP), may be freely distributed as long as files in the package are kept together and are not modified. SnagIt 2.1 may be registered for $59 by completing the form REGISTER.TXT (which also appears, and may be printed, from the SnagIt Help file), and sending or faxing it, along with payment, to TechSmith Corporation. Credit card registrations may be made via CompuServe, if the information requested on the registration form is included in the message. By registering, you will receive the following: > The latest 'retail' version of SnagIt, with the shareware reminder removed. > A printed SnagIt manual. > Notification of SnagIt version upgrades. > Telephone support, as well as support via mail, CompuServe, and TechSmith's BBS, for SnagIt questions. TechSmith Corporation actively supports SnagIt by providing technical assistance, bug fixes, and upgrade versions. If you would like information on SnagIt multi-user licenses, please contact: TechSmith Corporation 3451 Dunckel Road, Suite 200 Lansing, MI 48911-4216 USA Phone: 517-393-0800 Fax: 517-393-0885 CompuServe: 75226,3136 Thanks for your interest in SnagIt. TechSmith Corporation