SnagIt/32 3.13 README.TXT 10 Sept 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. WHAT IS SNAGIT/32? 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2.1 Evaluation Package Contents 3. GETTING HELP 3.1 Using On-line Help 3.2 SnagIt Support 4. FIXES AND ENHANCEMENTS 5. KNOWN PROBLEMS OR LIMITATIONS 6. SETUP AND CONFIGURATION 6.1 Installation Instructions 6.2 Uninstall Instructions 6.3 Manual Uninstall Instructions 7. STARTING AND USING SNAGIT/32 7.1 SnagIt Default Settings 7.2 Invoking SnagIt with

7.3 Using the Mouse to Select Images 8. REGISTERING SNAGIT/32 PACK 8.1 Using CompuServe's SWREG Forum 8.2 International Distributors ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. WHAT IS SNAGIT/32? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SnagIt/32 is the Windows NT and Windows 95 version of the popular screen capture utility, 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/32 allows Windows users to capture an entire screen, a portion of the screen, or a single window or icon. SnagIt/32 also accepts input from the Windows clipboard, or a Windows bitmap (BMP) file. Once captured, SnagIt/32 sends the image to the printer, the clipboard, or a 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/32 functionality can easily be added to other Windows applications since SnagIt/32 provides full DDE support. SnagIt/32 also provides MAPI support which allows captured images to be sent easily in an e-mail message. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. SNAGIT/32 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- In order to run SnagIt/32, your system must meet these specifications: o An IBM PC or compatible that meets the minimum hardware requirements of Microsoft Windows NT or Windows 95; o Microsoft Windows NT 3.5x or Windows 95; o A mouse or other pointing device; o For printed output, a Windows-supported printer that can print bitmaps. (This includes most of the laser, dot matrix and ink jet printers that Windows supports. Plotters cannot print bitmaps, and so cannot print images captured with SnagIt/32.) 2.1 Evaluation Package Contents Included in the SnagIt/32 archive file are the following files: file_id.diz Describes the contents of the archive file readme.txt This file. register.txt SnagIt/32 registration instructions. setup.exe SnagIt/32 installation and setup program. setup32.exe 32-bit installation and setup program. snagit32.exe SnagIt/32 executable program. snagit32.hlp SnagIt/32 Windows Help file. snagww.doc Macro for incorporating SnagIt/32 into Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0 and 6.0. tscunst.exe SnagIt uninstall program for Windows 95/NT only. vendinfo.diz Product information for distributors. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. GETTING HELP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1 Using SnagIt's On-line Help SnagIt's on-line Help system is compatible with the Windows Help subsystems. The SnagIt Help file contains all of the information you'll need to use SnagIt, except for the SnagIt installation procedure. This (README.TXT) file describes how to install SnagIt. To access SnagIt Help, select Help from the SnagIt menu bar, then Help Index from the drop-down menu. To get a quick overview of SnagIt essentials, select Quick Help from the Help menu. To acquire information about your screen mode and printer type, select System Info from the Help menu. When you register SnagIt, you will receive a software key that will disable the evaluation time-limit and remove all registration reminder screens. 3.2 SnagIt Support TechSmith is committed to providing a reliable, high-quality product that is easy to use. If you have any problem installing or using SnagIt, we want to know about it. You can contact TechSmith by mail, phone, or fax. TechSmith also provides electronic support through CompuServe, the World Wide Web and e-mail. TechSmith Corporation Support: snagit@techsmith.com P.O. Box 4758 WWW : http://www.techsmith.com East Lansing, MI 48826-4758 USA FAX : 517-333-1888 In any communication with TechSmith regarding a problem with SnagIt, please clearly state the following: o The product name and version number. o Your name, address, e-mail address and telephone number. o Your hardware and software configuration. o A description of the problem, and what you were trying to do when the problem occurred. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. FIXES AND ENHANCEMENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- v3.1.3 Added 32-bit setup program for a more robust setup program on Windows NT and Windows 95. Updated the 32-bit uninstall program to work with the new 32-bit setup program. Added long filename support in SnagIt DDE "esnag" command string. Provided a safeguard for a Microsoft Windows NT bug (the standard Windows print dialog could crash applications in certain cases ). Fixed problem capturing enhanced metafile format images from the Windows clipboard. Fixed problem capturing special custom cursors (e.g. large, animated etc.). Enhanced registration procedure. Gives users an additional 15 day evaluation period. v3.1.0 New Auto Scroll input option. This enables you to capture vertical scrolling windows and regions. Added GIF file output. Added JPEG output quality parameter. Added color reduction to 256 or 16 color images. Added Dither format option. Enhanced Printer output configuration settings. Updated client area display and added toolbar. Image dimensions shown on region and Auto Scroll captures. Revised user interface dialog boxes for Alert, Color Boost, Printer Output, and Scale Option. Fixed problem with JPEG file output - "premature end of file" that was reported by some viewers. v3.0.1 SnagIt/32(T) has received the "Designed For Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95" Logo. The image of the mouse cursor is correctly captured using the Include Cursor option. The Include Cursor option is active for the Last Active Window input selection. A 32-bit MAPI mail client is no longer required to be running for the MAPI output option to function. Added uninstall option for Windows 95 and Windows NT. Added long file name support for the Automatic File Naming feature. v3.0.0 Windows NT and Windows 95 version. Added JPEG file support, compressed BMP file support, MAPI output, Print Screen Key activation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. KNOWN PROBLEMS OR LIMITATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- o SnagIt/32 hangs on e-mail output on Windows 95 if only 16-bit MS Mail has been configured (i.e. MAPI is in use, but neither MS Exchange or any other 32-bit MAPI mail client has been configured). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. SETUP AND CONFIGURATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1 Installation Instructions The SnagIt/32 installation program SETUP.EXE is a Microsoft Windows application. You must have Windows NT or Windows 95 installed prior to installing SnagIt/32. To install SnagIt/32, perform the following steps: 1. Start Windows, if you haven't already done so. 2. Insert the SnagIt/32 diskette into a floppy drive. For Windows 95 users: 3. From the Start menu, select Run For Windows NT users: 3. From the Program Manager menu bar, choose File, and select Run from the drop down menu. For all users: 4. In the dialog box, enter: a:\setup (If you are installing SnagIt/32 from a diskette drive other than the A drive, you will need to change the drive letter in the command line above.) 5. Click on the OK button. 6. When you have finished entering the setup information, click on the Install button to install SnagIt/32. 6.2 Uninstall Instructions If after installing SnagIt Pack, you find it necessary to remove the software from your computer, perform the following steps: Uninstall instructions for Windows 95 1. Run the Windows 95 Control Panel 2. Open the Add/Remove Programs applet from Control Panel. 3. Select SnagIt from the list of applications that can uninstalled by Windows. 4. Click on the Add/Remove button to uninstall SnagIt. Uninstall instructions for Windows NT 1. Select the FILE RUN menu option in Program Manager. 2. Type in the command line the following: TSCUNST /UN 3. Press OK to uninstall SnagIt. If the uninstall program encounters errors, see the following section for uninstall instructions. 6.3 Manual Uninstall Instructions Here are the steps you can take to manually uninstall SnagIt from your computer. 1. Start Windows, if you haven't already done so. For Windows 95 users: 2. From the Start Menu, select Settings and then Taskbar. Now configure your Start Menu Programs by clicking on the Advanced button. 3. Find the program group that SnagIt/32 was installed in. Click once on the SnagIt/32 filename to highlight it. Press the delete key. Confirm that you wish to delete the program item. 4. If you selected "Start SnagIt/32 when Windows Starts" when installing SnagIt/32, delete SnagIt/32 from the Startup group. Follow step #2 and then find the Startup group. Click once on the SnagIt/32 icon to highlight it. Press the delete key. Confirm that you wish to delete the program item. 5. Run Windows Explorer and change to the directory that you installed SnagIt/32 in. Delete the files SnagIt32.EXE and SnagIt32.HLP. For Windows NT users: 2. In Program Manager, find the program group that SnagIt/32 was installed in. Click once on the SnagIt/32 icon to highlight it. Press the delete key. Confirm that you wish to delete the program item. 3. If you selected "Start SnagIt/32 when Windows Starts" when installing SnagIt/32, delete SnagIt/32 from the Startup group. In Program Manager, find the Startup group. Click once on the SnagIt/32 icon to highlight it. Press the delete key. Confirm that you wish to delete the program item. 4. Run File Manager and change to the directory that you installed SnagIt/32 in. Delete the files SnagIt32.EXE and SnagIt32.HLP. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. STARTING AND USING 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 can also invoke SnagIt (that is, instruct SnagIt to capture an image) 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. 7.1 SnagIt Default Settings When you install SnagIt, it uses the following default options: o Input is set to Screen. This means that when SnagIt is invoked, it will capture the entire Windows desktop. o Output is set to Printer. This means that when SnagIt is invoked, it will send the captured image to the Windows default printer for printing. o Format is set to Color. This means that SnagIt will capture the image with the screen colors intact. (In most cases you can print images using this format setting, even if your printer is not a color printer. For additional information about SnagIt format options, see the Format options topic in the SnagIt Help file.) o Printer Scale is set to Fit on Page. This means that SnagIt will output the captured image (on paper) at a size similar as the image appears on the Windows screen but will reduce the image if it is longer than one page. 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. 7.2 Invoking SnagIt with

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

. When you press these keys, SnagIt will capture an image (determined by the input parameter you selected), and send that image to the output device you selected. To invoke SnagIt using a different hotkey combination, see the Change Hotkeys topic in the SnagIt Help file. 7.3 Using the Mouse to Select Images You will need a mouse or other pointing device with SnagIt. The left and right mouse buttons work as follows: Left Button Selects SnagIt menu options, and selects screen regions and windows to capture. Right Button Cancels a region or window selection, if you press it before you finish making the selection (that is, before you release the left mouse button). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. REGISTERING SNAGIT/32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This program and its associated files are part of an evaluation package copyrighted by TechSmith Corporation. SnagIt is not in the public domain. This program must be registered if it is used beyond the 45 day evaluation period. Single-User SnagIt Registration entitles the licensee to install either the 32 bit or the 16 bit version of SnagIt and to switch between the two without further payment. The single-user license price is $39.95. When you register SnagIt, you have the option of requesting a registered version of the software on diskette or of requesting a software key to register the version you have. The software key immediately removes all registration reminder screens and evaluation expiration dates. Multi-User SnagIt Registration entitles the licensed organization to install 10 copies of SnagIt, in any combination of 16 bit and 32 bit. A single diskette is shipped along with the multi-user license. The 10-user license price is $200.00. Please note that this evaluation package contains only the 32-bit version of SnagIt for Windows 95 and Windows NT. You should download the SnagIt Twin Pack (SNAGIT31.ZIP) for both 32-bit and 16-bit versions of SnagIt. Registration Instructions 1. Select the SnagIt program's Help menu. 2. Select How to Register from the menu. 3. Click on the Registration Form button. Enter your registration information in the fields provided. NOTE: You must specify a name or company name when you register. Your software key will be personalized for that name ONLY. Your key will NOT not work if you change this name after you have sent in your registration. 4. When you are finished, select OK. This will create a text file called REGISTER.TXT in the SnagIt default directory. This is your registration and order form. It includes a price sheet and your Product ID number. 5. Windows Notepad will now open REGISTER.TXT automatically, allowing you to edit and or print the registration form. While you are editing, please complete any blank items, including quantities, totals, and payment information. DO NOT EDIT THE PRODUCT ID NUMBER. Note that shipping charges are only applicable to diskette orders. 6. Return the registration form, with payment, to TechSmith Corporation by any of the methods described on the form. Upon receipt of your order, TechSmith will generate your diskette or software key. It will then be sent to you by the method of your choice, either e-mail, fax, postal delivery or other. If you have elected to receive a software key, use the following steps to complete the registration process. 7. Select the Help menu. 8. Select Enter Software Key from the menu. 9. Enter your registration key, exactly as it is shown, in the field provided. 10. Press OK. Your software is now registered! All the registration reminder screens and software expiration dates will be removed. If you have any additional questions or comments, contact TechSmith by e-mail at snagit@techsmith.com. 8.1 CompuServe SWREG Forum You may also register SnagIt/32 Pack using the Shareware Registration Forum on CompuServe (GO SWREG). SWREG Single-User #9459 SWREG Multi-User #9461 8.2 International Distributors Non U.S. customers ordering SnagIt on diskette may contact: Canada Datamex Technologies Phone: (416) 665-1808 Egghead Software Phone: (604) 688-9984 Stream International Phone: (800) 699-2095 France WinShare SARL Mail: WinShare SARL 46-48 Route de Thionville Zone Maison Neuve 57140-WOIPPY France Phone: (33) 87 30 85 57 Fax: (33) 87 32 37 75 Germany ADN Herner Strasse 299 D-44809, Bochum GERMANY Phone: (49 2) 34 54 1018 Scandinavia / Benelux CD & E Watercirkel 79 NL-1186 LP Amstelveen Phone: (31) (0)20-6438106 Fax: (31) (0)20-6438106 E-mail: cde@xs4all.nl Internet: http://www.tip.nl/braderie/cde United Kingdom Atlantic Coast plc. The Shareware Village Colyton Devon EX13 6HA England Phone: 01297 552222 Fax: 01297 553366 Countries Not Listed TechSmith Corporation Attn.: SnagIt/32 Sales PO Box 4758 East Lansing, MI 48826-4758 U.S.A. Phone: (517) 333-2100 Fax: (517) 333-1888 E-mail: snagit@techsmith.com Internet: http://www.techsmith.com CompuServe: 75226,3136 TechSmith is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. If you have a concern with any shareware product which you not been able to resolve with an ASP member, please write to this address: ASP Ombudsman 545 Grover Road Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 U.S.A. TechSmith Corporation Info : info@techsmith.com P.O. Box 4758 WWW : http://www.techsmith.com East Lansing, MI 48826-4758 USA Sales : snagit@techsmith.com 517-333-2100 x129 (tel) 517-333-1888 (fax) Thanks for your interest in SnagIt. TechSmith Corporation