Copyright: © 1995 Greg Kochaniak, Help File by Wordsmith
Citation: © Greg Kochaniak, Help File by Wordsmith Associates


Contents
 SnapShot/32 Overview

SnapShot/32 brings professional quality, convenient Windows 95 and NT screen captures to your fingertips. It was designed for ease of use, with powerful and useful features to aid the professional as well as support the needs of the occasional user. Use it just a few times — you’ll find it to be indispensable.

Click the button above to move immediately to the QuickHelp screen to review each of the many features it offers. Some of the more impressive features are listed here. Click on any button for more details.

  Choose your own HotKeys that quickly capture the entire Desktop, any Rectangle you outline, or the highlighted Window or Client, and automatically repeat the capture every x seconds or by using another HotKey.

  Automatically save each of your captures to a file by default — you can even trigger new captures every x seconds and have the filename incremented.

  Save your image as either a BMP or GIF file. GIFs can optionally be interlaced, and SnapShot/32 will create GIFs with transparent backgrounds, perfect for World Wide Web page use.

  Print your capture direct from SnapShot/32 — it will expand the image to the size of the paper and margins that you set, and even add a frame, reverse, or reduce the output to black and white!

  Include the cursor image in your capture for a special look few capture programs can bring to you.

For complete information on all that SnapShot/32 brings to you, use the QuickHelp button above for an image of all the menu options, or choose the QuickReference alphabetical listing of the same information.

For customer service and support information, please click here.

For Registration information, please click here


QuickHelp
 SnapShot/32 QuickHelp

This graphic will conveniently tell you everything you need to know about SnapShot/32’s many features. It serves as both as a quick introduction to all SnapShot/32  can do to make screen captures easier, as well as an ongoing reference when it is required. Each drop-down menu is included here. Simply click on any menu selection for a complete explanation of the function it accesses. TIP: There’s more to SnapShot/32 than meets the eye. Be sure to check out each menu item to find some of the most useful features.


QuickReference
 SnapShot/32 QuickReference

Click on any command for a quick explanation of its function.

Auto Save

Clear

Client (Snapshot)

Configure Hot Keys

Copy

Desktop (Snapshot)

Include Cursor Image

Open

Paste

Print Setup / Print

Rectangle (Snapshot)

Repeat Last Capture

Save BMP

Save GIF

Window (Snapshot)


Open

Open a GIF or BMP file.


Save BMP

Save your capture as a BMP file.

The standard Windows save dialog

allows you to choose your target

directory


Save GIF

The standard Windows save dialog

allows you to choose your target

directory. You may also click on two

checkboxes to save your GIF file as:

Interlaced, to “fade in” when used on

the World Wide Web

*Transparent Background, to allow your

background color or bitmap to display

behind your graphic when used on the

World Wide Web

*This function is only available in registered

versions of SnapShot/32. To register, select

the “Register” item from within the “Help” men


Print
Print Setup / Print

Choose from several setup options and print your capture from these menu items.

SnapShot/32 will automatically expand the size of the image to fill the size of the paper within the margins specified.

Select from Portrait or Landscape orientations. Invert Black & White is a great option for creating eye-appealing negative transparencies of screen shots Black and White Only eliminates greyscales for a cleaner look in some instances. Draw Frame adds a thin line frame around the image for that finished look.

Specify Margins in inches, cm, or mm measurements for all four sides of your captured image.


Copy

Copy the current capture to the

Windows clipboard


Paste

Paste the contents of the Windows

clipboard into SnapShot/32.


Clear

Clear the current capture

from SnapShot/32.


Desktop
Desktop (Snapshot)

Click to capture the entire desktop (all you can see on the screen)


Rectangle
Rectangle (Snapshot)

When clicked, a cross cursor (+) will appear.

Click with your left mouse button where you

want to start the capture area, and then release

it. Drag the outline to enclose the area you

want to capture, and click the mouse button

again.

You can abort the function at any time by

clicking on your right mouse button.

TIP: See Configure Hot Keys


Window
Window (Snapshot)

When clicked, a cross cursor (+) will appear.

Move to the Window you want to capture, and

click with your left mouse button.

The entire Window, including the title bar and

borders will be included.

Click your right mouse button to abort this function.

TIP: If your capture includes only a sub-window

within a Window you want to capture, try clicking

on the title bar or frame of the Window you want.

TIP: See Configure Hot Keys


Client
Client (Snapshot)

When clicked, a cross cursor (+) will appear.

Move to the Window you want to capture, and

click with your left mouse button.

Only the inside area of the Window you choose

will be captured. The title bar and borders will be

omitted.

Click your right mouse button to abort this function.

TIP: See Configure Hot Keys


Configure Hot Keys
Configure Hot Keys (Snapshot)

Hot Keys is a convenient feature of SnapShot/32. Even when minimized, the program stands ready to accept your hot key combination to immediately capture a screen!

The Hot Keys (keyboard shortcuts) for screen captures can easily be customized to your preference.

	Assign takes your keyboard input and assigns it to the highlighted function Remove deletes the Assigned Key (Hot Keys) Clear All deletes all Assigned Keys (Hot Keys) Defaults returns all Assigned Keys to their original states Revert returns all Assigned Keys to the assignments that were in effect when you opened the dialog Enable hot-keys turns the function on and off
Highlight the function you wish to change, and then locate your cursor in the “Press the key combination” box. Execute the key combination you want for that function, and then click on Assign. Your new Hot Key assignment will also be shown in the Snapshot/32 menu option.

TIP: Be sure not to assign Hot Key combinations that might conflict with another program. To prevent any problems with specific programs, you can temporarily disable SnapShot/32’s hot keys in the dialog shown above.


Include Cursor Image

You may optionally include the image of your

current cursor in your capture.

TIP: Use the cursor to highlight a point of

interest in your capture. SnapShot/32 can

capture some cursors that were previously

thought invisible to all such programs. But,

due to differences in the way cursors are

handled by some programs, there are those

which produce unpredictable results. In

Windows 95, only the standard set of cursors

is captured, plus those defined by applications.

In Windows NT, the cursor shape may be

incorrect if it is within the console (DOS Prompt)

window.

This function is only available in registered x

versions of SnapShot/32. To register, select

the “Register” item from within the “Help” menu.


Auto Save

You can use the Auto Save feature in two ways:

Check the “Auto Save on every capture” check box, and SnapShot/32 will now wait for you to make the first screen capture. It will then minimize, and whenever you press the “Repeat Last Capture” Hot Key, it will capture the current state of the same screen area you originally defined and save it to a file name you choose, incrementing the number.

If you enter a number (other than zero) in the “Repeat first capture every [   ] seconds, and check the “Auto save on every capture” option, SnapShot/32 will automatically produce and save a screen capture of the original area you defined until you tell it to stop, using the “Stop Auto Capture” hot key.

TIP: These SnapShot/32 functions are great for producing graphics for manuals or other instructional materials, to show and teach a series of steps within a program window. Include the cursor for extra emphasis on specific areas.


Repeat Last Capture

Use this menu item or Hot Key to quickly

repeat the last capture executed.

TIP: See Configure Hot Keys


Support
 SnapShot/32 Support

Support for SnapShot/32 is close at hand. An e-mail message will get the quickest response. Be certain to provide as much background information as possible.

We also welcome your comments and input for future releases of SnapShot/32.

e-mail: gregko@kagi.com

Greg Kochaniak

3146 Chestnut Street

Murrysville, PA 15668, USA


Registration
 SnapShot/32 Registration

Register your copy of SnapShot/32 by selecting "Register" on the button bar above, or from within the help menu. This program is a 'try before you buy' shareware program that relies on your support for continued development, and single user registration is only $20.00. When you register SnapShot/32 you will receive a code that enables additional features and become eligible for priority support. You will also be able to obtain free updates of the program through our Web page (address below) with which you can use your registration code, until the next major release.

To register copies of SnapShot/32 please use the "Register" program usually provided with SnapShot/32 to make payments. You can click on “Registration” in the button bar above to access it. We use KAGI SHAREWARE registration service, which accepts different payment methods, including credit card and invoices. If you live in US or Canada you may also mail me your check or money order directly, payable to Greg Kochaniak.

Greg Kochaniak

3146 Chestnut Street

Murrysville, PA 15668, USA

e-mail: gregko@kagi.com

http://198.207.242.3/gregko/gregko.htm

License cost:

Single licenses: $20 each

Site license:	$500

(Site licenses cover a single organization for an area of up to one hundred miles (160 km) in radius.)

World-wide license:  $1500