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Subject:RE: The Burden of Screen Captures From:"Domaschuk, Rob" <Robd -at- datalogics -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 22 Nov 2002 12:43:50 -0600
I am a huge proponent of SnagIt (not because it is the best, but because I
am familiar with it). Therefore I whole-heartedly agree with Bonnie.
I also have to take hundreds of screen shots in five languages (seven, if I
can convince our company to translate the software for the Cajun and
Appalachain markets) and use SnagIt's auto-numbering.
ONE IMPORTANT NOTE - For your own peace of mind, change the output folder
for each language. I forgot to do that....once. Every try to figure out
which single screen shot you needed out of 600 like-named shots? <shudder>.
The litte bit of extra time up front will be repaid multi-fold at the end.
You may even want to take screen shots based on function (or grouping) and
change the output for each.
Just my 2¢
Rob Domaschuk | 312.853.8337 - p
Technical Writer | 719.623.7431 - f
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