Re: SnipIT function in Windows Vista

["Chris Morton" <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Vista ships with Paint, too. See Programs > Accessories > Paint.

> Chris

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 7:43 AM, Van Boening, Tammy <
Tammy -dot- VanBoening -at- chartercom -dot- com> wrote:

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> Using Windows Vista and Office 2007. On this system, I currently do not
> have SnagIT (but it is coming soon!). In Windows Vista, there is a new
> function called SnipIT which I must use instead, which is a very poor
> relative to some of SnagIT's most basic functions. I do have the option
> of determining the format of the capture. I am using PNGs. Right now, if
> I have to make any modifications to the capture,  I must send this
> capture to my other system (Windows 2003, XP3), that has good
> old-fashioned PAINT on it - Paint actually gives more editing options
> than this supposedly new and improved function of SnipIT. Here's the rub
> - if I use the Send function that is available within SnipIT, (and
> hence, Outlook is automatically used as the mail client) the capture,
> EVEN THOUGH it's a PNG, gets attached as a JPEG. If I use my web
> interface for my email on my Windows Vista system, and physically go out
> and select the file to attach, then it gets attached as the .PNG that I
> want.  Doesn't seem like such a big deal, but I have LOTS and LOTS of
> screen captures that I must do this for and this this flippin' web
> client, times out after 5 minutes (I can't change this setting ) and I
> am constantly having to reboot and log in again before I can attach and
> send and this is causing me to waste lots of time and sanity.
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> I have tried 'til I am blue in the face to figure out why SnipIT insists
> on changing the format of the capture when using its send function and
> if there's anywhere that I can change this value, but for the life of
> me, I can't find a setting for this.
>
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> Is anyone else using SnipIT and run into this obscure/bizarre issue and
> can provide some insight?
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> Thanks,
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> TVB
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> Tammy Van Boening
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