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Also, the Microsoft HTML Help Image Editor, which comes with the HTML
Help Workshop (free download from MS) is a very handy little screen
capture tool. You can capture using mouse, keyboard, or a timer and you
can select a whole screen or any window or drop down menu, etc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Amy G. Peacock [mailto:apeacock -at- WOLFENET -dot- COM]
Sent: Friday, August 14, 1998 11:12 AM
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject: Re: Windows NT screen capture
I've actually held off adding my ideas and techniques about this but
this time I'll put them out there.
I have a program called MS Netmeeting. I think it might be a freebie
thing but I'm not sure. I can try to find out if anyone is interested.
Anyway, Netmeeting has a tool called whiteboard - (netmeeting is
generally for sharing info and chatting over the internet) and
whiteboard has a screen capture tool. Click on an icon in whiteboard.
Netmeeting is automatically minimized, and a crosshairs pointer shows
up. Then you click on the window you want and it copies it to the
white board.
A couple of things:
1. The screen you want to capture has to be in front.
2. Each screen capture gets pasted to the whiteboard individually -
that means you can move the captures around (they stay separate).
3. No excess stuff to cut away (as in using the print screen key).
4. There is often a little distortion of color when you paste the
images from WB into paint.
5. There is also a tool in WB that lets you cut out parts of the
screen - but I haven't used this much.
6. One bummer is that it won't let you capture drop-down menus...I use
print screen for that.
It's kind of a nifty little tool really - it's been working for me
until I get something better. It is a bit of a hassle to cut and paste
into paint and then save the images as .bmp.
On the other hand I like how I can have just a couple of files that
contain all of my images - ala scrapbook style. That's been handy.
Amy Peacock
techwriter & jewelrymaker
Snohomish, Washington
apeacock -at- wolfenet -dot- com
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Yes, NetMeeting is free.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Also, the Microsoft HTML Help Image Editor, which =
comes with the HTML Help Workshop (free download from MS) is a very =
handy little screen capture tool. You can capture using mouse, =
keyboard, or a timer and you can select a whole screen or any window or =
drop down menu, etc.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I've actually held off adding my ideas and techniques =
about this but</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>this time I'll put them out there.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I have a program called MS Netmeeting. I think it =
might be a freebie</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>thing but I'm not sure. I can try to find out if =
anyone is interested.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Anyway, Netmeeting has a tool called whiteboard - =
(netmeeting is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>generally for sharing info and chatting over the =
internet) and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>whiteboard has a screen capture tool. Click on an =
icon in whiteboard.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Netmeeting is automatically minimized, and a =
crosshairs pointer shows</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>up. Then you click on the window you want and it =
copies it to the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>white board.</FONT>
</P>
<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>A couple of things:</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>1. The screen you want to capture has to be in =
front.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>2. Each screen capture gets pasted to the whiteboard =
individually -</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>that means you can move the captures around (they =
stay separate).</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>3. No excess stuff to cut away (as in using the =
print screen key).</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>4. There is often a little distortion of color when =
you paste the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>images from WB into paint.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>5. There is also a tool in WB that lets you cut out =
parts of the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>screen - but I haven't used this much.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>6. One bummer is that it won't let you capture =
drop-down menus...I use</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>print screen for that.</FONT>
</P>
<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>It's kind of a nifty little tool really - it's been =
working for me</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>until I get something better. It is a bit of a =
hassle to cut and paste</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>into paint and then save the images as .bmp.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>On the other hand I like how I can have just a =
couple of files that</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>contain all of my images - ala scrapbook style. =
That's been handy.</FONT>
</P>
<BR>
