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Subject:Re: Portions of screenshots? From:Beth Agnew <BAgnew -at- INSYSTEMS -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 2 Feb 1999 16:59:54 -0500
A simple method I use is to make sure that when I crop the shot, I show part
of a letter, word or button so that it is visually clear to the user that
there is something sliced off. I enclose the shot excerpt within a plain
black border. You could also mention in the caption that it is a "Portion of
the Main Window showing ...".
Beth Agnew
Manager, Information Development
InSystems Technologies Inc.
65 Allstate Parkway, Suite 100 Tel: (905) 513-1400 ext. 280
Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 9X1 Fax: (905) 513-1419 mailto:bagnew -at- insystems -dot- com Visit us at: http://www.insystems.com
