I have heard some Snagit users complain about problems capturing scrolling webpages in Firefox lately . I have also experienced this problem. It was temporarily solved when I used Snagit version 10.01 and Firefox 7, but then I got the problem back when I upgraded to Firefox 8.

I use the scrolling capture functionality a lot so I contacted TechSmith to see how to solve this.

They presented me with a very elegant solution that actually ads functionality to the normal scrolling capture. I think you will find that this solution works for most Firefox releases in both Snagit version 9 and 10.

The solution is called “Custom Scrolling” and I made a short video explaining how to set it up and how to use it.

I hope you liked it. Add comments below if you have any questions or comments.

Until next time
Peter – Your Snagit Guide

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The all new Snagit is definitely exciting, it is modern and has a lot of great improvements. It has a wider range of functions and new features, that  will surely make everything  faster and more efficient ( latest versions: http://www.softwarecasa.com/snagit-upgrade.html).

Snagit never fails to make itself better to offer more helpful tools that produce 100% best results.

Although there will still be some of us who would prefer to use its old version for some reason. If that’s also the case with you, then you  might want to check out this list of previous versions of  Snagit that I have provided below, all you’ve  got to do is to take your pick and download it in just one click!

Snagit Version 9.1.3 26.39MB Released: 1Oct2009

Snagit Version 9.0.2 21.96 MB Released:1Sep2008

Snagit Version 8.2.3 13.90 MB Released: 1May2007

Snagit Version 8.1.0 13.20 MB Released: 1Jul2006

Snagit Version 8.0.2 13.28 MB Released: 1May2006

Snagit Version 7.2.5 11.31 MB Released: 1Oct2005

Snagit Version 7.1.2 10.31 MB Released: 1Jan2005

Snagit Version 7.0.3 8.82 MB Released: 1Apr2004

Snagit Version6.3.0 5.98 MB Released: 1Jun2003

Snagit Version 6.2.2 5.76 MB Released: 1May2003

Snagit Version 6.1.3 5.34 MB Released: 1Jan2003

Snagit Version 6.0.2 3.84 MB Released: 1Mar2002

Snagit Version 5.2.2 3.29 MB Released: 1Sep2001

Snagit Version 5.1.1 2.92 MB Released: 1Nov2000

Snagit Version 5.0.2 2.74 MB Released: 1Apr2000

Snagit Version 4.3.6 1.69 MB Released: 1Aug 1999

For years, creating presentations  for a business meeting has never been this enjoyable and efficient without SNAGIT.  It is a very useful screenshot tool which offers more than just taking a snap of a certain page. It helps you make your work easy without causing you too much time to do it. It is for me,  a replacement for the ancient print screen but with more features and innovative functions.  

WHAT SNAGIT CAN DO:

CAPTURE a screen from online or from a file that runs in your PC, a webpage, an article, or even a page with a scrolling window!

EDIT the saved screenshot by using SnagIt Editor that comes with it. It is used to annotate and improve the quality and presentation of the captured file by using different editing tools. You can crop, resize, blur, change the color or even add stamps on your image/file to give a more dramatic effect.

ORGANIZE. Snagit automatically save your files in a library with search box, so you can easily find the file that you are looking for.

SHARE your masterpiece to your friends via email, flickr, skype or to your website.

Snagit  already has proven itself on its numerous versions  listed above, and it didn’t stop there. It  still have its hunger for improvement to make our lives easier.  After Snagit 9,  we now have Snagit 10 and  the Snagit on MAC!(See the latest versions here: http://www.softwarecasa.com/snagit-upgrade.html) Want  it? then go ahead and Snag- It! ☺

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I recently wrote an article about how you could increase your productivity by using the Quick Access Toolbar in Snagit Editor more effectively.

That tip showed how you could increase speed when editing your Snagit screen shots. In today’s tip I’m going to cover another great productivity enhancer that takes place before you capture your screen – the Snagit Profiles.

Snagit boasts over 40 ways to capture the screen and the possibilies of altering your outputs and adding effects ends up with virtually an infinite number of ways to take and save your captures.

The purpose of the Snagit Profiles is to create pre-made capture modes so you can handle your captures the exact same way over and over. Thus increasing your productivity.

A real world example of using Snagit Profiles as time saver

Let me describe a real world example where using the Snagit Profiles can have a huge impact on productivity. My wife often scans document to keep a digital copy instead of wasting paper by doing real paper copies.

This process involves a lot of steps from placing the paper on the scanner bed, starting the scanner software, start the scan, choose format, open folders to save it, choose name, save the file and finally close all the folders down again.

To save all this time I set up a Snagit Profile for her. I dedicated a button [F2] on her computer that does almost all of these steps. She still needs to put the paper on the scanner but we hope Snagit will fix this in a future release

How to set up a Snagit time saver Profile

Let’s say that you want to set up a profile with a Region capture, that automatically is resized to 50% saved in PNG format with a preformatted name on the file. Here’s how to do it.

Step 1 Input) Go down to Profile Settings Input field and choose Region.

Step 2 Effects) Choose Effects / Image Scaling 50%.

Step 3 Output – File Format) Choose Output / Properties.

To set the file format, choose Always use this file format to PNG.

Step 4 Output – File name) To set an automatic file name and choose Options. Here you can add from a lot of different file components and you’ll see an example of how the actual filename will look. For this example I wanted my wifes initials BD so I set that as prefix text, I wanted the number of the file, automatic number, date and time (by using system date and system time).

You also may want to choose the folder where it should be saved unless you have done this before.

When you are done creating the profile you need to save it.  Click the green plus symbol and choose Save As New Profile.

Voila, you have your own personal custom Snagit Profile. But don’t stop there… Be sure to set up Profiles for all your usual Snagit tasks.

Please comment below what you think of this tip or if you have other Snagit productivity boosters. I’d love to hear about.

Until next time

Peter – Your Snagit Guide

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When working with the Text or Callout tools in Snagit a little menu pops up. This little Menu is called the Mini Toolbar.

In the Mini Toolbar you have a quick access to some of the most common tools, you can for example change font, colors, size of font, bold, shadow and have access to a lot of other helpful tools.

These are useful functions, the only problem is that the Mini Toolbar often places itself on top of what you are writing or if you want to grab a corner and drag something the Toolbar pops up and places itself on top of what you want to reach and you have to fiddle to get to what you want to do.

Well, there is an easy way to solve this problem and only see the Toolbar when you want to see it.

Go to the Snagit Button in the upper left corner of the Editor (1) and choose Editor Options (2).

And simply choose to unclick Mini Toolbar (3).

But, what if I need it sometimes you ask. Well, just right-click your mouse when working and the Mini Toolbar will appear on your command. Now you only see it when you need it.

Thanks goes out to Magus for this excellent tip.

Until next time

Peter – Your Snagit Guide

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“Snagit 10.0 – Oh, yea…”

Your favorite screen capture software Snagit just came in a brand new fully upgraded version, Snagit 10. The new version is loaded with a lot of amazing stuff.

A new feature that will mean a big difference in how you work with Snagit is the All-in-one Capture. This means you  no longer need to choose what you want to capture beforehand (area, window, screen and so on), but instead you do this at the same time that you are capturing the screen. This is an fantastic improvement, but really only one of many…

Read more about all the new features of Snagit 10.0 here!

Free Upgrade Bonus!

In an earlier SnagitGuide blog post I mentioned that you had a chance to get SuperStamps v2 free. Here is how:

To celebrate Snagit version 10.0 launch SoftwareCasa is giving away the amazing bonus SuperStamps v2 FREE with your upgrade purchase. PLEASE NOTE: This offer is only available on SoftwareCasa.com and expires at Midnight May 18^th 2010. The offer is also valid for Multi-License owners. Each user gets a bonus copy of SuperStamps.

Check Out This One Minute Video About Your Bonus

Until next time

Peter – Your Snagit Guide

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Last week we held a vote on which Snagit Stamp Style we should include in SuperStamps v2 (due to be released on May 11th).

In just  a few hours we had 250 votes and when we closed the voting more than 300 people had picked their favorites.

In this video I’m presenting the Stamps that got the most votes.

I am also showing some very neat tricks on how you can utilize Snagit Stamps effectively.

For example:

• Learn how to do shadow effects with Stamps a la Macintosh
• Learn how to quickly create a number series
• Learn how to preset the size of Stamps
• How to set transparency

And hopefully many more tricks. Click here to check out the video now!

If you have any ideas about future stamps or suggestions or thoughts, please don’t hesitate to comment below.

Until Tuesday
Peter – Your Snagit Guide

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This article is about my first learning experience in finding some quick and easy steps to edit colors using the eyedropper tool in Snagit.

One of the handiest and most useful tool in Snagit is the Eyedropper. This has similar functions found in other applications and it is also called colorpicker, color picker, eye dropper or sometimes iDropper.

This tool makes it easy to match, duplicate and change colors in your capture. It’s an excellent tool to copy colors from one image to another.

To start using the Eyedropper, click on the “Draw Tab” then choose from the “Drawing Tools”. Each tool comes with many Styles to select from before you pick a color in the “Outline” or “Fill” toolbar.

As a beginner, it’s not easy to find which other toolbars the eyedropper is connected to. Sometimes, you’ll find them grayed-out and unclickable.

For example when working in the Snagit Stamps Menu you cannot access the Outline or Fill effects (both of which have the Color Picker).

To easily see where the Outline and Fill effects are available, you can start clicking on the available tools in your ribbon toolbar to see which toolbars that aren’t grayed out as you click.

For example when working with the Callout Tool you find that both the Outline and Fill are available (and thus the colorpicker for both of these).

Other options using the eyedropper are also available; open the Snagit Editor, select the image you want to retouch in your “Captures Tray” or the “Library”. Click on the “Image” tab and choose “Canvas Color”. Go to the Eyedropper tool, click and the cursor will turn to a color picker. You can start picking colors from your selected image and as you move the Eyedropper clicking on the colors, you will see the “Canvas Color” toolbar also changes to the colors that you click.

Following the basic steps mentioned above should give a new user of Snagit a better understanding about the locations and functions of the eyedropper tool.

Until next time

Mizra – Your Snagit Guide

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Update 2011 December: Check out solution with Custom Scrolling in Firefox here (video)

UPDATE 2011 August: For scrolling issues/problems with Snagit 10.01 and firefox see the last comments for a solution.

Snagit is the Best Screen Capture software – I can confidently say no doubt about it. There’s a cliche that goes, “Nobody’s Perfect.” Well nobody doesn’t necessarily have to be a person, it can also be applied to things and animals. ‘Nothing is Perfect’  well with one exception SNAGIT IS PERFECT

Today I am sharing one  common issue that some Snagit Fans may have experienced and thought there was no solution.   You get a nice long article that you want to capture and print but oh no! Snagit Scroll Feature won’t work! Relax am here to help you sort this one out.

First of all if you are still using Snagit version 7 or 8 you should think about upgrading. Lots of the little nagging issues in previous versions of Snagit  have been resolved in Snagit 9. I think Snagit 9 upgrade is well worth it

To use the Auto-Scroll Capture feature correctly you need to adjust  some settings. Follow the instructions below: 

For Snagit Version 8 or 9

IMAGE

1. Select Input

2. Go to Properties

3. Click on Scrolling tab

4. Set the Scroll delay to “0″ miliseconds.

5. Set the Scroll direction to “Both”

6. Click Apply, then OK

7. Select Input > Scrolling > Auto Scroll Window

8. Open the program you want to scroll.

9. Click on the Capture hotkey or open SnagIt and click the Red Capture button to start.

10. Once you see the hand-cursor, click on the middle of the window that you want to scroll and wait for a few moments for it to scroll and make the capture.

I recommend you use the Custom Scroll Window function because the settings of Auto-Scroll Window will not work properly due to the non-standard scrollbars that redraws during scrolling.

To use Custom Scroll, do the following:

1. Select Input

2. Go to Scrolling

3. Choose Custom Scroll

4. Open the program that you want to capture

5. Click the Capture hotkey

5. Once you see the crosshair scroll that allows you to drag your desired region then click on the down arrow control with the left mouse button to begin the capture.

For windows that is scrolled horizontally, I recommend you use the Extended Window input, most especially if you are using XP. To set Extended Window, do the following:

1. Select Input

2. Go to Advanced

3. Choose Extended Window

If you are unable to scroll, you can also change the Scroll delay value, to do so, follow this:

1. Select Input

2. Go to Properties

3. Click on Scrolling Tab

4. Set the Scroll delay to 300, then 500, then 1000 to see whichever allows you to create a successful capture.

If you continue to have problems performing your auto scroll captures contact our support team for assistance.

That’s all there is to it. I hope this has been helpful to you.

Credits to TechSmith Support Center.

Until Next Time

Peter – Your Snagit Guide

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Hello There!

If you are internet marketer or if your job heavily involves effective communication with others  then you can benefit substantially from SnagIt.

Consumers don’t usually go for products with words alone. Most people have limited time and by use of just images “A Picture Says a Thousand Words”, which also applies to effective internet marketing.

With the help of the screen capturing functions of Snagit, marketers have been able to deliver only what their clients and customers need. Thus, making both parties expectations met.

Internet’s growth has been unstoppable since the start and its still rocketing upward. In relation to this growth, it has brought huge benefits to internet marketing. As a result, there are many Internet marketers who have succeeded into venturing their businesses successfully  online and still counting.

Internet Marketers can use Snagit to capture images that they want to include in Blogs, Websites, Newsletters, Email Campaigns and much more.

With Snagit 9 you can catch your staff/ co-workers  off guard by how quickly you can respond to their questions with a professionally marked up image. Snagit speeds up communication tremendously!

With Snagit you can get a whole range of Stamps  to enhance your documents which include Education Stamps, Map Stamps, Time Stamps, Keyboard Stamps and the top ranking one for Internet Marketers is SuperStamps .

Snagit is a very effective tool in marketing. It helps the marketers to sustain a close connection between customers and clients, which in turn fuels satisfaction and word of mouth marketing for businesses.

Give your business a face lift and start Snagging today!

Until Next Time

Peter – Your Snagit Guide

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Hello Friend,

A typical computer user, normally uses a number of different applications a day. You will find that most users are happy with the applications that provide a friendly user interface.

Snagit 9.0 arrived with a  bang and most users were quite pleased with all the new features. But the developers quickly realised that there was something missing with the user experience.   Within no time Snagit 9.1 was released and Snagit funs were left speechless in awe of the full user experience of Snagit 9.1.

If you already own Snagit 9.0 you can upgrade to Snagit 9.1 for free, see instructions at end of this article.

Many Snagit users complemented the software’s changes and that includes the fluent UI, it’s so proud of most specifically the Ribbon.

A ribbon is a strip of buttons and functions usually found across the top of the main window, where you’ll find commands and functions you need and want accessible and convenient in performing tasks.

Ribbons also play a vital role in the making or breaking of the whole graphic user experience.

Below are the things that make the Snagit ribbon a good one:

Task-based

The pre-defined and user-created capture profiles makes it convenient and easier in performing tasks especially when it’s the normal day to day tasks.

Cursor Tools

As fast and easy as a right-click, you’ll get the tool-box with all the necessary tools for your context.

Live Preview

Getting the change preview is easy, and the change will not be automatically applied. In every option you select, you’ll see a live preview making it easier and faster to make decisions.

Constrained

Ribbons are normally found at the top and will always be there, worry not of toolbar scramble.

Snagit now joins the list of Fluent UI’s and using Snagit’s Ribbon makes our day-to-day tasks as easy as A-B-C.

How to Upgrade to Snagit 9.1 for Free – (Only for Snagit 9.0 Users)

Snagit 9.1 upgrade is completely free if you already own Snagit 9.0. Just open your Snagit go to help menu and click on “Check for Updates” follow the instructions to download the latest version completely free.

Snagit Upgrade to 9.1 for Older Versions of Snagit

If you own an older version of Snagit you are still eligible to upgrade at a special price just request your Snagit 9.1 upgrade here.

Until Next Time

Peter – Your Snagit Guide

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