TechSmith recently announced the public beta of Snagit for Mac so users can quickly and effectively turn simple screen shots into powerful visual communication tools.

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Snagit for Mac has been highly anticipated and when I sent out information to the list of people interested in this release a few days ago I immediately got a lot of responses from people very happy about the Snagit for Mac Beta test.

If you are interested in testing Snagit for Mac beta, go here.

Until next time

Peter – Your Snagit Guide.

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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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Stamp your footprint. Help me build the next SuperStamps (Snagit Stamps add-on)!

I’m creating a new SuperStamps Snagit Stamps add-on package. It will include as many professional graphics as the original SuperStamps (197 high grade vector png files). The contents is focused on being suitable for blogs/websites and it will appropriately be named SuperStamps Blogs

So I am calling all bloggers and website masters out there for help building this graphics pack. You will be the co-creator so to speak

I need your help with suggestions of what graphic icons should be included. What graphics do you need for your blog?

We will give out a free copy of SuperStamps Blogs for every suggestion that’s included in SuperStamps Blogs.

To the left you can see some examples of what’s included in the original SuperStamps Pack. You can also download 20 free SuperStamps here.

Please post your suggestions Graphic Icon suggestion in the comment area on this blog (below). And include:

1) What Text or Icon would you like
2) What color
3) What shape should the graphic/icon have
4) Anything else that may clarify your idea

It should be stamps that is useful for everyone. I can’t include personal stamps for example with names and so on, unless your name is Blog Of course you don’t need to have a blog or website to suggest cool stamps.

I really love to hear your suggestions so please post it below now and if I include it you will get a free copy of SuperStamps Blogs value $20.00!

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This competition has ended. Thanks for all the great comments about why you need Snagit.

Here are some of the competing answers:

• Snagit captures nething onscreen, ANYTHING! Saves as common filetypes
• cuz I’m from Lansing
• I need Snagit to help me capture memories & videos!
• Love to make cheat sheet.
• Everyone needs more snagit!
• very easy to use and so many options!
• I need snagit because that is what all the cool people are using
• Tired of using Paint to capture screens!
• My Office Manager wonders how we ever got along without Snagit. It’s a great tool.
• snag EVERYWHERE!! Can’t help myself!!
• Makes photo cropping for my blogs effortless!
• Capture and save any screen!
• To see how Mac compatible it is.
• I’m doing it!
• Using Snagit almost every day to capture screen shots for user manuals & guides
• I need Snagit because my photographic memory isnt what it used to be!
• I’m crazy about what it does for my photography
• With over 100 screen shots in each of my pp presentations, I couldnt survive without SnagIt! Capture, edit, frame, paste, done!
• Snagit Rocks! Use it every day for my customer support.
• is a Powerful tool for screen capture
• Snagit is the best screen capture program ever!

And the winner of a Free copy of Snagit is (drumroll):

@nicchick

And Second Prize – SuperStamps (Snagit Stamps Add-on) goes to (drumroll):

@KIntheHouse

And all other participants will get a $10.00 Snagit discount valid throughout October. Check your Twitter direct messages for Coupon code.

Thanks for participating!

Competition Rules:

Want to win your own free full version of Snagit 9?

Announcing a new twitter competition open this week (ends Sunday October 11th).

I am giving away the following prizes:

1st Prize) a copy of Snagit screen capture software
2nd Prize) a copy of Snagit stamps SuperStamps
And all participants) $10 discount coupon on Snagit

It’s easy to participate. All you need to do is:

1) Login to your Twitter account

2) Tweet the following post:

WIN 1 Free Snagit 9 Twitt Competition 1) RT this 2) follow @gillberg 3) Tell why YOU need Snagit: ____________________________

The underlined part should be exchanged with the reason why You should win this copy.

3) Make sure you follow @gillberg

4) Sit back and hope to win.

I’ll announce the happy winner on Twitter and on SnagitGuide on Monday October 12th 2009.

Good Luck!

Peter – Your Snagit Guide

(I’ll choose the winner based on the comment on why you use would like Snagit and my say is final. Any applicable taxes should be paid by the winner)

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Hello Friends!

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

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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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The subject of Snagit for Mac is one of our most visited blog posts on this blog so the interest for this is nothing less than spectacular. Also the fact that many people that work within the graphics industry are working on Mac computers will also make this product one of the most interesting launches.

You can read the Betsy Webers blog post announcing the Snagit is coming news here. Betsy is mentioning that the product is in early development and my guess is that this means that it will be launched in a year or so. The announcement came only a day after the release of Camtasia for Mac.

We will be following the development of this product so if you are interested I suggest you sign up for our special Snagit for Mac subscriber list here.

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If you are a real  Snagit Fan am sure you already own the new Superstamps add-on.  If you don’t own it yet its not too late to enjoy the full potential of Snagit you can  get a copy of the new Superstamps here.

Already own  Superstamps 197 collection but not sure how to  use it with your Snagit application?

Follow the simple step by step instructions below:

Step 1

Download and Install your Snagit.

Step 2

Download the Superstamps.

Superstamps does not need installation, you can just lift it into the stamp folder. As you have no outside directory for your stamps you could place it in the Snagit 9 folder located:

C:\Program Files\TechSmith\SnagIt 9\Stamps

You do this by just clicking on the folder and dragging it into the folder above.

Step 3

Open your Snagit Editor and from your “Draw Tab” click on the stamp icon to view stamp samples. Click the down arrow, to view existing stamps from the style box, . This will show all available images and categories.

*This box automatically pops up after clicking the down arrow*

Step 4:

Click on “Organize Stamps” a box will pop up providing you additional options.

*To add the Superstamps folder simply click on the “Stamp folder” button to start browsing your unzipped folder of superstamps on your computer.*

Step 5:

Select the unzipped folder of Superstamps from your computer by double clicking it. After the folder has been successfully added click close to finish.

Voila! It’s done.

Get your Free Superstamps mini pack here and follow the same steps when adding it to your collection. If you like it,  go on and get the full version with 197 new professional superstamps none of which are included in the minipack!

Enjoy Stamping

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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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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