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= How to Capture Screen Images =
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The main purpose of this tutorial is to demonstrate how I '''create the screen capture images''' I use in my tutorials.
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[[image:screenimage.gif|thumb|200px|Finished Captured Screen Image]]
 
[[image:screenimage.gif|thumb|200px|Finished Captured Screen Image]]
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== Bibliography ==
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* <asin a=0078821134>Digital Images: A Practical Guide</asin>
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* <asin a=1119418119>Adobe Photoshop CC For Dummies For Dummies (Computer/Tech)</asin>
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* <asin a=1449316158>Photoshop CS6: The Missing Manual</asin>
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== Amazon's Related Products ==
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* <asin a=B00SCHJDJW>ABBYY ScreenShot Reader </asin>
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* <asin a=B07L156W6P>Canon EOS Rebel T6 Digital SLR Camera Kit with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5 Lens, Lexar 64GB and Ritz Gear U3 32GB Memory Cards, Lens Filters, Camera Bag, Flexi-Tripod, and Accessory Bundle</asin>
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* <asin a=B008YTAGGW>Roxio Game Capture HD PRO Video Capture Device and Editing Software for PC</asin>
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Latest revision as of 17:34, 14 February 2019

The main purpose of this tutorial is to demonstrate how I create the screen capture images I use in my tutorials.

How to Capture Screen Images

Software Needed

  • A Microsoft windows operating system post win 3.x (9x, ME, 2k, XP)
  • Photoshop or your favorite image editor that has the ability to crop an image
    • I will be using Photoshop for this tutorial


Steps involved

  • Get the image on your screen that you want to capture and press the "Print Screen" button on your keyboard
  • Open Photoshop and from the menu select file/new...
  • Accept the defaults by clicking OK
  • From the menu select Edit/paste
  • Use the crop tool to crop the desired area see Fig 1.
    fig. 1 Crop Captured Screen Image
  • From the menu select File/Save for Web
  • Select the most efficient method of saving keep in mind the size of the image. I will often use gif with as few colors as possible.
  • name your image something that make sense and is not too ambiguous

There you have it, it's pretty simple

Finished Captured Screen Image


Bibliography


Amazon's Related Products


Glossary