SnagitTips

By ChrisMcQueen

What's SnagitTips about?

Snagit Tips are a collection of tips and how-to's created by the TechSmith Training Team. If you've got a question about Snagit or a tip to share, find us on Twitter @SnagitTips.

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SnagitTips episodes:

06.22.2018
Using Program Output
On the TechSmith Learning Center is a tutorial that shows how to send your captures to a free OCR tool (Optical Character Recognition) called MODI. Well, in that example I send a capture straight to the program. But,...
06.30.2016
Tags in Snagit
You can organize images into categories using tags and keywords. This makes it easier to classify and manage the captures you have collected in the Snagit Library.
06.30.2016
Extend the Canvas
The canvas is the area below your capture. And, with the little boxes around your capture you can extend the canvas area with a simple click and drag.
06.30.2016
Record System Audio
We get a lot of questions about recording the audio playing on people's computer. This is usually because they want to record a video with Snagit's Video capture. Here are some tips on how to record the audio...
06.30.2016
Set hotkeys when working with video capture
You can assign hotkeys to anything in Snagit, that includes the video control keys. So, if you want to streamline your work flow, try setting up some hotkeys.
06.30.2016
Ctrl, Shift, and Alt
These keys make editing and working with selections a lot easier.
06.30.2016
Web Capture
If you need to grab a lot of images from a web page, Snagit can do that with the Web Capture mode.
06.30.2016
Profile Power
Profiles in Snagit give you a ton of flexibility over how you capture images with Snagit. It takes a little bit of practice to understand all the options and how to make them work together, but it is certainly...
06.30.2016
Optimizing Images
By default Snagit tries to make your images as small as possible. We don't give you a lot of options to tweak the image, but there are a few. Here's how to optimize your images when saving in...
06.30.2016
Highlight and Blur
If you want people to notice something in your capture or if you don't want people to see the details of a capture (phone numbers, names, etc.); Snagit has a tool for that.
06.30.2016
Combine Images
You can easily combine images in Snagit, here's how!
06.30.2016
Recording System Audio
Snagit can record the audio that you hear coming from your speakers, but it will take a little work. Here's a run through of recording audio with Snagit.
06.30.2016
Menu and Timer Capture
Capturing a drop down menu is pretty simple if you use the timer and menu capture profile in Snagit.
06.30.2016
Menu Capture
There is a menu capture option in Snagit and you can capture menus using the Region capture profile and a hotkey. I show you how to do both in this tip.
06.30.2016
Printing, Pixels, and DPI
If you're putting screen captures into a document or book that will be printed, you need to understand DPI (dots per inch) and how the pixels on your screen effect the quality of printed material.
06.30.2016
Export All your Images
If you need to export all your images from Snagit there are two ways to do this.
06.30.2016
Eye Dropper Tool
The eye dropper tool makes it easy to switch and change colors as well as match colors in your capture. Thankfully, there's a simple hotkey in Snagit for the eye dropper.
06.30.2016
Delete Files in Snagit
Because Snagit automatically stores images that you have captured, you can end up with a lot of captures hanging around. Here I talk about how to close or delete a file from Snagit.
06.30.2016
Set a Profile Hotkey in Snagit
Each profile in Snagit can have an individual hotkey. This makes it very easy to start a specific type of capture.
06.30.2016
Set the Global Capture Hotkey
Snagit has a global hotkey that uses the last profile selected. This global hotkey is set from the program preferences. Here I show you how to set the preference.
06.30.2016
Create as Vector
This one has tripped me up before. Here we talk about the "Create as Vector" option available under the Effects.
06.30.2016
Simple Capture Process
If you're new to Snagit and screen capture, this little video is the very basics of capturing something on your screen and putting the image in a email. This works with Word, PowerPoint, and any other program that can...
06.30.2016
Print Ready Screen Captures
So, you've decided to write a book and are working with Snagit? We'll if your publishing company or editor told you that your images need to 120-300 DPI, then you'll need to know how to do that with Snagit....
06.30.2016
Snagit and PowerPoint
Snagit works great with PowerPoint, but it helps if you change the setting to match your workflow. Here's how you can more effectively work with PowerPoint if you are setting up a presentation.
06.30.2016
Use the TSCC Video Codec
You can get better quality with TSCC.
06.30.2016
Disable Office Add-ins
Sometimes the MS Office add-ins need to go away.
06.30.2016
Spotlight and Magnify
Snagit has a lot of tools to help you direct your viewers interest. If you want someone to notice something important, Spotlight & Magnify is a great way to do it.
06.30.2016
Set the Snagit Profile Hotkeys
You can assign each Snagit profile to a hotkey. This makes it really easy to move between different capture modes and styles.
06.30.2016
File Formats in Snagit
Snagit supports a lot of file formats. It can open almost any image format and save a capture to almost any file format.
06.30.2016
Use Links to Images
Some places, like chat, text-based email, and blog comments don't allow images. The next best thing to do then is to use Snagit's Screencast.com output to share a link to your screen capture.
06.30.2016
Printing with Snagit
Printing with Snagit is pretty easy.
06.30.2016
Using Program Output
On the TechSmith Learning Center is a tutorial that shows how to send your captures to a free OCR tool (Optical Character Recognition) called MODI. Well, in that example I send a capture straight to the program. But,...
07.06.2010
Photoshop and Snagit
Sometimes the best part of Snagit is the capture tool. If you don't need the Snagit Editor, you can pass it up using the Snagit 10 profile or a custom profile.
06.01.2010
Record Video with Snagit or Camtasia Studio
Snagit is really designed for still images, but it does have a screen recording tool, kind of like Camtasia Studio. This video looks at capturing audio with your video and compares Snagit to Camtasia
03.31.2010
Print size canvas, Align images, and Printing multiple captures
@MarielleSflPR asked a great question about working with Snagit. In this video I show how to make a Snagit canvas that is about the size of a piece of paper, how to align images, and how to print multiple...
03.05.2010
Insert Flash in PowerPoint
Snagit installs an Add-in for Microsoft Office by default. One of the tools in that Add-in allows you to "insert Flash files in PowerPoint".
02.23.2010
Tips for Voice Overs
Recording your own voice is not a hobby most people people enjoy. But, if you plan on screencasting or making videos, it's nice to at least feel comfortable with your own voice. So, here are a few tips...
02.18.2010
WordPress Output
If you're using WordPress on your own blog, you can't use Snagit's WordPress.com Output. The good news is you can use the Movable Type Output to send images to your WordPress blog hosted on your own server. In...
11.17.2009
Snagit and Screencast.com
Snagit works really well with TechSmith's Screencast.com. It's perfect for sharing images and distributing your videos and images.
10.14.2009
Capture Snagit
Shows how to take a screen capture of Snagit using Snagit.
10.01.2009
Save Captures to a Folder
Snagit let's you save a capture directly to a folder. You can have Snagit auto-generate a file name for the capture or you can choose to name it each time. And, you can do all this and set...
12.17.2008
Transparent Color in Snagit
Snagit supports creating 8-bit graphics with a transparent color. What that means is you can create basic GIF files with see-through background.
01.01.1990
Snagit can have Multiple Outputs
If you need to send a capture to multiple outputs or want to have your capture open in the Editor before you send it along to Word, PowerPoint, etc. you can do that. Here's how...
01.01.1990
Region Capture with Hotkeys
Snagit helps you capture quickly by selecting a profile and then clicking the "Big Red Button". But, you can be even faster by setting custom hotkeys for the captures that you do the most.
01.01.1990
Tags in Snagit
You can organize images into categories using tags and keywords. This makes it easier to classify and manage the captures you have collected in the Snagit Library.
01.01.1990
Extend the Canvas
The canvas is the area below your capture. And, with the little boxes around your capture you can extend the canvas area with a simple click and drag.
01.01.1990
Record System Audio
We get a lot of questions about recording the audio playing on people's computer. This is usually because they want to record a video with Snagit's Video capture. Here are some tips on how to record the audio...
01.01.1990
Set hotkeys when working with video capture
You can assign hotkeys to anything in Snagit, that includes the video control keys. So, if you want to streamline your work flow, try setting up some hotkeys.
01.01.1990
Ctrl, Shift, and Alt
These keys make editing and working with selections a lot easier.
01.01.1990
Web Capture
If you need to grab a lot of images from a web page, Snagit can do that with the Web Capture mode.

What's SnagitTips about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

SnagitTips episodes:

Using Program Output

Tags in Snagit

Extend the Canvas

Record System Audio

Set hotkeys when working with video capture

Ctrl, Shift, and Alt

Web Capture

Profile Power

Optimizing Images

Highlight and Blur

Combine Images

Recording System Audio

Menu and Timer Capture

Menu Capture

Printing, Pixels, and DPI

Export All your Images

Eye Dropper Tool

Delete Files in Snagit

Set a Profile Hotkey in Snagit

Set the Global Capture Hotkey

Create as Vector

Simple Capture Process

Print Ready Screen Captures

Snagit and PowerPoint

Use the TSCC Video Codec

Disable Office Add-ins

Spotlight and Magnify

Set the Snagit Profile Hotkeys

File Formats in Snagit

Use Links to Images

Printing with Snagit

Using Program Output

Photoshop and Snagit

Record Video with Snagit or Camtasia Studio

Print size canvas, Align images, and Printing multiple captures

Insert Flash in PowerPoint

Tips for Voice Overs

WordPress Output

Snagit and Screencast.com

Capture Snagit

Save Captures to a Folder

Transparent Color in Snagit

Snagit can have Multiple Outputs

Region Capture with Hotkeys

Tags in Snagit

Extend the Canvas

Record System Audio

Set hotkeys when working with video capture

Ctrl, Shift, and Alt

Web Capture