Take, Edit and Share Screenshots with Snagit

Take, Edit and Share Screenshots with Snagit

It's said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and nowhere is that truer than when collaborating with a team, or trying to explain something visual to someone not sitting right beside you.

Taking screenshots of your Windows or Mac desktop is incredibly useful, including for showing that strange error messages to your IT help desk that never pops up when they're looking. But it always seemed a bit more complicated than it needed to be - open the capture app, take the screenshot, open editing software, save the file, email it to whomever needed it.

At Sentryon we use a program called Snagit constantly for taking screenshots, adding annotations, numbering steps, even short how-to videos. Taking a screenshot is simple - just hit the Print Screen (PrtScn) button on your keyboard, choose the area or window you want to capture, do your editing/annotation, and easily share it via email or other means.

3 Ways Screenshots Can Help You Get More Work Done

  1. Collaborating with Others - easily give feedback on a new website design, brochure layout, or just about anything visual, without the lengthy emails trying to describe your thoughts.
  2. Demonstrate How To Perform a Function - don't just tell, show! Demonstrate exactly what you're talking about with a screenshot. This reduces the chances of being misunderstood, which means less confusion, less time explaining, and more time back in your day.
  3. Show Exactly What's Happening - when contacting IT support about a computer problem, a software vendor about a bug, or a web support team to request a change, you will often be asked to provide a screenshot of the issue. This is because everyone's computer is slightly different - different model, different monitor, different browser, different Windows version, and so on - so what happens for you won't happen to everyone else. Providing a visual example helps the support team to understand exactly what's going on, find a solution and get it fixed faster.

Interested in getting Snagit for your team? Just contact us and we'll be happy to help.