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Helpful hints for Windows and Mac screenshots creation

Written by Natalya Bosatskaya | Friday, 20 January 2012

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Screenshots are needed for bug reports, user guides, figures of expected results, etc. Sometimes one screenshot is more useful than long confused description. In this post I gathered methods of screenshot creating which I use in my daily work.

1. Original approach for Windows OS is Print Screen key. Screenshot will be put into the clipboard. If you want to place only a snap of the active window into the clipboard, then press Print Screen + Alt keys.

2. Original approaches for Mac OS are cmd + shift + 3 and cmd + shift + 4. The first one takes a screenshot and saves it on the desktop. The second one takes a snap of selected area and saves it on the desktop. If you press ctrl with these keys combinations, the snap will be put into the clipboard instead of the desktop.

3. PrtScr application is a pretty free program for Windows OS. It supports main features needed for screenshots creating:
- captures full screen, rectangle selection, freehand selection or active window;
- saves capture straight to desktop or to any file, sends it as email, edits, prints or sends to clipboard;
- exports as JPG, BMP, or PNG (transparent or opaque).
You can download PrtScr application from here.

4. Snagit is a commercial application. They’re versions for Windows and Mac OS. It’s a powerful application for screenshots creating, editing, sharing and organizing. The program has a free 30-day trial version which can be downloaded from here

5. Screenshot Plus is a dashboard widget for Mac OS X. The application has freeware license. It can take full screen captures, grab portions of the screen, and even capture windows, desktop icons, and other widgets. Captures may be saved to the clipboard or to the hard drive, or they may be exported to any application directly from the widget. For downloading Screenshot Plus go to here.

And how do you take screenshots?

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Natalya Bosatskaya

I'm a QA specialist at a software development company IntexSoft, which possesses a wide expertise in the software industry. Software Testing and Quality Assurance have been my main activity for several years. The content of my articles is based on results of my daily work. I am going to share with you my experience and knowledges. I am going to write about test techniques, test reports and activities related to QA and ST.

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