Need to capture screenshots – or even video – from your computer?
Need a simple way of creating ‘news flashes’ or promo videos?
Well, the good news is that there’s a simple-to-use – and free – software system that allows you to do all this – and more!
Those who joined us at the recent Mastermind Workshop saw me demonstrate a free screen capture software, called ‘Jing’, from trusted software company TechSmith – you can check it out at: www.jingproject.com.
You’ll need to register, but you can select the extent of promotional material you want to receive from TechSmith (I get very little).
The Jing software installs a small ‘Sun’ icon onto your screen (see the image below, captured with Jing), which is available whenever you need to capture a screen shot or video.
Jing Screen Capture Software
The small half-sun icon tucks away discreetly on the edge of your screen (and you can move or hide the icon if you want) – I leave mine at the top of my screen away from the busier areas.
To capture a screen shot, just mouse-over the sun icon and control ‘pods’ appear (as in the image above) – click on the screen-capture ‘pod’ and you can set the area you want to capture.
Jing then gives you the option to save direct to your hard drive (so you can retrieve the image for later use) or to the clip-board, so you can paste it straight into a document.
You can also use it to capture video from your screen – and if you take the paid version, you can upload this directly to web pages – or Youtube!
And there are lots of ways you can use the images or video in your business – I suggest you check it out soon! I use it most days.
Cheers!
John