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MWSnap

 

From the March 2005 issue of PC Alamode Magazine

While looking for a screen capture program to add some pictures to an article for PCAlamode, I came across this easy to use and free program named MWSnap.

This is a small but easy to use and featured filled screen capture program that will allow you to create professional screen shots for presentations, pictures for documents, and even for those occasions when you may have to send an e-mail to a computer technician when you get that occasional odd error message that you have never seen in your life!

MWSnap provides five screen capture options: Fixed Rectangle, Any Rectangle Area, Windows/Menus, Full Desktop, and Repeat Last. These options allow you to select any part of the screen, webpage, or document, or desktop you need to feature.

  • Fixed Rectangle – This option allows you to use a pre-determined rectangle size or allows you to enter the scale of the rectangle to capture an object.
  • Any Rectangle Area – Enables you to drag the cursor over the object or text and NWSnap will take a picture of that area. This option is a bit easier to use when you are trying to capture specific area.
  • Window/Menu – This option provides the ability to take a snapshot of open Windows just by moving the mouse cursor over the Window/Menu, this allows you to select a single object without having to worry about getting unwanted clutter in the background. This is a nice feature when showing multiple step-by-step instructions for manuals, capturing a variety of different webpages or Windows boxes.
  • Full Desktop – This feature enables you to make a screenshot of the whole desktop or you can use this feature when multiple windows are open and don’t want to take individual snapshots.
  • Repeat Last - This is a time saving feature that allows you to use the same capture option repeatedly without have to select the option every time.
MWSnap comes with some nice extras such as Transform, Adding Frames, Adding Cursors, Color Background, Zoom, and even a Color Picker that enable you to enhance your screenshot, again these tools can be helpful for instructional manuals, presentations, or to highlight individual areas. The Edit menu offers you the tools to Copy, Paste, Transform, Add Frame, and Add Cursor.
  • Transform – The Transform tool enables you to flip vertically and horizontally and rotate the image left or right.
  • Adding Frames - The Frame tool gives you the option to add a Simple Frame or Shaded Frame to the screenshot, in addition a Buttonize tool is also offered if you wish to create a button from you screenshot.
  • Adding Cursor- The Cursor tools enables you to place a variety of cursors on the screenshot, the cursors can be added very simply by selecting a cursor and then placing the cursor in the designated area.

Many other tools are included in the Tools menu, such as a pretty handy color picker, and Ruler tool. Also in the Tools menu is the Settings area, this section includes options to set background color and the ability to set the snapshot size.

I know there are many other screen capture programs on the market and many have a lot more bells and whistles but those come with a price tag attached to them. MWSnap is very easy to use and comes with some really nice and useful tools built into the application, that will meet most screen capture needs, and it’s Free!

MWSnap can be found at:
Snapfiles Mirek’s Personal Homepage I hope you enjoy MWSnap as much as I do. Ienjoyed telling you about it.


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