Learn Screenshot

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Introduction

A screenshot is an image taken by a us to record the visible items displayed on the monitor or other visual output device in use. Screenshots can be used to demonstrate a program, a particular problem a user might be having, or generally when display output needs to be shown to others or archived.
Screenshot also defined as ""Screenshot" is the term used to describe the action of capturing your computer desktop or anything shown on your computer screen to a static image file"

ICT Competency

You can take a picture of your screen (a screenshot). This is useful if you want to show someone how to do something on the computer, for example. Screenshots are just normal picture files, so you can email them and share them on the web.

Educational application and relevance

Screenshots can be very helpful when you want to demonstrate something that would be difficult to explain in words.

Version

Currently we are using screenshot 3.18.0 version.

Configuration

No need to configure separatly, its inbuilt application in ubuntu os.

Overview of Features

  1. Various programs are available for creating screen shots, but screenshot is easy to do without any special program.
  2. Screenshots are also useful to save snippets of anything you have on your screen that cannot be easily printed.

Other similar applications

  1. Evernote Web Clipper icon- Save anything you see online - including text, links and images - into your Evernote account with a single click.
  2. Monosnap-Monosnap allows you to save screenshots easily, conveniently, and quickly, sharing them with friends and colleagues at once.
  3. Web-capture: Online webpage screenshot tool that take a full page snapshot of a website for free
  4. Jet Screenshot- is a freeware utility enabling you to share screenshot via the internet in seconds. It allows you to take a screenshot.

Development and community help

Working with the application

Functionalities

Use Print Screen- This is the most common method to take screenshots. Pressing the “Print Screen” button will take the screenshot of the “Entire Visible Screen”.

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To open "Screenshot" go to 'Application-Accessories-Screenshot. see above image. Once you click on the screenshot option. it open the above window. Here there will be three options to take pictures.
  1. Grab the whole desktop -to take a screenshot with entire screen, select “Grab the whole desktop” and click “Take Screenshot”
  2. Grab the Current Window-to take the screenshot of the current active window alone, select “Grab the Current Window” and click “Take Screenshot”.

Take Screenshot After Some Delay: From above two option you can also set a delay before taking the screenshots. Set the “Grab after a delay” to the required number of seconds. This will be really helpful when we need to take screen shots of navigation.


3.Selcet Are to Grab- if you want to take a particular rectangle area alone, then select “Select Area to Grab” and click “Take Screenshot”.

Once you click on Take Screenshot, it will take screenshot and then appear like above image to save the image. Here u can save the image in required folder. by default it willcome with the filename of date and time of screenshot taken. you need to change this as required.

File formats for creation

Saving the file

Export and publishing files

Advanced features

  1. The ability to automatically name and save your screenshots to a specific folder.
  2. Timed captures to allow you prepare the workspace before capturing.
  3. Options to include or exclude the mouse cursor.

Installation

Method of installation Steps
From Ubuntu software Centre Steps
From Terminal Steps
From the web Steps
Web based registration Steps

The application on mobiles and tablets

Ideas for resource creation

References