![]() Even after writing Help for many years, I still do this occasionally! I use SnagIt to capture the graphic and crop it (by selecting the area of focus, adding a torn edge, drop shadow, highlight/fade or some other method to indicate that the graphic isn’t the real application). Oh, one other thing… Crop or doctor the screenshot so the user doesn’t inadvertently click on it thinking it’s the real thing. My recommendation for clean and lean non-photographic graphics for all outputs is PNG reserve JPGs for photos only. Where you can, get a copy of the image, resize it so it’s smaller, save it as a PNG, then include it in the Word document. However, Word does its own transformation of the graphic-including resizing it to fit the available space-so that 4 MB graphic that looks fine in Word will blow out Word’s file size and may make the document slower to load. but they are very large and do not work well (at all?) on the web. If you’re doing high-end graphics things with photos you might want to consider TIFFs etc. If you’re old enough, you’ll remember when jokes were faxed or photocopied multiple times-the first few times wasn’t a problem, but after numerous copy iterations, much of the data was lost. Over time, a regularly saved JPG will start to show artefacts (usually fuzzy patches and pixellation). Be aware that JPG (also 16+ million colors) is a lossy format, which means that every time you resize or alter the photo in some way, it will lose ‘data’ on saving. I find it’s easier to save as PNG for everything except photos. GIFs are fine for line drawings, but may ‘lose information’ with color-rich screenshots. I’ve used GIFs successfully for screenshots, but I know some people have problems with them. GIF and PNG are similar in final size (small!) but GIFs only have 256 colors whereas PNGs have 16+ million colors. There are a couple of more obscure formats too, like SVG, but these three cover the main graphics file formats suitable for online delivery and display. While many academic papers and long articles have been written on the merits of each and the technical details of why you should use one over another, here’s my short version: More information on the WebP format and browser and software support for it: Ī perennial question that arises on the various technical writing lists I subscribe too is about ‘what graphics format should I use for screenshots?’ You can now open your newly saved file in image software that supports the file type you chose at Step 6.You’ll get a message that any transparency will be lost.Give the file a name (or use the original), navigate to where you want to save it, then click Save.Select the image file type you want to use (e.g.(Yes, Paint-the program that’s been in Windows since forever!) Go to that location, right-click on the file you just saved, then select Open with.Save the file to a location on your computer.Right-click on the image in the browser, and select the option to Save image as (different browsers will use different wording-you’re looking for the option that lets you save the image).PNG, JPG) your image software can understand. If you can’t open such a file, there’s a simple way to save the image (in Windows), then convert it to a file type (e.g. However, not all image software opens WebP files, and older browsers may have trouble too. More information, particularly about your rights, e.g.Back in 2010, Google introduced an image file type called WebP that has a smaller file size and is optimised for viewing online. Please select which Cookies we may use under ”Settings”. Such transfer involves the risk that authorities may access the data and that your rights may not be enforceable. storage of your IP address in profiles) and that our partners may transfer your data to the United States and, if applicable, to further countries. If you consent, you also accept certain subsequent processing of your personal data (e.g. Through these partners you can also receive advertisements on other websites. Salesforce, LinkedIn, Google, Microsoft, Piwik PRO). For these purposes, we cooperate with third-party providers (e.g. We need your consent for Cookies, which not only serve to technically display our website, but also to enable the best possible use of our website and to improve it based on your user behavior, or to present content and marketing aligned with your interests. This website uses cookies, similar technologies and tracking services (hereinafter referred to as “Cookies”). We use cookies, similar technologies and tracking services
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