SnagIt Studio 5.1.0 - STUDIO.TXT 5 Sept 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ~ TABLE OF CONTENTS ~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. WHAT IS SnagIt Studio? 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 3. SETUP AND CONFIGURATION 3.1 Installation Instructions 3.2 Installed Files 3.3 Uninstall Instructions 4. QUICK START 5. WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION? 6. USING SNAGIT STUDIO 5.1 Creating and Saving Documents 5.2 Drawing with Objects 5.3 Drawing Tools 5.4 Catalogues 7. KNOWN LIMITATIONS 8. REGISTERING SNAGIT STUDIO 9. CONTACT INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What is SnagIt Studio? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SnagIt Studio is an object-based drawing program designed for annotation of screen captures and other images. SnagIt Studio helps you quickly markup any image using object-based vector drawing tools. A powerful Catalogue feature includes many preset annotation shapes and allows you to create your own collections of custom drawing shapes. Use SnagIt Studio to add text boxes, captions, callouts, rubber stamps, arrows, sticky notes, and other drawing objects to your images. Use the hilite tool to highlight a portion of your image. Add frames and borders. Quickly overlay images to create a collage of images or to print multiple images on a single page. With object-based "vector" drawing tools, an extensible shape Catalogue, and unlimited undo/redo, SnagIt Studio is far more powerful than ordinary paint programs and an incredible productivity tool for image annotation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In order to run SnagIt Studio, your system must meet these specifications: o SnagIt version 5.0 or higher o An IBM PC or compatible that meets the minimum hardware requirements for your version of Microsoft Windows. o Windows NT 4.0 (or higher), Windows 95 B (or higher), or Windows 98 installed and configured on your system. o A mouse or other pointing device. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SETUP AND CONFIGURATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1 Installation Instructions Double-click the file "setup.exe". Follow the on-screen instructions. 3.2 Installed Files The installation program copies the following files to the install folder on your computer during installation: arrows.cat Arrow shape catalogue callouts.cat Callout shape catalogue clipart.cat Clip Art shape catalogue my catalogue.cat Blank user catalogue pointers.cat Pointer shape catalogue sample.txt Sample SnagIt Studio document shapes.cat Basic shape catalogue stamps.cat Stamp shape catalogue studio.cnt Windows Help contents file for the Studio studio.exe SnagIt Studio executable studio.hlp SnagIt Studio Help File studio.txt This file These files are copied in addition to the files already installed by SnagIt, the screen capture tool. 3.3 Uninstall Instructions 1. Run the Windows Control Panel 2. Open the Add/Remove Programs applet from Control Panel 3. Select SnagIt Studio from the list of applications that can be uninstalled by Windows 4. Click on the Add/Remove button to uninstall the program ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. QUICK START ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Create a new document by using "File->Import" to open an existing image file, or "File->New" to create a blank canvas. Importing an image fills your canvas with a "background image". Drawing objects are placed on a "layer" above the background image or blank canvas. 2. Markup your image using the drawing tools in the "Annotation Toolbar" or by dragging shapes from the Catalogue to your document. Select a drawing tool and then click over the canvas to apply the tool. Since all drawing tools and catalogue shapes are object-based, they can be modified, repositioned and resized at any time. 3. To modify a drawing object, first select it with the mouse. Move or resize the object by dragging it with the mouse. Hit the Delete key to delete the selected object. Use the "Properties Toolbar" or "Font Toolbar" to change the properties of a selected object. To change the text in a drawing object, simply click on the existing text. 4. Use "File->Save/Save As" to save your document with drawing object information preserved. Use "File->Export" to save your document as an image file. Note that the drawing object information and properties are never saved in an exported image file. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. WHAT IS NEW IN THIS VERSION? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- v5.0.1 Added a preview window to the page layout dialog. Added the ability to save the list of currently opened catalogues. These catalogues will be reopened on startup of every new session. Improved selection of multiple drawing objects using the shift key. Also prevent objects from being moved or sized off the drawing canvas. Improved view drawing and repainting by eliminating flickering when the window is resized. Fixed problem with displaying transparent bitmaps. Fixed problem with not being able to print in Landscape mode. Fixed problem so that all the images in the catalogues can now be rotated. Fixed problem where program may crash due to no printers being installed. Fixed toolbar repaint problems when the property sheet window was moved over the drawing items toolbar. v5.0.2 Now saves the window position of the "Paint Edit" dialog. v5.1.0 Added "Edit->Copy Image" to copy the document as an image to the clipboard. Enhanced "Edit->Copy" to copy the document as an image to the clipboard if no object is selected. Enhanced "Edit->Bitmap" to edit the background bitmap if no object is selected. Added "Edit Bitmap" to the view right click context menu to edit the background bitmap. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. USING SNAGIT STUDIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1 Creating and Saving Documents Create a new document using "File->Import" to open an existing image file, or use "File->New" to create a blank canvas. An imported image becomes the "background image" of your canvas. The canvas and background image are a background layer that you draw on top of. Save your document with all drawing object information preserved by using "File->Save As" or "File->Save". You will be prompted to save any changes when you close a document. "File->Export" saves your document as an image file without any drawing object information. If you want to modify your drawing objects in the future, save your document using "File->Save As" or "File->Save" to preserve the drawing object information. 6.2 Drawing with Objects All drawing objects are placed in a layer above the canvas and background image. When you create a new document with "File->New", you can select the canvas size or have the size based on an imported background image. When you create a new document with "File->Import", the canvas size is always based on the imported image. The canvas and background image can be manipulated in the following ways: 1. You can set the canvas size using "Layout->Canvas Size". For example, you could increase the canvas size for an imported image to add drawing objects around the image instead of on top of it. 2. You can manipulate the background image position and size on the canvas by enabling the "Layout->Background Image Layout" mode. With this mode enabled, the drawing object layer is hidden to allow you to select the background image and position it on the canvas and to resize the background image. 3. You can set the background color of the canvas by selecting the canvas (i.e. clicking on the canvas or background image instead of a drawing object) and using "BackColor" on the "Properties Toolbar". Drawing objects are created by using the drawing tools in the "Annotation Toolbar" or by dragging shapes from a Catalogue onto your document. Since all of the drawing tools and Catalogue shapes are object-based, they can be easily modified, repositioned, and resized at any time. To modify a drawing object, select the object with the mouse using the "Select" drawing tool. You can then move the drawing object by dragging it with the mouse and resize it by grabbing one of the green boxes around the selected object. To delete a drawing object, simply select it and then hit the Delete key. You can change the properties of drawing objects you have created by selecting it and then changing the appropriate property in either the "Properties Toolbar" or the "Font Toolbar". For example, to change the line width and color of a drawing object, select the object and then change the "Pen Width" and "ForeColor, on the "Properties Toolbar". To change the text in a drawing object that contains text, simply click on the existing text. To change the text properties, select the object and then choose the Font and Font Size, etc on the "Font Toolbar". The "Edit Points" property can be enabled to manipulate the shape of an existing object by enabling "Edit Points" that you can pull with the mouse to modify the shape of the object. The "Free Rotate" property can be enabled to rotate the object using the mouse by any angle. The "Layout" menu options help you align and size your drawing objects. "Layout->Flatten All" converts all drawing objects to a raster image and opens the raster image in a bitmap editing dialog with full raster-style paint tools. The "Draw" menu options help you adjust the foreground/background positioning of your drawing objects as well as group and rotate objects. The "Draw->Order" options allow you to send any object to the foreground or background. The "Draw->Group" options help you group objects together so that they can be positioned, resized, or saved in a catalogue as a single grouped object. 6.3 Drawing Tools Markup your background image or blank canvas using the drawing tools in the "Annotation Toolbar". Select a drawing tool and then click over the canvas or background image to apply the tool. The following drawing tools are available: o Select - select existing drawing objects to modify them o Line - draw straight lines Properties: PenWidth, PenStyle, ArrowHead, ForeColor o Polyline - draw an arbitrary polygon shape Properties: PenWidth, PenStyle, ForeColor, BackColor, HatchStyle, Edit Points, Free Rotate o Freehand - draw a freehand line Properties: PenWidth, PenStyle, ArrowHead, ForeColor, Edit Points, Free Rotate o Border - draw a rectangle border Properties: PenWidth, ForeColor, BackColor, HatchStyle, Free Rotate o Arc - draw a curve Properties: PenWidth, PenStyle, ForeColor, BackColor, Free Rotate o Ellipse - draw an ellipse Properties: PenWidth, PenStyle, ForeColor, BackColor, HatchStyle, ShadowStyle, Free Rotate o Frame - draw a frame with a text title Properties: PenWidth, ForeColor, BackColor, HatchStyle, FreeRotate, "Font Toolbar" properties o Text - draw a text box Properties: PenWidth, ForeColor, BackColor, HatchStyle, ShadowStyle, "Font Toolbar" properties o Bitmap - place an image from an image file or the Windows clipboard on the document Properties: Free Rotate, the "Bitmap Dialog" allows you to select a transparent color for a Bitmap object. o Hilite - draw a translucent highlight rectangle 6.4 Catalogues Use the Catalogue feature to drag and drop preset drawing objects from a catalogue onto your document. Note that you can create your own drawing objects and save them in your own catalogues. Creating reusable drawing objects for repetitive annotation tasks is an incredible timesaver. Since catalogues are kept in files (e.g. MyShapes.cat), you can easily share custom catalogues with other users and create catalogues for specific projects or departments in an organization. "Catalogue->New" creates a new catalogue. "Catalogue->Open" opens an existing catalogue. An empty catalogue named "My Catalogue" is already created for you to get started. To add a drawing object to a catalogue, select the object and then use the "Catalogue->Add Item" menu option to add it to the current catalogue. Or, just hold down the Alt key and then select an existing drawing object from your document and drag it into the catalogue. You can create any number of custom catalogues with any number of drawing objects. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. KNOWN LIMITATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- o Does not support lower than 16-bit color desktop settings o Drawing objects are not resized when the Canvas size is changed o Compressed and OS2 bitmaps cannot be rotated ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. REGISTERING STUDIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SnagIt Studio is bundled and sold with SnagIt. It is a feature of SnagIt 5.0. If you have a valid SnagIt license, SnagIt Studio will also be registered. See the SnagIt README.TXT if you need to register SnagIt. Please note: If you are evaluating SnagIt and SnagIt Studio, this program must be registered if it is used beyond the 45 day evaluation period. If this time period is exceeded, SnagIt Studio will no longer save or print documents. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. CONTACT INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TechSmith Corporation P.O. Box 4758 East Lansing, MI, 48826-4758 USA Phone: 517-333-2100 Fax: 517-333-1888 Sales: sales@techsmith.com Support: support@techsmith.com WWW: http://www.techsmith.com Product Information: info@techsmith.com Thank you for using SnagIt! TechSmith Corporation (C) 2000 TechSmith Corporation. All Rights Reserved. TechSmith and SnagIt are registered trademarks of TechSmith Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.