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Create an Electronic Signature with Snagit

TechSmith Camtasia

Thankfully, Snagit is able to save you time by taking your handwritten signature and turning it into a reusable image that can be applied to all electronic documents requiring a sign off. Then, take a quick screenshot with Snagit ( try our free trial! ). This will allow you to bring the signature into the Snagit Editor.

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How to Remove the Background From a Picture

TechSmith Camtasia

You can make the background of an image transparent with an advanced photo editor like Photoshop , with TechSmith’s Snagit , or with a variety of other tools. With Snagit, it only takes a few steps to quickly remove the background from your image. Start by taking a screenshot with Snagit, or upload an image from the File menu.

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Preventing Blurry Pictures: The Keys to Clear Images

TechSmith Camtasia

While you can try tinkering in a photo editing program, or shrinking the image and crossing your fingers in hopes that no one looks too closely, the best strategy is to start with crystal clear pictures. PNG vs JPG. Two of the most common formats: PNG vs JPG. Share them with us @Snagit! Which one should you use?

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DevCorner: Using Simplified User Interfaces (SUI) in Help Content

TechSmith Camtasia

Any graphics program will work, but I use Illustrator for two specific reasons – it’s a breeze to make flat, crisp shapes and it’s super easy to manage a complicated group and layer structure. Once I have some of that set, I add the mouse PNG to a track above the images. To create the graphics themselves, I use Adobe Illustrator.

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How to Resize an Image Correctly

TechSmith Camtasia

Download a Free Trial of Snagit. When working on a document in a program like Microsoft Word or Google Docs, it’s tempting to drag the corners of an image to make it larger or smaller. For most basic image editing, including cropping and resizing, TechSmith Snagit is the perfect solution. Don’t do it!

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Reducing File Size for E-Learning Media

E-learning Uncovered

If you’re going to crop or resize significantly, it’s probably best to do it externally in a program like SnagIt or Gimp. JPEG, GIF, and PNG are three of the best formats for e-learning. You can use PNG and GIF for images, graphs, charts, and diagrams, as well as small images with text, buttons, icons, and logos.