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IPguy

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How to capture images of menus for documentation?
« on: March 26, 2012, 11:14:45 pm »
Does anyone have a solution to capture the popupmenus or the main menus "deployed" (if you will) for documentation purposes?
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Re: How to capture images of menus for documentation?
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2012, 11:21:27 pm »
This depends from the operating system. On Mac OS X, e.g. this can be done with standard on-board tools.
« Last Edit: March 26, 2012, 11:32:40 pm by jwdietrich »
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Re: How to capture images of menus for documentation?
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2012, 11:25:02 pm »
Good point. 
As I do not have a Mac available, any hints for a windows-specific solutions?
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Re: How to capture images of menus for documentation?
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2012, 01:43:16 am »
In Windows, simply hit PrtScn and a copy of the screen (including a menu if displayed) if placed on the clipboard.  Now simply open Paint (or any graphics editing software) and click Paste.  You can now edit out just the Menu if thats what you want.
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Re: How to capture images of menus for documentation?
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2012, 02:03:29 am »
Thanks.  PrtScn worked.

Alt-PrtScn (which is what I always attempt to do) did not work because as soon as I hit the Alt key, the menus went away.

I have seen images of all of the menus extended.  Any thoughts on how to do that?  I suspect that stitching them together with Paint is always an option.
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Re: How to capture images of menus for documentation?
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2012, 02:37:23 am »
Yes, I think you would need to do that.  You would also need to make sure MainMenu Item names were wide enough to be able to display each of the subMenus under it.
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Re: How to capture images of menus for documentation?
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2012, 12:02:02 pm »
If you need screen captures for documentation, and you want to add notes or mark a part of the image, "greenshot" is very good (and free) http://getgreenshot.org/
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