SnapShot

Introduction

General Instructions

Commands

New

Options...

Load Film

Unload Film

Procedures

Taking a Picture

Erasing a Picture

Setting Options

Registration and Distribution

Registration

Benefits to Registering

Distribution

More Help

Hints


General Instructions

SnapShot is a screen capture utility that uses a camera metaphor. Once you have loaded the film you can take pictures of the screen. Loading the film is done off of the Film menu. Taking pictures is accomplished by using the right button like a shutter.

Every picture you take is visible in the client area of SnapShot. Sizing SnapShot also sizes the picture. The picture in it's original size is also available in the Clipboard for use by other programs such as Paintbrush.

To take a picture just position the cursor over the window and click the right mouse button. Portions of  the screen can be also captured by holding down the right button and selecting a rectangular region.


Taking A Picture

To take a picture of the screen you must first enable the shutter. Select the menu command Load Film under the Film menu. The shutter for SnapShot is the Right mouse button.

Position the mouse cursor over the window you wish to take a picture of and click the right mouse button. The screen image of that window appears in SnapShot's client area as well as the clipboard.

You can also take pictures by selecting regions of the screen. Press down on the right button and drag the mouse over the area desired. Releasing the mouse button takes the picture.

Remember that once the film is loaded you can take pictures any time. So for full screen captures, load the film then open the application desired to full screen and click with the right button. (To ensure taking a picture of the entire window click on the caption bar). Then open up SnapShot or the Clipboard to see the result.


Erasing A Picture

Select the menu command New from the Film menu. This clears the client area of SnapShot as well as the contents of the Clipboard.


Options Dialog

The Options dialog allows you to modify SnapShot's behavior.

The Automatically Load Film checkbox allows you have SnapShot automatically run the Load Film command when SnapShot is started. With is option set you can take pictures right after starting SnapShot. You don't have to Load Film, thus saving yourself a step.

The Automatically View After Picture tells SnapShot to show itself after each picture is taken.

The Client Area Pictures tells SnapShot to take pictures of only the client area of window. For example if this options is on and you click on a DOS application running in a window you will capture just the application screen. SnapShot will not include the window's caption and border areas.

The state of these options is saved between sessions. So if you have a favorite set of settings you do not have to reset them every time you run SnapShot


Load Film

Load Film enables the right button of the mouse as your shutter for SnapShot. Film can be loaded from the application menu bar or the system menu bar. The system menu bar option is valuable for loading film while SnapShot is in the iconic state.


Unload Film

Unload Film disables the right button of the mouse. You can no longer take pictures. Film can be unloaded from the application menu bar or the system menu bar. The system menu bar option is valuable for unloading film while SnapShot is in the iconic state.


Registration

The use of SnapShot is subject to the following terms and conditions:

SnapShot is copyrighted material, protected by the copyright laws of

the United States. You may not make any changes or modifications,

decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reverse-engineer the software

in any way.

SnapShot can be used on a trial basis provided the user does not violate

the protection afforded the licensed software by the copyright laws,

and the user agrees to the terms of the license agreement. If the user

continues to use SnapShot past a 15 day evaluation period the user is

obligated to purchase a license.

SnapShot can be used on a Local Area Network provided that a license is

obtained for the number of users that may concurrently use the software.

A license for the user of SnapShot can be obtained by sending a $15.00

registration fee to:

Beacon Hill Software

Box 8494

Boston, MA 02114

Please specify disk size when registering.

Benefits to Registering

Limited Warranty

Title to the licensed software is NOT transferred to the end user. The

end user is granted an exclusive license to use the software on one

computer at any given time.


Limited Warranty

Beacon Hill Software does not warrant that the licensed software will meet

any requirements or that the operation of the software will be uninterrupted

or error free. The warranty does not cover any media or documentation which

has been subject to damage or abuse by you or others. The software warranty

does not cover any copy of the licensed software which has been altered or

changed in any way.

ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR

FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED TO THE TERM OF THE EXPRESS

WARRANTIES. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied

warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you.

The warranties set forth above are in lieu of any and all other express

or implied warranties, whether oral, written, or implied, and the remedies

set forth above are the sole and exclusive remedies.

Beacon Hill Software is not responsible for any problems or damages caused

by the licensed software that may result from using the licensed software.

This includes, but is not limited to, computer hardware, computer software,

operating systems, and any computer or computing accessories. End user agrees

to hold Beacon Hill Software harmless for any problems arising from the user

of the software.

Beacon Hill Software SHALL NOT IN ANY CASE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,

INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES ARISING FROM

ANY BREACH OF THESE WARRANTIES EVEN IF Beacon Hill Software OR ITS AGENTS

OR DISTRIBUTORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. Some

states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential

damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

In no case shall Beacon Hill Software's liability exceed the license fees

paid for the right to use the licensed software.


Distribution

Users are granted a limited license to copy SnapShot only for the trial use

by others subject to the terms of this software license agreement described

herein, and the conditions described below are met:

SnapShot MUST be copied in and unmodified form and MUST contain the following

files:

   SNAPSHOT.EXE

   SNAPSHOT.HLP

   SNAPSHOT.TXT

   RBUTTON.DLL

   BHSCC.DLL

No fee, charge or other compensation may be accepted or requested by

anyone without the express written permission of Beacon Hill Software.

Public Domain Disk Vendors, Shareware Disk Vendors and Distributors of public

domain and user supported software  may not charge a fee for SnapShot itself.

However, you may include SnapShot on a diskette for which you charge a nominal

distribution fee. The purchaser of said diskette must be informed in advance

that the fee paid to acquire the diskette does NOT relieve said purchaser

from paying the registration fee for SnapShot if said purchaser uses SnapShot.

Operators of electronic bulletin board systems may post SnapShot for downloading

by their users without written permission only as long as the above conditions

are met. A fee may be charged for access to the bbs as long as no specific fee

is charged for downloading SnapShot files.


Hints
Hints and Common Questions

How do I capture the entire screen?

Sometimes only a portion of a window is captured

How do I select only a portion of the screen?

How come I can only run one instance of SnapShot

How can I save something I've captured with SnapShot


Clipboard

A temporary storage area for cut or copied text or graphics. You can paste the Clipboard contents into a Windows application.


Screen Capture

Capturing the entire screen depends on whether a window occupies the entire screen.

If yes the just click on the windows's caption.

If no then just click on an area of the screen not occupied by a window.


Window Types
Partial Window Problems (other windows)

To ensure the proper choice of window to capture by SnapShot click on the window's caption area.

Also, make sure the window in fully exposed. SnapShot will take a picture of anything partially covering a window.

Remember, some things are considered windows, such as the icons in the Program Manager


Selecting Portions of the Screen

Selecting portions of the screen is similar to the cutting operation in some word processors. Except in SnapShot's case the right mouse button used.

Press down on the right button when the cursor is in the upper left corner of the rectangular region you wish to select. While holding the button down drag the mouse to the lower right region. Observe the rectangle. When at the lower right corner release the button. The area will then be captured.


Only one instance Allowed

SnapShot allows only one instance of itself to run. In other words you can only run one SnapShot at a time. Trying to run a second instance of SnapShot just activates the first.


Saving Images

SnapShot currently does not support saving of images directly. SnapShot is useful for getting the images into the clipboard allowing other applications access to them. These applications can then modify and or save them.

For example, use SnapShot to capture an image. Open Paintbrush and pull down on the Edit menu. Select paste. Your image will then be taken in from the Clipboard. Cut the image with the rectangular cutting tool. (The upper right tool in the toolbox). Then select Copy To from the Edit menu. This prompts you for a bmp filename with a dialog box. Enter a name and hit Ok. You now have a bmp file of the image.


SnapShot II

Registering entiles you to a copy of SnapShot II, the retail version of SnapShot.

The following is a list of SnapShot II's features

Screen Captures

Screen captures of the desktop, individual windows and portions of the screen.

Screen captures are taken using the right mouse button.

Opening and Saving

BMP, RLE and DIB formated bitmaps

Printing Support

Original size

Stretched to client size

Stretched to screen size

Printer Setup

Viewing Options

Original Size

Stretched to client size

Full Screen size

Clipboard Support

Copy and Paste functionality

Application Options

Automatically load film when starting.

Automatically restore after taking a screen capture

Automatically stretch picture in view

Automatically put capture in the clipboard

Automatically hide during screen captures

Captures of the client portion of a window.

Application Options are saved between sessions.

All features and functions are documented completely in SnapShot II's WinHelp file.