Good morning, I've found an amazing tool for screenshots, thanks to Hive account@ethandsmith over at the steem engine.

Here on Hive account@dolphinschool I use a ton of screenshots for tutorials and up to now, I've been using photoshop to create them. It's a fairly easy process, but it requires moving through at least two apps to get it done, since the screenshot is taken in windows, then opened in PS.

But, with this new app, I can create cool screencaps, like the one above, with very little trouble. It even adds the extras like arrows and text, before the screen shot is saved, plus it crops out just the part of the image I want.

So, here is how you too can become a screenshot guru for FREE in minutes!

1 Go to lightshot

2 Choose your operating system

3 Open the download

4 follow the instructions to load the software!

You don't need my help here, if you're smart enough to get this far on steemit, you'll do fine!

5 Activate the app by pressing the PRT SC (print screen) button

6 Select the area for your screenshot

Just click and drag to choose the area you want to include in the shot.

7 Add arrows, text, and more using the toolbars!

8 Save your image, using the save tool

..or, control/c to copy it to your clipboard for pasting into the steemit editor!

Other tools include, from top right down and left across the bottom:

1. The pen tool for thin, freeform lines (like circling something)
2. The line tool, for straight lines (to underline)
3. Arrows
4. Rectangle
5. Marker (for highlighting)
6. Text
7. Color
8. Undo
9. Close the app
10. Save
11. Copy
12. Print
13. Google for similar images (to avoid copyright infringement)
14. Share to social media
15. Upload to lightshot for additional editing

They also have video tutorials to help you learn the tools.

One more quick tip!

Upon starting this tool, I wanted larger text. To resize any tool, push the control button, and the plus, or minus to enlarge or shrink the tool.

Enjoy it! Great! Resteem it upvote it, tag a friend who needs it, but mostly, follow Hive account@dolphinschool for more!

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