Re: Partial Screenshot Indicators

[Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>]

What Robert said.     > Chris

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 3:06 AM, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
wrote:

> I always crop screen shots. Unless you're documenting an operating
> system, there's rarely if ever a situation where it's necessary to
> show the whole screen. It's obvious to the user that you're just
> showing the relevant bit, so no reason to worry about it.
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 4:48 PM, Lesli Ritchie
> <Lesli -dot- Ritchie -at- mediware -dot- com> wrote:
> > I am creating a User Guide for a software application. Often, a
> screenshot of the full screen is useless, because it's so small in printed
> documentation. I typically don't do this, but only add a partial screenshot
> that highlights the text describing it. Are there any rules for indicating
> that the screenshot is partial? I don't like the look of a jagged edge, but
> wonder what other folks do in this situation.
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