Re: Screen Captures in Frame

[Scott Wahl <swahl -at- BRIDGEWATERSYS -dot- COM>]

Hi Suzette,

I'm doing this using the following process:

1.  Use Alt+Print Scrn to take the screen shot.
2.  Paste the screen shot into Paint (comes for free with Windows). Save as a
bitmap.
3.  Setup a directory structure something like this:
           Document
                        Frame
                        Graphics
4.  Put all your bitmaps into the graphics folder (and your Frame files into the
Frame folder).
5.  Import the bitmaps by reference into your Frame documents.  (Importing by
reference keeps the Frame file size down and lets you update screen shots without
re-importing them.)
6.  Scale the bitmap as required in Frame.  (This is important: I've found scaling
the graphic before importing into Frame loses seriously degrades the graphic
quality.)

If you ever have to publish documents on the Web, you can always run your bitmaps
through something like DeBabbelizer Pro to batch convert them to GIF.

Hope this helps.  Contact me off-line if you'd like more information.

Scott


Suzette Seveny wrote:

> (Cross-posted to Techwr-L and Framers)
>
> I am currently documenting a software application, using FrameMaker 5.5 in
> Windows 95.  This is my first project using Frame (read Newbie).  What is the
> best way for me to capture screenschots?
>
> In Word, I would use Alt+Print Scrn, paste into my document, and then use Word
> to crop and lighten.
>
> I need a way to this in FrameMaker, and still have the option to crop and
> lighten.  Do I need a package like Illustrator (which is not a problem) to get
> the quality/options I need?
>
> Any advice would be great.
>
> Suzette Seveny
> Markham, Ontario, Canada
> sseveny -at- petvalu -dot- com or suzette -at- yesic -dot- com

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Scott Wahl
Customer Documentation Coordinator
Bridgewater Systems Corporation
(613) 591-6655 x.2579

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