As mentioned by Jalger:įor users that want more powerful options Jing also allows you to easily add text, arrows or highlight sections of your screen capture. The users can choose to do this in a wide variety of colour, which is very nice for the visual users and learners. If they choose to capture an image, they can then work directly from Jing to add arrows, text squares, squares of all sizes, and to highlight (see image below). Once that is done, they can choose to capture an image or capture a video. Users simply choose to take their whole screen by clicking anywhere, or they click and drag to choose the area of their screen that they wish to work from. Jing allows users to take screencasts and screenshots of varied size. When you open the software (which you can choose to open automatically every time your computer opens), it takes the form of a small yellow sun at the top of your screen on which you can drag your arrow to use. There are also many tutorials available on YouTube, such as one by Technology for Teachers and Students, and one by Stacey Gauny. There is nothing they don’t tell you how to do. However, to ensure that I knew all of the features, I went to Jing’s tutorial page, which is very informative. This tutorial was very explanative and so, I did not even feel the need to look at more tutorials before beginning. Once installed, Jing offers you a beginner’s tutorial to make sure that you know how to work with the basic features.
The file is not heavy, so the downloading doesn’t take very long. Jing is a software, meaning that is has to be downloaded and installed on your computer. All you need to sign up is an e-mail, a username, and a password. There are specific accounts available to teachers everybody works with the same features.
This software is completely free of charge there used to be a pro version for which people could pay, but, as TechSmith announced, it has been out of the market since 2013 and replaced by a better software, Snagit.įirst, users have to sign up.
Jing, created by TechSmith in 2007, is a downloadable software that allows users to take screenshots and screencasts in just a few seconds and to easily save or share them. However, there is now a much simpler solution: Jing. If they want to share it on a blog, they have to upload the file. Indeed, if users want to write on their captures, they have to go through PDF or Paint. However, taking screen captures is sometimes an unnecessarily complicated process. Users of the Internet have been taking screen captures for a while now.
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