The document is a detailed guide on how to use TechSmith's Jing, a screen capturing and recording tool. It covers installation steps, capturing images and videos, annotating captured content, saving, and sharing options. Additionally, it explains setting up a capture hotkey and logging out of the application.

1. by: edison s. villareal
MADE
EASY!
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2. Introduction:
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3. Introduction:
is a screen-
capturing tool that
allows you to capture
images,
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4. Introduction:
and
from your computer
screen.
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5. Introduction:
allows you to
on a
design project
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6. Introduction:
Share a snapshot of
a document,
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7. Introduction:
Narrate your vacation
photos,
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8. Introduction:
Draw quickly on your
screen.
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Jing Sun

9. Introduction:
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And capture up to
video
recording.

10. Download Jing:
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11. Download Jing:
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12. Download Jing:
Go to your
browser’s
bar.
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13. Download Jing:
Type in “techsmith jing” in your
search bar.
techsmith jing
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14. Download Jing:
Press “Enter” key.
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15. Download Jing:
Select and
click on the
“www.techsmith
.com/jing.html”
link.
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16. Download Jing:
Welcome to
TechSmith homepage.
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17. Download Jing:
On the top right hand side of
your screen.
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18. Download Jing:
Click the “Free
Download” button.
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19. Download Jing:
Jing is available for Windows
or Macintosh.
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20. Download Jing:
Choose your
operating system.
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21. Download Jing:
Let’s choose Windows
Download.
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22. Download Jing:
Locate Jing installer
depending on your browser.
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23. Download Jing:
Then, click on the check box to
accept.
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24. Download Jing:
Click the
“Install”
button.
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25. Download Jing:
Initializing installation...
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26. Download Jing:
Installation in progress.
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27. Download Jing:
Installation Complete!
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28. Download Jing:
Click
the
“Finish”
button.
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29. Download Jing:
Then, you will be
asked to set up a
Screencast
account.
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30. Download Jing:
Enter your Email.
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31. Download Jing:
Enter Display name.
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32. Download Jing:
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33. Download Jing:
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34. Download Jing:
Click
“Create”
button.
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35. Download Jing:
Screencast.com
requires
confirmation of
your email address.
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36. Download Jing:
To confirm,
and
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37. Download Jing:
Open the
“Screencast.com
Confirmation”
message.
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38. Download Jing:
Click the “Confirm My
Email Address” button.
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39. Download Jing:
Complete.
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40. Download Jing:
Jing welcomes you to
learn its fundamentals.
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41. Download Jing:
You can go
through the
Jing
tutorial.
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42. Download Jing:
By
clicking
the
“Play”
button.
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43. Download Jing:
Or Click “Get Started”
button to skip the tutorial.
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44. Download Jing:
Let’s Click “Get Started”
button.
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45. Download Jing:
A icon will
appear at the top
of your screen.
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46. The Jing Sun:
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47. The Jing Sun:
Jing Sun have
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48. The Jing Sun:
These include the
Capture, History
and More buttons.
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49. The Jing Sun:
The first is
button.
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50. The Jing Sun:
Click this
button to
capture a
screen,
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51. The Jing Sun:
a ,
or a portion
of your
screen.
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52. The Jing Sun:
You can
also
capture
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53. The Jing Sun:
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54. The Jing Sun:
History
shows the
Jing projects
you have
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55. The Jing Sun:
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56. The Jing Sun:
provides
additional Jing
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57. Capture an Image:
Now, you are
to
an
image or video.
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58. Capture an Image:
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59. Capture an Image:
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60. Capture an Image:
Your cursor will changed into
a crosshair or plus sign.
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61. Capture an Image:
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62. Capture an Image:
…different areas will be highlighted.
The upper section or
toolbar will be
highlighted.
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63. Capture an Image:
The slides window
will be highlighted.
…moved to your lower right portion.
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64. Capture an Image:
…moved to your lower left portion.
The formatting
window will be
highlighted.
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65. Capture an Image:
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66. Capture an Image:
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67. Capture an Image:
Simply draw a
around the area you
want to capture.
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68. Capture an Image:
Hold down [Shift] key for 16:9
aspect ratio.
Hold [Ctrl] key for 4:3 aspect
ratio (useful for making videos).
TIP:
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69. Capture an Image:
Click and drag down the area
you wish to capture.
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70. Capture an Image:
Then,
the mouse
button.
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71. Capture an Image:
If needed, to
your
.
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72. Capture an Image:
Simply, click on the screen to
view the thick,
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73. Capture an Image:
black
four-way
arrow then
reposition
your capture
area.
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74. Capture an Image:
Click and drag your mouse to its new
position.
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75. Capture an Image:
or use the
arrow as
your crop tool.
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76. Capture an Image:
Simply drag any of the four (4) sides
to resize it.
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77. Capture an Image:
Adjusting the top, bottom, left and
right borders.
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78. Capture an Image:
To restart the selection
process, use to
“ button.
Redo
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79. Capture an Image:
To cancel the selection
process, use to
“ button.
Cancel
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80. Capture an Image:
This is the
dimensions of your
capture image.
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81. Capture an Image:
Once an image is captured…
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82. Capture an Image:
…a
will appear.
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83. Capture an Image:
Click on the left
button to “Capture
Image”.
Capture Image
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84. Capture an Image:
Then, your image will appear in the
Jing Preview Window.
jing
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85. Jing Toolbar:
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86. Jing Toolbar:
The
captured
image has
tool
bars.
jing
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87. Jing Toolbar:
One is on the top-left, allows image
annotation.
jing
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88. Jing Toolbar:
And one on the lower-left corner for
Sharing and Saving.
jing
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89. Jing Toolbar:
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Annotation
tools:
Highlight
Arrow
Text
Frame
Color

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Use arrow tool to
focus the viewer’s
attention to a
particular item.

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Use text tool to
write a comment,
note, or ask a
question. sample

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Use frame tool to
draw a box around
something
noteworthy.

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Use highlight tool to
draw attention to
something.

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Share Save Copy Cancel Options

95. Jing Toolbar:
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96. Jing Toolbar:
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97. Jing Toolbar:
(ONLY works for image)
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98. Jing Toolbar:
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99. Jing Toolbar:
Here you can set up your own buttons
such as upload to Flickr or save to a
specific location on your hard drive.
button options:
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100. Annotate the Image:
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101. Annotate the Image:
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Try to
these various
image editing
tools.

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They are Basic
tools and
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103. Annotate the Image:
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Just the
tool then the
desired color,

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then, on
your capture
image.

105. Annotate the Image:
frame
arrow
highlight
text
SAMPLE of Image annotation.
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color

106. Capture an Video:
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107. Capture an Video:
First, select your capture area.
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108. Capture an Video:
Then,
the
mouse
button.
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109. Capture an Video:
Then, choose
“Capture Video” to
start the capture.
Capture Video
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110. Capture an Video:
A countdown appears and your recording
will then start.
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111. Capture an Video:
the
actions you'd like
to show.
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112. Capture an Video:
It could be a
presentation for
your students.
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113. Capture an Video:
Or a screen display
of “error message”
that requires
technical support.
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114. Capture an Video:
Jing will record everything that takes
place within the capture area.
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115. Capture an Video:
The audio from your
microphone will
also be recorded.
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116. Capture an Video:
So you can explain
on
your screen.
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117. Capture an Video:
And if you
to
record
audio.
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118. Capture an Video:
You can use this
button to the
audio.
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119. Capture an Video:
You can also
the recording using this
button.
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120. Capture an Video:
When you’re finished,
click the “Finish”
button.
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121. Capture an Video:
A Jing
preview
window will
open and
you can
playback,
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122. Capture an Video:
and review your video.
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123. Capture an Video:
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124. Saving your Work:
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125. Saving your Work:
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126. Saving your Work:
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127. Saving your Work:
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Type in
the
of your
file or
image.
jing

128. Saving your Work:
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or use the default date/time
stamp as your file or image name.

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Then,
Click
“ ”
button. Save

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Place the file or image to your
folder.
Save

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Then, Click “Save” button again.
Save

132. Saving your Work:
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Capture Saved...
Click “Close” button.
Save

133. Share Options:
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134. Share Options:
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With your free
Screencast.com account,
you get 2GB of storage
and 2GB of bandwidth
per month.

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To send your
capture to
Screencast.com

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Click the “Share”
button.

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Jing has
the image or video to
Screenscast.com.

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Your capture has
been

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And copied a link
to your image on
your

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You can the
link into your email,
document or online
conversation.

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The link will look
something like this:
http://screencast.com/t
/yWKvy8hI7.

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When people click
it, they’ll see

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You can also Share
on Twitter or
Facebook.

144. Capture Hotkey:
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145. Capture Hotkey:
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You can set a
to
activate capture
button.

146. Capture Hotkey:
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Simply, Mouse over
the Jing Sun and
Click “More”
button.

147. Capture Hotkey:
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Click
“Preferences”
button.

148. Capture Hotkey:
Click here, then press
desired key(s) to set.
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149. Capture Hotkey:
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150. Capture Hotkey:
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Click “Finish” button to
save changes.

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You can now
quickly capture an
image/video using
your .

152. Logging Out:
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153. Logging Out:
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Mouse over the
Jing Sun and Click
“More” button.

154. Logging Out:
Then, Click the
“Exit Jing” button.
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See you on my next tutorial.
Edison S. Villareal
Your Extraordinary Virtual Professional
edisonvillareal1078@gmail.com
@edisonvillareal