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Ever so often it comes in real handy to be able to take a quick screen shot and include it in a document or email.

The traditional approach, still used by a lot of Windows users, is/was to take advantage of the Alt-PrtSc key combination to take a screenshot of the current window or Shift-PrtSc for the whole screen.

Depending on the other tools employed, it might then still have been necessary to paste the screenshot into a graphics program in order to narrow down the actual content that is/was of interest before continuing with the actual processing.

The open source software Greenshot serves the same purpose while being a bit more user-friendly, e. g. by offering a “region mode” upon hitting the PrtSc key and opening the capture in its built-in image editor.

For even more convenience, consider using TechSmith’s SnagIt, which is also Vista certified and offers corresponding ribbons menus. The tool automatically stores screenshots and can also pass them on by means of FTP or email. Its libary knows flags such as “important” and “project”. In addition to filename and date, its search window also displays the application or website depicted in the screenshot. A new mini toolbar allows for post-processing, effects and arrows.