How to Use Jing Techsmith

What is Jing Techsmith?
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Jing is a computer service

That let’s you capture
basic video,

animation, and still
images

and share them in the
web.

Jing captures anything
you want to see

on your computer screen,

and let’s you share it
constantly.

as an Image or short video

Open your favorite
Browser

Search for
Jing Techsmith

Click Free Download

Click Start Windows
Download if you are using
Windows

or Start Mac Download if
you are using Mac

It looks like the image below

the faint one without the
mouse cursor.

Taking your first capture

Jing can capture your
entire screen, a window,

or a specific area of the
screen you specify.

This is how you start your
capture.

Mouse-over the sun and three
little rays appear.

Click capture to initiate the
capture process.

Select an area of your
screen to capture.

You can select a window,
part of a window,

or click and drag the cross-
hairs to select a region.

Decide if you want to
capture an image or
video.

For this first capture, we
suggest you click
the Image button.

You can add arrows, text
and highlights to images.

If you decide to record a
video,

Note: If you have a
microphone, you can
narrate your video

in addition to capturing
the action on the screen.

Videos are limited to 5
minutes in length for Jing.

Narrating a quick video is
a great way

to show someone exactly
what you mean.

If it's the first time you're
making a video,

Jing will ask you which
audio device you'd like to
use.

Click Capture Video Icon

There is a 3-second
countdown before you're
on!

The yellow filmstrip-like
vertical bands start
scrolling

to indicate a recording is
in progress.

Click the Pause button to
gather your thoughts

or bring a new window or
application into the
recording area.

Click the Restart button if
you made a blunder

and just want to start the
recording over.

Click Stop to conclude
recording.

Your video is displayed in
the Jing Preview window.

Check to make sure the
audio sounds right

and you recorded
everything you meant to.

Now it's time to save or
share the video.

Saving a video and then
attaching it to an email

or others can be
problematic.

A lot of computers don't
know how to open

the videos created with
the free version of Jing.

Often you need to drag the
video into a web browser
to play it.

A better solution might be
to use the Screencast.com
button

then share the link with
others.

People that click the link
see what you captured.

What is Screencast.com?

Screencast.com is
TechSmith's media hosting
solution and it works
great with Jing.

Jing uses Screencast.com
to securely host your
content

since it's perfect for the
kind of images and videos

you'll want to make with
Jing.

The COPY Button

The Copy button only
appears in the
Jing Image Preview
Window.

You cannot copy videos.

You can change the button
description (name),

Click More > Preferences.

Click Customize Jing
Buttons.

Click the existing Copy
button to edit its
description (name).

Click Save.

The SAVE Button

Click Save, choose a
location, and confirm.

you can make additional
Save buttons that will
instantly save

your content to a specified
location.

To create a new
description name for Save
button:

Click More > Preferences.

Click Customize Jing
Buttons.

Click New.

Give the button a
description. For example,

if you're saving to the
Desktop, you could call it,
"Save to Desktop".

If you want Jing to always
save to a specific location,

click the drop down and
select Other...

instead of Always prompt
me.

Navigate to the location
where you would like this
button

to send your content.

When you're in the right
location,
click Select or OK.

Click Save.

Jing Capture History

Jing remembers
everything you capture on
your computer

and stores the images and
videos as thumbnails in
the History.

Click History.

Click the View icon (or
double-click the
thumbnail)

to open the content in the
Jing Preview Window.

Click the Share icon to re-
copy the image and video's
link

back to your clipboard.

Click the Delete icon to
delete your capture

from the History and its
stored location.

Try Jing for a free and simple
way to start sharing images and
short videos of your computer
screen.

Don’t wish it
was easier, wish
you were better
– Jim Rohn

How to Use Jing Techsmith

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