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 12/24/2007 10:36:15 PM · #1
How do you make a tutorial? Do you need a special programme? How do you get those screen shots. I would like to have a go at making one, only with text not with sound, like the ones on DPC but dont know where to start. Would be grateful for some pointers.
 12/24/2007 11:18:08 PM · #2
I think you can just write it in regular text -- Langdon can format it into HTML if you don't know how to do it.

On a PC, Shift-PrintScreen will copy you monitor to the Clipboard, you can then paste it into a new Photoshop document and work from there.

On a Mac, Command-3 should save the screen to an image file or PDF (depending on OS version) on the main level of your hard drive; I think Command-4 lets you draw a marquee if you only want part of the screen.
 12/25/2007 12:15:31 AM · #3
Paul, why shift-prtscrn instead of just prtscrn by itself? I know alt-prtscrn will capture only the active window instead of the whole screen, which is useful for grabbing dialogue boxes.
 12/25/2007 12:22:50 AM · #4
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I think you can just write it in regular text -- Langdon can format it into HTML if you don't know how to do it.

On a PC, Shift-PrintScreen will copy you monitor to the Clipboard, you can then paste it into a new Photoshop document and work from there.

On a Mac, Command-3 should save the screen to an image file or PDF (depending on OS version) on the main level of your hard drive; I think Command-4 lets you draw a marquee if you only want part of the screen.


What programme do I use. Word? Do I just paste in the screen prints? You say photoshop document, what is that?

Message edited by author 2007-12-25 00:25:15.
 12/25/2007 01:59:34 AM · #5
Word is fine. You can include the screen prints separately (as separate files) and just indicate where they should go.

I think what Paul meant by "Photoshop document" is that if you need to edit a screen capture, you can just paste it into Photoshop and edit it there.

Jeffrey: Paul is a (ptoo!) Mac user. I think he meant PrintSc.

~Terry
 12/25/2007 02:22:47 AM · #6
Thanks
 12/25/2007 03:02:23 AM · #7
You can use Word and then when done, simply do a "File > Save As..." and choose HTML format.


12/25/2007 03:36:08 AM · #8
Originally posted by AperturePriority:
You can use Word and then when done, simply do a "File > Save As..." and choose HTML format.


Actually, please don't. Word adds a bunch of junk to the HTML that needs to be stripped out for DPC or it will override the stylesheets.

Just save as a regular Word Document, Langdon will add the markup.

~Terry
 12/25/2007 03:38:01 AM · #9
OK
 12/25/2007 05:03:59 AM · #10
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:
Word adds a bunch of junk to the HTML that needs to be stripped out for DPC or it will override the stylesheets.

My bad. I knew that the extra XML was in there. I just have a habit of stripping it out. I've done it so much for other things, that I simply forgot.

That's how I had submitted my tutorial and now I remember removing a lot of HTML before submitting. However, the time involved to remove it was quicker than if I hand-rolled my HTML from scratch. ;-)

At any rate, if Langdon formats it, then sending a plain Word doc is the way to go.

12/25/2007 05:07:18 PM · #11
Good cheap text editor:

Notepad++

It's cheap because it's free and open source (pretty secure). I use it for most of my text editing and HTML.
 12/25/2007 06:53:33 PM · #12
Originally posted by levyj413:
Paul, why shift-prtscrn instead of just prtscrn by itself?

On my PC keyboard, PrintScreen (actually PrtScrn) seems to be in the upper-case position on the key, with "SysRq" in the lower-case position, and using the Shift key with it always seemed to work so I didn't try anything else. Maybe it's an operating system issue -- I'm using W2000 Pro on this machine ...
 12/25/2007 07:41:14 PM · #13
Here's a tip that I'm 100% sure you'll use...

Shift-PrintScreen -> captures the whole desktop

Alt-PrintScreen -> captures only the active window

Enjoy! :-)

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