getting started with jing
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An easy steps to get started with Jing.TRANSCRIPT
GETTING STARTED WITH JING
PROF. DR. MOHAMED AMIN EMBICENTRE FOR ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT
STEP 1
Go to: http://www.techsmith.com/jing/
Downloading Installing Jing
STEP 2
Scroll down and Click ‘Download Free Version’
of Jing.
Next, click ‘Download for Windows’ if you are
using Windows program.
Jing_setup.exe will appear. Click ‘Save File’ to save the setup file in your computer.
After you have completed save it, run the setup and start
installing.
At the end of the installing process, you need to sign
up online.
Finding & Launching Jing
STEP 3
After the installation and sign up is
completed, the Jing sun will appear at on your desktop screen.
When you move the cursor over the “sun”, three options will
emerge. The most useful one is ‘Capture’.
Taking a Capture
STEP 4
Click ‘Capture’.
You will see that your screen go darker as you
move the cross hairs around the
screen.
Click and drag to select a portion of your screen.
The highlighted bright area is the part that will be captured. Let go when you’ve got
the area you want selected.
Capturing Images
STEP 5
Click the image button.
You can use the image
tools to annotate your
capture.
The Date/Time stamp is the
default filename. Change it if
desired.
If you click the ‘share via Screencast.com’ button, your image or video will be uploaded
to your Jing folder on Screencast.com. You can paste the link into your email, document or
online conversation.
Click ‘save’ button to save it manually.
The image will look like this.
An example of an annotation using the image tools.
Recording Videos
STEP 6
Click the video button.
Click ‘capture’ and highlight the area you
want to record as a video.
Make sure your microphone is connected and that it is not
muted.
There is a five minutes time
limit.Click stop when you
are done.
A 3 second countdown will appear, and your
screen will be recorded. You can perform any
actions you would like to show while narrating
along.
Click here to play.
Your capture will show up in preview window. Preview it,
then share it.
THE END