Simply put, a screen capture tool lets you take a picture (and sometimes a video) of what you see on your screen. I recently did a Google search for “screen capture tools” and among the 264,000,000 results, page one revealed several I have heard of and used and a few that were unfamiliar (yes, the free snipping tool from Microsoft was on the list).
One of the tools I have used in the past was SnagIt, and the updated features in this product are an absolute game changer for marketing, sales, and technical teams. In this article, I provide an overview of some of those features and how system integration teams can best leverage the tool.
Here’s How it Works
The premise of a screen capture tool is to make fast work of capturing content on your computer screen and having the ability to share that information with visuals that are easy to understand.
With SnagIt, you can do this in three steps:
- Capture your screen.
- Add additional context - Markup your screenshot with instructions, arrows, or callouts.
- Share as an image / video or GIF – send media directly to an app or platform.
What you can do with SnagIt
Much more than a basic snipping tool, SnagIt offers a powerful screen recorder, editor, and annotation tool all in one software program. The tool is super intuitive and easy to use. SnagIt also comes with pre-made templates that provide users with a simple way to get started.
Applications for System Integrators
Whether you’re in security sales, technology or marketing, SnagIt assists in explaining, guiding, or selling customers on your products and services. Here are just four examples on how you can use SnagIt:
- Create training or tutorial content not offered by your Technology Partner
- Create marketing materials like ‘How to Guides’ or ‘Before and After’ Visuals of Projects
- Informally explain a technical process or document steps to operating a specific security product
- Report technical issues or bugs with a SnagIt video.
What Makes SnagIt a Game Changer
The SnagIt editor is what sets this product apart from the rest. There are dozens of products on the marketplace that offer screen capture features, but the tools and templates SnagIt provides are far superior. The ability to customize the color, style and size of hundreds of shapes, arrows, callouts, and graphics go a long way in adding the perfect annotation to your image that can also match your brand.
SnagIt 2022 features improved audio and video syncing and provides the ability to capture both your camera and screen recording at the same time with “picture-in-picture” recording. You can also save your capture library to popular cloud storage sites like Dropbox, Google Drive, One Drive, Box and more.
SnagIt comes with a FREE 15-Day test drive. Check it out here and start transforming how your team communicates.
