ScreenSnapr Documentation
Below is the documentation for ScreenSnapr. Hopefully it will give you a better understanding of how to use the program, if you are confused. We tried to keep things as simple as possible. but if you find something confusing, don't hesitate to contact us.
Press Ctrl + 1 to Snap
1. Installation (Hide)
There are two easy steps to insalling ScreenSnapr. Just download and Run!
1.1 Download ScreenSnapr
Just about the easiest part to do. Simply visit the download page, and download the latest version of ScreenSnapr. Select a download destination, and download the .zip file. Once that is complete, extract all files.
1.2 1-Click Run
Once you have downloaded and extracted ScreenSnapr, simply double click ScreenSnapr.exe to run the program. That's it. You are ready to use ScreenSnapr. It should appear in your system tray.
2. Usage (Show)
ScreenSnapr is ready to use straight out of the box, but there are a few customizations you can make to further enhance the exerience.
2.1 Basic Usage
To use the basic features of ScreenSnapr, simply press the ScreenSnapr Hotkey: Contrl + 1. This will gray out your screen(s) and allow you to make a snap. To capture a portion of your screen, simply click and hold the left mouse button, and drag your mouse in the direction you want to capture.
Once you let go, the selected portion will automatically be uploaded to our ScreenSnapr server. A link the the file is then placed in your computers Clipboard. You can access this link by "Pasting." Right click anywhere you would type and select "Paste", or use the shortuct Control + V.
2.2 Advanced Usage
Althrough ScreenSnapr is meant to be a simple tool, we packed it with some amazing features.
2.2.1 General Options
The next item allows you to enable Dual Screen Support. This features is only neccisary if you have multiple monitors, and would like to be able to capture a snap of both at once, or each one seperatly. If this sounds like something you would use, go ahead and enable it.
The last general item allows you to enable URL Shrinking. We've partnered with Tiny.cc to provide you with shortened URLs. If you enable this feature, when you make a selection of your Screen, you will automatically be returned a Tiny URL. This is very useful for things such as Twitter, or emails.
2.2.2 FTP Options
ScreenSnapr allows you to have your snaps automatically uploaded to your own FTP server. This is great if you want to be able to easily access all of your snaps at once. Setting ScreenSnapr to use your own Server is a snap. Just enable Use My FTP, and fill out the information in the form below (Host, Folder, Username, Password.). Be sure to test the connection to make sure ScreenSnapr can connect to your folder.
If your Absolute FTP path is different from the URL you wish to output, please modify how the URL will look in the "Custom Output Path" field. For example, if your folder is in "/public_html/pictures", but you don't want your URL to include /public_html/, you would remove that in the Custom Output Path.
Note: Make sure the folder you want the snaps uploaded to has permission to be written to.
Updating ScreenSnapr
Updating your version of ScreenSnapr is very easy. Simply navigate to the "About" tab in the Options window, and click "Check for Updates." If an update is avaliable, simply click "Yes" and the update will be installed. Once it has downloaded, ScreenSnapr will be relaunched and ready to be used.
Note: You may delete updater.exe once the update has completed.
It is perfectly normal for the Command Prompt to open while you're updating. This is how we handle things. Just let it work its magic.
Note: Your settings might possibly reset.