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As an IT Trainer I often create screenshots for user reference guides and documentation.
Several years ago I used to use PaintShopPro for this work. I did own Photoshop (for photography manipulation) but there were a number of ways that the two applications differed in terms of dumping screenshot into application, selecting an area and copying/ pasting it into the destination document. And Paint Shop Pro gave me some options Photoshop didn’t.
There’s only one arena where I can’t find the functionality I need in Photoshop that I know was available in PaintShopPro. I’d be really grateful if anyone could input on whether I can achieve the below in Photoshop as I really don’t want to have to dig out and install that old copy of PaintShopPro just for this one thing:
When I do a screenshot in the normal way (using the Print Screen button on the keyboard) it dumps an image of the screen itself minus mouse pointer/ mouse trails.
PaintShopPro used to allow to create a screenshot using a different process whereby I could select an option in the menu, switch to my source application, use the mouse with a specific tool selected and create a screenshot (using a keyboard shortcut, one of the Function keys, I think) that INCLUDED THE MOUSE POINTER AND TRAILS!
If anyone knows how I can do this using Photoshop (CS2) I’d be extremely grateful.
Sooner the better given client deadlines and all!
THANKS SO MUCH!
Several years ago I used to use PaintShopPro for this work. I did own Photoshop (for photography manipulation) but there were a number of ways that the two applications differed in terms of dumping screenshot into application, selecting an area and copying/ pasting it into the destination document. And Paint Shop Pro gave me some options Photoshop didn’t.
There’s only one arena where I can’t find the functionality I need in Photoshop that I know was available in PaintShopPro. I’d be really grateful if anyone could input on whether I can achieve the below in Photoshop as I really don’t want to have to dig out and install that old copy of PaintShopPro just for this one thing:
When I do a screenshot in the normal way (using the Print Screen button on the keyboard) it dumps an image of the screen itself minus mouse pointer/ mouse trails.
PaintShopPro used to allow to create a screenshot using a different process whereby I could select an option in the menu, switch to my source application, use the mouse with a specific tool selected and create a screenshot (using a keyboard shortcut, one of the Function keys, I think) that INCLUDED THE MOUSE POINTER AND TRAILS!
If anyone knows how I can do this using Photoshop (CS2) I’d be extremely grateful.
Sooner the better given client deadlines and all!
THANKS SO MUCH!
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