{"id":3651,"date":"2015-08-20T14:12:36","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T12:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/?p=3651"},"modified":"2025-08-06T14:12:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:12:48","slug":"the-art-of-taking-a-screenshot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/the-art-of-taking-a-screenshot\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art Of Taking A Screenshot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You might not consider screenshots as some form of art. Well, we do<\/em>. We consider ourselves as screenshot lunatics<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We even created our very own visual bug tracking tool<\/strong> revolutionizing the way we report bugs and collect feedback. With screenshots. Pretty cool, huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post I\u2019m going to show you the ins and outs on how to take a great screenshots<\/strong>. Whether you want to capture a mobile screenshot, or you\u2019re managing screenshots for web projects as a designer or developer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Let\u2019s get started.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before we tool up, I want to raise the question of your goal and aim? Why do you want to create a screenshot and capture the current screen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No matter what reason you have for creating a screenshot, the process of taking a screenshot doesn\u2019t stop after you\u2019ve captured the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Screenshots have become a communication tool<\/strong> which enables us to express ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Joanne McNeil<\/a> puts it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s photography for life on the screen\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Screenshots enables us to share moments and stories taking place on the screen. Whether it\u2019s a screenshot of a funny tweet, or simply an error message which makes our life harder.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Screenshots have re-placed the written communication in our lives. So I wanted to make sure that you know how to get more out of your screenshots.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A screenshot is worth a thousand words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A screenshot can be used in a lot of different situations and scenarios. Whether sending a screenshot of the latest amazon summer sale offer to your wife or asking for feedback on a new design you\u2019ve crafted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Screenshots are the most effective way to speed up communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are lot of discussions going on in that topic of visual communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Researchers at 3M Corporation claim that we are able to process visuals 60.000 times faster than text.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Though the 60.000 question remains still unanswered<\/a>, it seems legit to claim that our eyes can process images way easier and faster than text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One screenshot – many use cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Especially in web development and web design, a screenshot plays a crucial role in everything we do. Whether it\u2019s about new ideas, prototypes, design drafts or website prototypes, we mostly use visual communication tools to show our work in progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Build a screenshot workflow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The art of taking a screenshot doesn\u2019t stop after the screenshot is created. Therefore you\u2019ll end up in a pretty messy situation if there\u2019s no workflow in place for dealing with your screenshots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve talked with a lot of customers and other people who have shared their screenshot workflows with us. Here\u2019s a curated list of the most common types of screenshot workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. The quick & dirty workflow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This workflow does what its name states. It works pretty simple and quick to grab a screenshot and send it over to a colleague or client.<\/p>\n\n\n

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This workflow might be a bit hard to manage, especially when using it within larger web team, since it mostly requires tools (like email or your local hard drive) which doesn\u2019t perfectly fit into screenshot workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And please do me a favour: Do not make use of this workflow when sending screenshots to clients asking for feedback. You won\u2019t do any good by sending screenshots to clients via email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pro\u2019s of this workflow:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n