Tool to create unscaled call-out from a thumbnail image?
April 22, 2010 4:02 AM Subscribe
I'm looking for some software that can highlight the position and appearance of controls on zoomed-out screen shots for a software tutorial. Does software for doing this exist?
I'm creating an online tutorial for some software and need to include screenshots. In particular, I want to highlight the position and appearance of a given control in a large screen. Given that I haven't got the space to show the screen at full resolution (at least, not alongside the tutorial text), I figured I would use a kind of call-out from a thumbnail. Here's my poor first effort, made in Paint.NET:
Given how long this took me to craft, I'd really like to find a tool to speed things up (and make them look a little more professional!). Preferably a free one, too - or one that has a downloadable trial. The exact style it produces isn't that important, provided it achieves the desired effect.
Can anyone help me out?
I'm creating an online tutorial for some software and need to include screenshots. In particular, I want to highlight the position and appearance of a given control in a large screen. Given that I haven't got the space to show the screen at full resolution (at least, not alongside the tutorial text), I figured I would use a kind of call-out from a thumbnail. Here's my poor first effort, made in Paint.NET:
Given how long this took me to craft, I'd really like to find a tool to speed things up (and make them look a little more professional!). Preferably a free one, too - or one that has a downloadable trial. The exact style it produces isn't that important, provided it achieves the desired effect.
Can anyone help me out?
Sketchup could easily extrude a section of your screenshot and make it look very professional.
posted by JJ86 at 6:43 AM on April 22, 2010
posted by JJ86 at 6:43 AM on April 22, 2010
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posted by SuperSquirrel at 6:11 AM on April 22, 2010