"peterlonz" <peterlo@mail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I know this is a relatively elimentary question but I wonder if someone
> can recommend one or more simple free programs that allow effective
> management of the screen capture process.
> I do not like the save to clipboard MS windows approach.
> I would like to be able to simply select which sections of my screen I
> want to capture, with some options about file save format, jpg, gif etc.
> I notice also that if these screen captures are sent off by email they can
> be very large in size, does anyone know to what extent they can be
> compressed without losing detail?
>
> Regards to all,
> Pete
I've tried several dedicated screen capture programs and discarded them all
in favour of Irfanview. Go to Options > Capture Screenshot to see all the
options available.
Irfanview http://www.irfanview.com/
Irfanview Context Menu Extension
http://wittswallpapers.com/Oldies/indexoldies.html
Irfanview Plugins http://www.tucows.com/preview/415586
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Frank Bohan
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