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Get Started with Jing: Taking Your First Capture

So you've installed Jing, but now what? Learn how to take your first capture, and we bet you'll get the hang of Jing very quickly. Here's a printable PDF if you'd prefer.

Move the Sun Launcher

By default, Jing's sun launcher will be placed on top of your screen (Windows) or in the upper right corner (Macintosh). But it doesn't have to stay there - you can move it to different locations on your desktop.

FAQs and Things You'll Want to Know

On the surface, Jing is really straightforward. However, Jing does have a few less-obvious tricks up its sleeve and here are some of the most popular topics and videos you'll want to check out!

Where is My Clipboard?

You may have captured an image or video then clicked the Share button and wondered, "Where in the world did my file just go?"

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Get Started

  • Take Your First Capture   Tutorial has video
  • Things You’ll Want to Know
  • Where is My Clipboard?
  • Move the Sun Launcher   Tutorial has video

Capture

  • Select an Area to Capture   Tutorial has video
  • Capture an Image   Tutorial has video
  • Capture a Video   Tutorial has video
  • Use a Webcam with Jing Pro   Tutorial has video

Sharing Jing Captures

Screencast.com
  • Share to Screencast.com   Tutorial has video
  • What is Screencast.com?
  • Embed Jing Content Using Screencast.com   Tutorial has video
  • The Twitter Button   Tutorial has video
Other Jing Buttons/Output Options
  • Save, copy, FTP, Flickr   Tutorial has video
  • The YouTube Button (Jing Pro Only)   Tutorial has video
Beyond Jing
  • Edit Jing Images in Snagit   Tutorial has video
  • Edit Jing Videos in Camtasia Studio   Tutorial has video

Manage

  • Preferences and Settings
  • Jing History   Tutorial has video
  • Capture Hotkey   Tutorial has video
  • Your Screencast.com Account
  • Jing Startup and “Sun” Options   Tutorial has video
  • Customize your Buttons   Tutorial has video

Tips, Tricks, and Advanced

  • Video Formats: SWF & MPEG-4
  • Quit or Restart Jing
  • Audio FAQs
  • Produce Jing Video in Camtasia Studio and Upload to Screencast.com
  • FTP Custom Code (Advanced Topic)
  • YouTube Videos Out of Sync? (Mac)
  • Video Formats (Jing Pro)

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