Jing doesn't have a ton of features or complex options, however there are some settings you should know about.
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Jing remembers everything you capture on your computer and stores the images and videos as thumbnails in the History. Note that if you delete something from your History, Jing will also attempt to delete it from its stored location!
The Capture Hotkey is pretty handy. Not only does it save a couple of clicks, but it also makes it possible to capture things like drop down menus--like in the example below.
Jing is tied to TechSmith's Screencast.com. When you install Jing you must create a Screencast.com account associated with a valid email address (unless you already have a Screencast.com account). This becomes your "Default Account". If you have multiple Screencast.com accounts (such as for work or personal) you can associate whichever account you wish on a per-button basis.
By default Jing starts when your computer does, and appears as a Sun on the edge of your screen. But, you're the boss of that behavior so if you don't like it, you can change it.
What makes Jing especially unique and powerful is the how you can literally click a button and instantly send an image or video to a location. To better understand this critical concept, we've broken this topic down into two parts--an overview of the most commonly-used buttons, then some information for more specialized buttons.
New! We've created some "Presenter Materials" that make it easier to teach others about Jing. They're slightly geared toward educators.
=Includes video tutorial