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The slider allows you to modify the thickness of the annotation, as well as change the color of the object.

You can do this either before you place the shape, or after it is already on the canvas. To modify the thickness or color, just click the color swatch on the left side. After you place it on the canvas, you can easily click and drag it to move it, or grab the points on the end to redirect it. By dragging and releasing your mouse, an arrow is added to the illustration.Īll of Skitch's annotative tools can be repositioned. The direction that you drag and release will automatically shape the arrow in the proper direction.Ĭlicking the arrow tool on the left side will allow you to place an arrow in your illustration. By clicking and dragging, we can add these arrows to any part of our canvas. To use the arrow tool, choose it from the tools on the left side. Let's take a look: ArrowsĪrrows are one of the basic tools that help draw a user's attention to details. Skitch calls these drawing features "annotations." These tools are great for drawing the viewer's attention to specifics in your screenshots. Let's take a look at the annotative options that Skitch offers.Īfter capturing a snapshot, Skitch has a lot of tools for adding detail to your screenshots. When choosing the crosshair option, Skitch gives us a tool to drag and select the area to grab.Īfter snapping a screenshot, the image will immediately be opened in Skitch, where you can add annotations.

Tip: Learn Skitch's keyboard shortcuts to make screenshots much easier.

Fullscreen Snapshot - grabs the entire screen.

Timed Crosshair Snapshot - this option allows for a countdown before the screenshot is snapped.

Previous Snapshot Area - choose this if you want to snapshot the same part of the screen as your previous screenshot.

Crosshair Snapshot - choosing a crosshair snapshot.

When you click this icon, you are greeted with a dropdown option of the type of how you want to capture the screenshots. To choose a screenshot type, choose the heart shaped icon and choose your preferred method. To grab your first screenshot, make sure that Skitch is running, and then click the heart shaped icon at the top right of your Mac's screen. The first two options are only available when you've given focus to Skitch, so we're going to focus on grabbing screenshots from the menu bar icon in this tutorial.

From the "Capture" menu when Skitch is running.

From within the Skitch application, by pressing the button "Screen Snap" at the top of the application.

In Skitch, there are three ways to grab screenshots: This tutorial will focus on using Skitch as a standalone application, just in case you aren't using Evernote. Screenshots will fill your notebooks much more quickly than just notes.

Personally, I choose to not integrate Skitch with Evernote so that I don't run out of storage in my Evernote notebooks. You can sign in with your Evernote account and have your screenshots automatically posted to an Evernote notebook, or you can choose "Do This Later" to use Skitch in standalone mode. When starting up Skitch, you can login with your Evernote account to keep all of your screenshots in an Evernote notebook, or press "Do This Later" to skip this step. After downloading Skitch and moving the app to your Applications folder, if applicable, start up the program and you'll be greeted with a sign in window.

#Skitch com for free#

Skitch, which is owned by Evernote, can be downloaded for free from Evernote's Skitch website, or via the Mac App Store.

#Skitch com how to#

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to use Skitch to take, crop, resize and annotate screenshots taken on your Mac - and much more besides. Skitch maintains a lightweight and easy to use feel that has made it a must-use, for me, on the Mac. Skitch is the perfect tool when you need something more robust and easier to use.

#Skitch com mac os x#

Whilst Mac OS X includes some built-in screenshot functionality, it can be tricky to remember all those keyboard shortcuts and exactly what each one does.