How to Use Jing

2015 – Eileen B. Gonzales 1


Open your browser


Type in Jing


Then click Jing from TechSmith


Click “Free Download”


For Windows users


Click “Start Windows Download”


I’ll be using that since I’m using Windows


It will then start downloading


Click the dowloaded settings


Then click “Run”


This will pop up


Don’t forget to accept the fine print


Then click “Install”


After the installation, click “Finish”



After clicking “Finish”


An interactive video tutorial will show up


So go ahead and just give it a try


Let’s now using Jing!


Let’s create an account first by filling out this form


Type in your e-mail address


Your name


and your password


Select your country


Then click “Create”


See the sun-like icon?


That’s Jing!


I was able to screenshot the whole

icon


because I clicked

the mouse steadily


But normally, the icon just looks

like a raindrop


Which you can stick anywhere on your screen


It has three options


The first one is labelled as“Capture”


The second is “History”


and the third one is “More”


Let’s now learn how to capture


Once you click it


you will see this yellow grid on the screen


You can use that to outline the area


of the image that you want to capture


Let’s try!


Here is my screen


I only outlined this part of it


By dragging the gridfrom here


To here


Click “Capture Image”



Then this will show up


You can give a name to the captured image


You can also use the tools on the left side


Then you will have options if you want

to:


Click Share via Screencast.com


Click “Save” to save it to your computer


Or Click “Copy” to duplicate


Let’s try sharing via Screencast


Once you click that, the picture will be uploaded


to Screencast.com and is ready to be viewed


You can also simply view the captured image


In the “History”


When you click it


You will see the folder history


and the image that you captured


Here’s another trick


Once the captured image has been uploaded


Get a notepad


Then press Ctrl + v


Then you will see a link


You can use this link


to share the captured image to your friends


You can post it on Facebook, Twitter,

etc.


Or if you are using this at work


Isn’t it easier to explain something


with the help of captured images?


But it’s better if we can also use a video


So let’s now learn how to capture videos


Let’s say that I want to show


a Microsoft Excel activity


Once again, click “Capture”


Drag the mouse from the top left corner



All the way down to the right corner


Click “Capture Video”



There is a 3-second countdown before you're

on!


After the countdown, there be yellow filmstrip

like bands


On both sides


This means that a recording is in progress


If your computer

has a microphone


Jing can record your commentary at the

same time


By the way,


Jing videos are limited to 5 minutes

only


So make the most out of it


You can pause the recording


If you think that you need more time


to think of what to say next


Or click “Mute”


If you don’t want to include any commentary


Or click “Restart”


If you want to do it all over

again


Or click “Cancel”


If you want to stop the recording


Or when done, just click “Finish”


You can watch the preview of your video


Just click “Play”


Don’t forget to click “Share via Screencast”


For the recording to be uploaded also to

Screencast


Congratulations! You now know how to use Jing


Documents

How to Use Jing