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Jing: An Introduction

Alison Moore


Imagine this scenario:

You receive three phone calls in a row.

1. Your husband is en route but doesn’t know where your daughter’s soccer game is being held tonight.

2. Your friend is standing in the bakery and needs the menu for the surprise birthday party you’re hosting together.

3. Your boss didn’t receive the email you sent earlier with the latest updates to the project due at the end of the week.

How do you manage these urgent demands?


With Jing,

communicating your ideas is

easier, quicker, and clearer.


Jing is a free software program helping busy people

communicate more efficiently through the use of visuals.

Jing allows users to

capture still screenshots, record videos, and edit projects

to share with family, friends, and coworkers.


In this module,

you will learn about the free software application Jing.

When finished with this lesson, you will be able to:

open the Jing software, capture an image, record a video, and edit the project.


First, you will learn to capture an image

using Jing.

This will be followed by instructions for recording a video

through Jing.

Jing: An Introduction Capture an Image

Capture an Image Step 1 – Open Jing Move your cursor arrow until it rests over the sun at the top right corner of your desktop screen. Three rays will appear and you will click the top circle, which is marked by four lines creating a cross shape.


Step 2 – Capture area of screen Your cursor arrow now commands a capture cross.

Move the cursor arrow to a top corner of the area of your screen you wish to capture. While holding the mouse down, move the cursor arrow to the opposite bottom corner of the intended area. When the desired image is highlighted, release your depression of the mouse.


Step 3 – Identify “Capture an Image” When you release the mouse, the selected section of your screen will remain highlighted and an option bar will appear along the bottom edge of the image. After ensuring your selected section is the correct image, click “Capture Image,” the first option appearing in the option bar as an outlined square with a yellow rectangle inside.

If this is not the correct image, click “Cancel,” the box marked with an encircled X. Repeat from Step 2.

If this is the correct image, continue to Step 4.


Step 4 – Edit image Your image appears in an editing box. Use the vertical option box at the top left of the image to insert appropriate additional features to clarify your image, such as colored arrows, text, and boxes.

To add the file to your Jing History, identify your file in the Name field and hit Enter. To save the file click “Save,” the box located in the bottom horizontal option bar with an arrow and a computer drive. Name and save the file.


Good job!

You’ve completed the first section (Capture an Image)

of this module.

Continue to the module’s second half, Record a Video.

Jing: An Introduction Record a Video

Record a Video Step 1 – Open Jing Move your cursor arrow until it rests over the sun at the top right corner of your desktop screen. Three rays will appear and you will click the top circle, which is marked by four lines creating a cross shape.


Step 2 – Capture area of screen Your cursor arrow now commands a capture cross.

Move the cursor arrow to a top corner of the area of your screen you wish to capture. While holding the mouse down, move the cursor arrow to the opposite bottom corner of the intended area. When the desired image is highlighted, release your depression of the mouse.


Step 3 – Identify “Capture a Video” When you release the mouse, the selected section of your screen will remain highlighted and an option bar will appear along the bottom edge of the image. After ensuring your selected section is the correct image, click “Capture Video,” the second option appearing in the option bar as filmstrip.

If this is not the correct image, click “Cancel,” the box marked with an encircled X. Repeat Step 2.


Step 4 – Record Filmstrip borders will appear on the left and right side of the image and the countdown will begin to start recording the video.

During the recording, maneuver the cursor arrow, access and complete the required tasks, and speak clearly into the microphone. An option bar appears along the bottom edge of the video screen and allows you to finish recording, pause the recording, mute the microphone, restart the recording, and cancel recording. Also, the length of your video appears in the option bar along the bottom of the recording screen.


When finished, click the box with the square located in the option bar to finish recording.

A Jing Preview window will appear and you can view the video.


If this is not an acceptable video, click “Cancel,” the box marked with an encircled X. Repeat from Step 2.

To add the file to your Jing History, identify your file in the Name field and hit Enter. To save the file click “Save,” the box located in the bottom horizontal option bar with an arrow and a computer drive. Name and save the file.

How can Jing help you? During what tasks will you use Jing?

Jing: An Introduction Practice

Briefly think about the steps for capturing an image.

Now consider the procedures for

recording a video.

How are the two processes similar? How are the steps different?

Feel free to return to the module if needed.

Jing: An Introduction Quick Reference

Quick Reference Use this page as a convenient

reference while using Jing. To Capture an Image:

1. Open Jing using the Sun. Click the Capture button.

2. Use the cursor arrow to select the desired area on your screen.

3. Click Capture an Image.

4. Edit and Save your file.

To Record a Video:

1. Open Jing using the Sun. Click the Capture button.

2. Use the cursor arrow to select the desired area on your screen.

3. Click Capture a Video. The countdown begins and filmstrips appear on both sides of your selected image.

4. When complete, click Finish Recording and Save.

Jing: An Introduction Assessment

Assessment

1. In order to highlight the desired selection of your desktop, what command must you make?

a. Click Capture an Image. b. Click Capture from the Sun. c. Click Capture a Video.

2. What optional step is available in the Editor window of a screenshot?

a. Inserting colored arrows, text, and boxes. b. Adding music from iTunes. c. Viewing all captured images.

3. What feature follows the finishing of a recording? a. Edit the video. b. Insert colored arrows, text, and boxes. c. Preview the video.

4. Which step of recording a video precedes the stage identified by the

image below?

a. Clicking Capture from the Sun. b. Clicking Capture a Video. c. Pausing an in-progress recording.

Jing: An Introduction Assessment - Feedback

Assessment Feedback

1. In order to highlight the desired selection of your desktop, what command must you make?

a. Click Capture an Image. b. Click Capture from the Sun. The Sun is the gateway to all Jing features. c. Click Capture a Video.

2. What optional step is available in the Editor window of a screenshot?

a. Inserting colored arrows, text, and boxes. This allows for improved messages. b. Adding music from iTunes. c. Viewing all captured images.

3. What feature follows the finishing of a recording? a. Edit the video. b. Insert colored arrows, text, and boxes. c. Preview the video. After previewing, you can save or restart a new video.

4. Which step of recording a video precedes the stage identified by the

image below?

a. Clicking Capture from the Sun. b. Clicking Capture a Video. The countdown alerts you to a new recording. c. Pausing an in-progress recording.

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