How to Create Screenshots

I was speaking with a client this week as she was trying to explain to me the problem she was seeing on her computer monitor. I asked her if she could send me a screenshot, but she wasn’t sure how. I tend to take for granted the little things I do on a daily basis and thought other people might really want to know how to do this. It is really simple and could save you from trying to explain something across the phone when others cannot see the same thing.

There are many reasons to send a screenshot to someone, one is for those nasty little error message you get when your computer or software program isn’t cooperating or something is wrong with your Web site. Make a screenshot to send to your computer technician or Webmaster and they will be able to see exactly what is wrong. Another reason I use screenshots is to document steps for future reference or to even send step by step instructions to a client.

Make a screenshot

With this shortcut, whatever is viewable on your computer screen is what will be captured. Don’t worry if there are things on the screen that you don’t want as you can crop them out later. Just simply press the Print Screen button on your keyboard; typically it is located on the top row next to the F12 key. Once you’ve pressed it, it has basically copied your screen. You can now open Microsoft Word and paste by holding down the Ctrl button and pressing the ‘V’ key (Ctrl+V). You can also open your e-mail client like Outlook, create a New Message, place your cursor in the body of the message and again paste, Ctrl+V, to send via email. Read more

Exercise Your Business

Today was graduation day for me…from physical therapy that is. The short story is that I had a very severe ankle sprain that happened at the end of June and after several doctor appointments and four weeks of physical therapy later, I am finally finished and able to walk without pain or discomfort again. Of course I still need to do my exercises to keep it strong to avoid injuring it that badly in the future, but I will do them and not complain because it is no fun not being able to walk, much less run after my baby girl who would give Speedy Gonzales a run for his money.

This experience got me thinking about my business and how the same principles can and should apply. Your business is like your body. Your body needs certain things to survive, but it also needs more than the bare minimum to be healthy. Your body needs food and water while our businesses need money to survive. But just like your body needs food, it needs exercise to be healthy. Money will not automatically make your business healthy, but periodic exercise is key to success. So my question to you is, “How do you exercise your business?” Read more