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Chapter 1: Utilities and Security
SnapScreen
$ US
One of the first things I had to do when I sat down to write this
book was figure out how to capture an image of the screen on my
BlackBerry. I could have called in a courtroom artist to make a sketch
or I could have used a camera and a closeup lens, but neither of those
solutions would have been very satisfactory. Instead, I searched for
and found a very capable and reliable BlackBerry app that makes a
copy of the image on the screen of my device and then either stores it
to the media card or sends it as an e-mail.
Simple testimonial: nearly every screenshot you see in this book was
made using this tool. In just a handful of cases the maker of an app
had disabled the standard BlackBerry menu display and that made it
difficult or impossible to use the utility. I blame that on the other app
company, not SnapScreen.
Here’s how it works: when you see something you want to copy, press
the menu key and then choose SnapScreen. A thin, colored border will
appear around the image on the screen. Press the menu key again and
choose Send E-mail, select a recipient, and send it. If you prefer, you
can keep a copy on your BlackBerry by choosing the Save or Save As
option from the menu.
From the options screen you can choose to save images as JPG, PNG,
or BMP. For most users, JPG is the best choice. The size of files cre-
ated with SnapScreen vary depending on the model of BlackBerry in
use. The larger the screen, the larger the file (and the higher the reso-
lution on screen or in print).
Using the BlackBerry Bold 9700, captures of the 480×460 pixel screen
files were about 38K in size as a JPG, about 5 inches tall and 6.7 inches
wide on a computer screen.
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