I use snagit for documenting screens, toolbars, menus etc on Windows. It’s basically a screen grab utility, that also provides some basic post capture editing (such as boxes, text, arrows etc to highlight partcular areas). There’s several output options as well. One of the things I’ve just discovered (it has only been made available in the most recent releasde) is Snagit accessories, which also include a Snagit Firefox extension.
About the only bad thing I can think of is that the latest version of snagit costs $US40. However, Snagit does offer a 30 day free trial version.
A cheaper alternative is that Techsmith are giving away free licenses for SnagIt. The only catch is that (just as with their Camtasia Studio offer) the version they’re offering is SnagIt 7.2.5, which is quite old. If you want all the latest features, you’ll have to upgrade to SnagIt 8.2, which will set you back $20. But SnagIt 7.2.5 (the free version) is still quite a few steps up from the Windows print screen button.
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