By clicking and dragging, we can add these arrows to any part of our canvas. To use the arrow tool, choose it from the tools on the left side.
Let's take a look: ArrowsĪrrows are one of the basic tools that help draw a user's attention to details. Skitch calls these drawing features "annotations." These tools are great for drawing the viewer's attention to specifics in your screenshots. Let's take a look at the annotative options that Skitch offers.Īfter capturing a snapshot, Skitch has a lot of tools for adding detail to your screenshots. When choosing the crosshair option, Skitch gives us a tool to drag and select the area to grab.Īfter snapping a screenshot, the image will immediately be opened in Skitch, where you can add annotations. Tip: Learn Skitch's keyboard shortcuts to make screenshots much easier.
Skitch, which is owned by Evernote, can be downloaded for free from Evernote's Skitch website, or via the Mac App Store.
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to use Skitch to take, crop, resize and annotate screenshots taken on your Mac - and much more besides.
Skitch maintains a lightweight and easy to use feel that has made it a must-use, for me, on the Mac. Skitch is the perfect tool when you need something more robust and easier to use.
Whilst Mac OS X includes some built-in screenshot functionality, it can be tricky to remember all those keyboard shortcuts and exactly what each one does.