Use a screenshot to support an article, but do not rely only on screenshots
or other visual media to document a procedure.
Refer to screenshots as
figures. For more information, see figure.
Screenshot purpose
Add screenshots in the following circumstances:
To illustrate complicated steps.
To summarize a series of steps.
To identify the main elements of a complex window.
To show the location of a single control that is difficult to find.
To present process steps in a series of screenshots.
Note: Do not replace steps with screenshots.
Screenshot settings
When you capture screenshots, apply the following guidelines:
Capture an entire window, a dialog box, or a UI section.
Use different dots per inch settings depending on what you want to
capture:
Full screen window: 235 dots per inch
Medium window or part of a window: 150 dots per inch
Icon or button: 96 dots per inch
As a best practice, to eliminate unnecessary information from screenshots for optimal
clarity, hide the explorer pane in Dev Studio, Admin Studio, orApp Studio, resize the browser
window, or layer multiple screenshots.
For more information about capturing and formatting screenshots, see Using Snagit
For example: The following screenshots show the proper way to capture a sample UI section.Sample screenshot showing a UI section
