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The easiest way to email screen captures is to use copy & paste
1 On the capture bar, click Area.
2 Select an area.
3 On the output toolbar, click Copy.
4 Open an email and click in the body.
5 In the email program, click Edit / Paste.
Here's the nice part: you can repeat the procedure for each picture you want to include in the email.
Guaranteed to work method - attach a file
Save the captured image, then attach the file to email. This always works, but the images won't be embedded into the text and the recipient may need to take some action to view it.
The Email button on the output toolbar
The Email button opens a new email using your default email program. It works best with email programs that are “Simple MAPI” compatible. If MAPI isn't available, CaptureWiz will use the program’s “MailTo:” function.
Compatibility of common email programs
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Program
Name
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CaptureWiz compatible?
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$
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URL
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More info?
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AOL 7.0
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No
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Included with service
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www.aol.com
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notes
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The Bat!
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No
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$25 - $45
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www.ritlabs.com/the_bat/
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Eudora
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Yes
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$0 - $40
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www.eudora.com
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notes
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GMail
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No
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Free
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www.google.com
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HotMail (MSN)
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No
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Free
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www.msn.com
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Microsoft Outlook
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Yes
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Included with Microsoft Office
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www.microsoft.com
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Mozilla Thunderbird
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?
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Free
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http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/
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notes
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Outlook Express
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Yes
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Free, included with Internet Explorer
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www.microsoft.com
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notes
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Pegasus Mail
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No
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www.pegasus.usa.com
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Poco
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No
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$25
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www.pocomail.com
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Windows Mail
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Yes
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Included with Windows
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www.microsoft.com
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notes
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Yahoo
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No
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Free
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www.yahoo.com
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Web based email programs, such as Gmail, Yahoo and MSN, can't work with the Email button because they run in what's called a "sandbox", isolated from everything on your machine. Use copy & paste instead.
Troubleshooting tips
| • | Close all applications that use email (including CaptureWiz) before changing MAPI settings. |
| • | Search the email program’s menus and help for “default”, “MAPI” or “mailto:”. |
| • | Try reinstalling the email program. After installation, you may need to run the program at least once to finish the setup. Look for the latest version of the program (use URLs above). |
| • | Consider switching email programs. |
| • | Click Start / Settings / Control Panel / Internet Options / Programs and select the E-mail program (for mailto only, not MAPI). |
| • | Test a program’s mailto: function by clicking Start / Run, enter “mailto:” and clicking OK. |
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