Taking screenshots of your screen and uploading them.
Sometimes, the Chobots team might decide to host a competition that you will have to do outside of Chobots and you need to take a photograph of it or take a screenshot of it. But then how do you show it to them?
With this guide, you will be able to take screenshots on your PC or Mac and upload them to TinyPic or TinyGrab!
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How to take screenshots on OS X
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How to upload images to tinypic
- The first step is to make sure you have the picture you want to upload.
- Next, you go to http://tinypic.com/
- Afterwards, you need to click on 'Choose file.'
- Since we are uploading images, the file type should be Image.
- The next step is to resize your image, however you may want the size to be.
- Then we upload! They will also ask for you to enter the following words shown in the image.
- You will need to wait for the picture to upload, the speed depends on the size and quality of the picture.
- Lastly, you will normally copy the 'Direct Link for Layouts'. This gives you a URL that you can then send to other people and include in your contest entries!
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How to upload images using TinyGrab
TinyGrab is actually an application available for windows and OS X.
- First, you need to visit http://tinygrab.com/ and sign up.
- Next you will need to download TinyGrab.
- Once you've finishing downloading it, open it and it will ask you to login.
- You can now take screenshots after you have an option to upload the picture to TinyGrab or cancel.
- All you need to do now is click on the icon on the menu bar (OS X) and look for the link!
Congratulations, you have just completed this guide! Have fun taking screenshots and uploading them.