These utilities are inexpensive, can do additional steps, and are easier to use if you do a lot of screen shots. They can select any area, save in different file formats, include the cursor in the capture and more. Rules for Reducing Bad Screen Shots 1. In PageMaker, use Normal rather than Optimized Subsampling or Low Resolution from the Send Image Data pop-up menu in Print Options dialog box. Flatten the image.
Tolerance is set to zero.
Choose Similar from the Select Menu. Use PageMaker's magic-stretch feature to avoid moire patterns. In the dialog box, enter the document resolution of the printer you plan to use to print the final version. PageMaker will snap the image to specific sizes based on the printer's resolution and will print without moire patterns. You can also use magic-stretch from the Printer Resolution Scaling button on PageMaker's Control palette.