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If a picture is worth a thousand words, what's a blog post worth with a picture? A lot more than a blog post without images! Remember when Kathy Sierra talked about the value of words + pictures Movable Type, TypePad, LiveJournal and WordPress.com.

What does that mean for you? It means with one click, you can easily add images to your blog! Illustrate your ideas and thoughts, spice up your words, show off your personality…

Want to see the new Blogging Outputs in action?

Check out this quick Screencast... Bet you didn't know I was a fashion blogger in my spare time. Just kidding…

Blog away. Add images! I'd love to see how you're using the new Outputs…post links to your blog posts using the new SnagIt Blogging Outputs in the comments here.

I have a problem...and I'm not alone. I'm addicted to screenshots. I imagine you might be too if you're reading this blog. I was happy to see Bryan Eisenberg's (that's him in the pic on the right) blog post, Confessions of a Screenshot Addict. Check out his blog post - Bryan talks about where his obsession came from, what he does with the screenshots and what you can do with screenshots.

Bryan also started a FaceBook group for all of you screenshot addicts. Join the Facebook group, I am a screen shot addict here. Hope to see you in there!

Guess what? Your feedback helps to shape the future of SnagIt. Want to give your feedback and opinions about SnagIt directly to the SnagIt development team? We're looking to grow the team of beta testers. And, you're invited to apply! Sign up here!

What's in it for you? You get to be apart of an elite group who help impact and test the latest and greatest SnagIt technology. And, you have direct access to the SnagIt development team. There is no pay involved, but you will have fun.

Keep up the good work and continue to send us feedback. SnagIt is better because of you! I hope you'll join us on the beta team.

Did you know that Camtasia Studio will allow you to add your own graphics (BMP, GIF, PNG and JPG) as Custom Callouts?

Sometimes when making screencasts you want to graphically show the key being pressed especially when audio isn't an option. Showing the key can really help illustrate or reinforce your instructions.

And, you're in luck. AlanWho has created 104 standard PC Keyboard key icons that you can use in your Camtasia Studio screencasts. You can download and read more about them on AlanWho's blog here. No need to create your own Keyboard Callouts thanks to AlanWho.

Click here for a quick tutorial on how to create your own custom Callouts to Camtasia Studio.

Same thing goes for SnagIt. You can make any PNG, JPG, GIF, TIF or BMP your own custom SnagIt stamp. For more information about how to do that, click here. Don't feel like making your own SnagIt stamps? We have lots of SnagIt Stamps which you can download for free here.

Thanks AlanWho for not only creating the Keyboard Keys, but also sharing them with everyone! Now we just need AlanWho to create the 'Any' key icon for us to use. ;-)