Images cannot be pasted directly into the HelpConsole editor the same way that you can paste images into Windows based applications such as MS Word. This is the case for almost all web-based applications and is due to security restrictions on modern browsers that allow text to be pasted from the Windows clipboard but not images. HelpConsole gets around this limitation by integrating with screen capture tools such as TechSmith Snagit (http://www.techsmith.com/).
Setup for Image Pasting:
In order to capture screenshots with Snagit and paste into a HelpConsole page, do the following:
1. Download and install Snagit from here: http://www.techsmith.com/download/snagittrialthx.asp
2. Run Snagit
3. click the 'Create Profile' icon
4. Select the 'Image Capture' option, click 'next'
5. Select the input. If you're not sure what to select, try either 'Window' or 'Region', click 'next'
6. For 'Output' select 'File'
7. Click the 'Properties' button
8. Select 'Always Use this file format'
9. Select 'JPG'
10. Under 'File name' select 'Fixed file name'
11. For 'Name:' enter '_pasteimage'
12. Under 'Folder' enter 'c:\program files\helpconsole 2010\{project}\images (where {project} is the name of your project)
13. Click 'OK'
14. Click 'next'
15. Click the 'Preview in Editor' option to un-select it. Ensure that there are no options selected. Click 'Next'
16. On the 'Effect' dialog, ensure that no effects are selected, click 'next'
17. For 'Name:', enter 'HelpConsole' for the profile name. Click 'Finish'
To Paste an Image:
1. Ensure that snagit is running and the 'HelpConsole' profile is selected.
2. Press the <prt Scr> key
3. Click the 'Insert Image' icon on the HelpConsole editor toolbar, or press <CTRL-Q>
