14 DAY TRIAL // An important presentation is usually accompanied by charts, displays, or interactive elements to better prove a point. Nowadays, with a few computers connected together, a presentation can even be held on one’s desktop.
Luckily, a simple computer can be equipped with various different applications to ease your work in any domain of activity. If you happen to be keeping presentations from time to time, or simply want to exemplify something on your desktop, it’s easier to just show it.
This is exactly what you can do with Sketch It! This is a small but powerful application that allows you to draw directly on your desktop, erase, and even print the screen with your indications. You can use this app with either a touch-sensitive device or an interactive board for powerful and convincing presentations.
Drawing and capturing the screen
Step 1: Download and install Sketch It!.
Step 2: Run it and switch to the Controls tab to see how to manage functions. Sadly, hotkeys cannot yet be modified.
Step 3: Close the Welcome screen.
Step 4: Hold down Ctrl + Shift and use the left mouse button to draw over anything on the desktop.
Step 5: Use Ctrl + Shift and the right mouse button to erase drawings.
Step 6: To clear everything, just hit Ctrl + Shift + Alt.
Step 7: Access the Menu with Ctrl + Shift + Z or Middle Mouse Button.
Step 8: Click on the Pen icon to change color and line thickness.
Step 9: Press the Folder button.
Step 10: Enable Lock Pen to work more easily with touch-enabled devices or pointers.
Step 11: Press Save Screen to get a screenshot of your desktop.
