Just to add my opinions, Gimps own screenshot tool is my choice for the screen captures in my tutorial, for the reason its already there and can capture a full screen or just a dialogue window. It then automatically opens the screenshot as a new image. Also when saving images go for the PNG file format as JPG can cause distortion on text in images making them hard to read.

Gimps own screenshot tool is my first choice too. I've never had a problem with it.

Tutorial on writing tutorials. (What I've learned)
1. Number your steps.
2. Have a clear idea what you're doing. Don't backtrack because you messed up something. Explain everything you do.
3. When in doubt, use pictures. Every step should have at least one, maybe two images to aid your student.
4. PDF is portable. Unless you're making a video tutorial, then nevermind all of this. This is before coffee list-making.
5. Good luck.

It would be more useful if you could set it up to save automatically. That's why I use separate screengrab software - it really speeds things up - you just push a key and it opens the save dialogue for you. Over with in a second

I tend to scale my screenshots down and sometimes add highlights to show a particular area so saving to a file wouldn't be of much use to me, it all down to personal preference I suppose and what we have gotten used to.

Just to add as well, In gimp if there is more than one way to perform a particular task, like for instance opening a new layer, Although the method I use might be different from the one I would describe in a tutorial, this is because I tend to go with the option that I feel is easier for me to explain in writing.

I hate video tutorial. It is very difficult follow the steps and to execute the task at the same time.
Most times, the legibilidade of the video is not good.

It looks like we all have different likes and dislikes on the way a tutorial should be written. I guess it is safe to say, as long as it is well explained for every level, meaning new people using Gimp to the well experienced ones.
I think that is very important. We shouldn't expect people to know what we are talking about when we say, "go to white balance, instead of colors > auto > white balance. This is just an example. If they have never heard of or used this script before, they could be looking for days.
As far as screen shots go, there is no best tool, it is the one that works best for you.

I laughed so hard I quibbled by accident. LOL

On tutorials, I include lots of pictures, although I have not written gimp tutorials the basics apply to everything. Use lots of steps, use lots of pictures, hold their hand and have someone who doesn't know what they are doing go back and do the steps if you can..they will catch mistakes or things that are unclear or got left out...it happens!

Great that you are doing one, I await it breathlessly as I am in great need of gimp tutorials.

Y'all just let me know if you need one on milking goats, sewing diapers, making cheese or perhaps knitting and spinning. I will rock that bad boy for you. LOL

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i do the tutorial and write the steps down at the same time, that way everyting i do will actually happen in the screenshots/text
try to write your tutorials so that people can find as much information as possible in the screenshots
sometimes you need to highlight certain areas or arrange windows so that all the information is there on one image

I hate to admit it, but I've been lazy on my last few tutorials and I will be going back to add pictures. I do like to make sure I have an actual indication as to where a function is and not just say "run the _____ filter". Sometimes people don't know where certain filters are, myself included.

Old thread, I know. So kill me...
Windows users might try this trick:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/hel ... cord-steps
IIRC it saves to mhtml format.
Not sure if the tool is even available since the last updates. I don't have my job computer (running w10 Enterprise version) with me, so I'm on Linux while I'm at home. Summer vacation!