The Facebook Button

Use Jing to update your status on Facebook and share images and videos with your friends!

To start using Jing with Facebook, you need to do two things. First, if you don't have a Facebook account, create one. Make note of your username and password. Next, create a Facebook button in Jing.

To create a Facebook button:

 more

  1. Click More > Preferences.
  2. Click Customize Jing Buttons, and click the Facebook icon.
  3. Optional: Change the Button description (name). 

     facebook dialog

  4. Click Start Authorization. A Facebook webpage opens inside Jing and you must sign in to your Facebook account.
  5. Click Connect.
  6. Next, click Allow Publishing. This gives Jing permission to upload content to your Facebook account. An "Allow Constant Authorization" dialog appears.
  7. Click Allow and Jing won't have to ask you for permission to upload to your account again. (If you don't allow constant authorization, you will be prompted to enter your password every time you share to Facebook.)

    facebook authentication

    Your captures made with this Facebook button will be hosted on the indicated Screencast.com account, but you can change it if you wish.

  8. Click Save.
  9. Close the Customize Jing Button dialog.

To post to Facebook with Jing:

Tip: The people who see your Jing posts is determined by your default Wall privacy settings on Facebook. For example, if you have the privacy setting "Posts by Me" set to "Friends of Friends", these are the same people that will see your Jing-created updates.

  1. Capture an image or record a video as you usually would.
  2. Click the Facebook button in the Jing Preview Window. A Facebook dialog opens, and your content starts uploading in the background. 

     facebook message

  3. Optionally edit up to three fields which Jing pre-fills with generic text.

Tips: You cannot have a blank title (default is View my image/Watch my video). If left blank, Jing will populate it with the Screencast.com URL to your content. Also, if you name your Jing prior to clicking the Facebook button, the title is pre-filled with the file name.

Download MP4 | 5.66MB

Share This Page
Technical Issue?Questions and FeedbackTips via Facebook
Format Title Category Level
Simulation Interactive “Hands-on” Jing Tutorial: Mac OS X Getting Started b I
Written Frequently Asked Questions FAQ b I
Video/Written The Twitter Button Share b I
Video/Written Embed Jing Content Using Screencast.com Share b II
Written Use Jing with a Proxy Server (Windows Only) Settings and Options b III
Video/Written Share to Screencast.com Share b I
Written FTP Custom Code (Advanced Topic) Reference b III
Written Your Screencast.com Account Manage: Account b I
Video/Written The Flickr Button Share b II
Video/Written Customize Jing Buttons Settings and Options b I
Video/Writen The Save Button Share b I
Written Understanding Video Formats: SWF & MPEG-4 Reference b II
Written Quit or Restart Jing FAQ b I
Video/Written The YouTube Button (Jing Pro Only) Share b II
Written What is Screencast.com? FAQ b I
Video/Written The Facebook Button Share b II
Written Preferences and Settings Settings and Options b I
Written Video Formats (Jing Pro Only) Reference b II
Written Audio FAQ FAQ b I
Video/Written Edit Jing Videos in Camtasia Studio Share: Edit b II
Video/Written The FTP Button Share b III
Video/Written The Copy Button Share b I
Video/Written Edit Jing Images in Snagit Share: Edit b II
Written Manage Account or Cancel Jing Pro Subscription Manage: Account b I
Video/Written Jing Startup and “Sun” Options Settings and Options b I
Video/Written Jing Capture History Manage b I
Video/Written Capture Hotkey Capture b I
Simulation Interactive “Hands-on” Jing Tutorial: Windows Getting Started b I
Video/Written Take Your First Capture Getting Started b I
Written Where is My Clipboard? Getting Started b I
Video/Written Use a Webcam with Jing Pro Capture b II
Video/Written Select an Area to Capture Capture b I
Video/Written Capture an Image Capture b I
Video/Written Capture a Video Capture b I
Written Things You’ll Want to Know FAQ b I

© 1995 - 2012, Corporation, All Rights Reserved.