HALOG

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Shift leaders should make frequent halog entries

• You can make a halog entry with a screen capture easily from the command line
  • open a terminal
  • type "halog"
  • in the window that opens, enter the text of your log entry
  • add a subject in the subject line
  • you can add email addresses of people you would like to pay special attention to this entry
  • to add an attachment (one thing that makes this utility so useful):
    • Click on "Add Attachment" (second from the right at the bottom of the window)
    • To add a snapshot, click on the "Add Snapshot..."
      • Use the cursor to choose the region you want to include in your log entry by clicking on a point and dragging the mouse to the opposite corner
      • Wait a few seconds for the window to reappear
      • Check your snapshot; if not good then you can "Click to clear" and try again
    • To add a file, click on the "Attach File..."
      • choose your file from the directory in the window that opens
      • make sure you are choosing the correct file

• Alternatively, you can use the online interface