Screen Capture

The Screen Capture tool creates an image from different areas of the screen display. You can select how to capture an image, what you want to capture, and where to put the captured image.

To create an image with Screen Capture:

  1. Do one of the following:

  2. Select an Initiate Capture type.

  3. Select a Source to be captured.

  4. Select a Destination.

  5. Click Start.

  6. Follow the steps shown in the Screen Capture bubble in the lower-right corner of the screen.

Initiate Capture

The initial capture designates how to take a screen capture.  There are two options:

Hot Key

Designates the keystroke combination to take a screen capture.  To select your Hot Key, press a key or combination of keys. (i.e. Alt + S)

Timer

Takes a screen capture after a designated period of time.  The maximum setting is 60 seconds.

Source

The source of the image is an area of the screen display. There are four main areas for capture:

Desktop

Creates an image from the entire area displayed on the screen.

Window

Creates an image from a window, with two options to choose from:

  • Entire Window includes the frame and everything inside of it.

  • Content Only does not include the frame and menu bar, but includes everything else.

Region

Creates an image based upon a defined size.  There are two options:

  • Fixed Size is a drop-down list of sizes. The sizes are reflective of different screen settings. With the Custom setting you can set your own fixed size.

  • Selected Region creates a custom defined box on the screen.

Object

Creates an image from a specific region of a window.  There are two options:

  • Child Window highlights a section of a window as the mouse hovers over it.  Click the mouse to capture the area.

  • Menu Under Cursor uses the selected program menu as the capture area.

Destination

There are two places to store your screen capture:

Clipboard

Places a copy of the screen capture on the clipboard

File

Displays the Save dialog box to save the screen capture in a different format

Open in Editor

Opens the screen capture in FotoCanvas when File is selected