graphics\overbutt.gifCreating a screen capture

When you open Screen Grab, it automatically takes a picture of your desktop and the open windows on it. You can save this screen capture or you can create one. When you create a screen capture, open the application or file that you want to take a picture of before performing the capture. Screen Grab captures the exact size of the window or desktop, so make sure you size the items displayed. For information about opening the Screen Grab application, see "Starting Screen Grab."

You can capture the desktop and the open applications or windows, or you can capture a specific window. When you capture a specific window, that window must be the active window when you take the screen capture. You must specify a time delay so that you can activate the window before Screen Grab performs the screen capture. This is similar to setting a timer on a camera.

To capture the entire desktop and contents

To capture a specific window

1. Open a window on the desktop.

2. In the Screen Grab Application Window, enable the Only Grab The Window Containing The Cursor check box in the Options section.

3. Type a number in the Delay box to specify a time delay between when you tell Screen Grab to take the screen capture and when it takes the capture.

4. Click Grab, and click the window you want to capture.

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