Setting Screen Capture Options

Use the Capture Setup dialog to select how you want to capture, how you activate the screen capture, and to set other options.

To set screen capture options:

1. Choose File > Import > Screen Capture > Setup to open the Capture Settings dialog.

2. In the Capture group box, select the type of capture:

3. Area Captures an area of the screen that you select by clicking once at one corner of the area and clicking again at the opposite corner.

4. Full screen Captures the entire computer screen.

5. Client area Captures the contents of the active program.

6. Window Captures the active window. If a dialog is open, this option captures the dialog. If no dialog is open, this option captures the active application.

7. Object Captures an object within a program, such as a menu bar, toolbar, icon, or a document window. When you initiate the capture, you move the cursor over an object and it is highlighted with a rectangle.

3. In the Activate capture using group box, select the method for activating the screen capture:

4. Right mouse click A right mouse click activates a capture.

5. Hot key A key (such as F11) or key combination (such as Shift + F1) activates a capture. Select the option, then click the drop-down list to select a key or key combination.

6. Delay timer The screen capture is taken a certain number of seconds after you start the screen capture.

Note: These options select the method for activating the capture after you have started the screen capture feature. To start the screen capture, you click the Capture Now button on this dialog, or at the Paint Shop Pro work space press Shift + C or choose File > Import > Screen Capture > Start.

4. In the Options group box, select from the following options:

5. Include cursor Mark this check box to include the cursor in screen captures. This check box is not available for area captures.

6. Multiple captures Mark this check box when you want to take multiple captures one after the other. Start the screen capture, and then press the hot key to activate it multiple times. Clear this check box to have Paint Shop Pro display after you take one screen capture.

5. Do one of the following:

6. To start the screen capture feature immediately, click Capture Now. Screen capture settings are saved and Paint Shop Pro minimizes to the task bar. Use the hot key to activate the screen capture. See Capturing Images from the Computer Screen.

7. To save the settings, click OK.

Related Topics

Capturing Images from a Computer Screen

Creating Images

Importing Images from Digital Cameras and Scanners

Saving Images

Using the Paint Shop Pro Browser