Access the capture tools from the capture bar, or by right-clicking the taskbar notification icon.
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Speed capture When the predictive object finder automatically outlines the area you want, just click to capture that exact area fast. Otherwise, drag the mouse to capture any random area. See tips below about canceling or adjusting the selected area. |
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Full screen capture This tool captures the full screen. |
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2-point capture Capture any area by clicking two corners, or by dragging the mouse. Great if you have an unsteady hand because you don't have to hold the mouse button down. |
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Frame capture The frame tool is an open rectangular ruler that shows the dimensions of your selected area in pixels and inches. It opens fast, remembers its position, and lets you interactively prepare applications below it - even through the middle of the frame. Position the frame over the desired material and click OK. Move the frame by dragging its inside edge, resize the frame by dragging its outside edge. |
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Auto scroll capture Automatically capture oversize content that extends outside a window by scrolling vertically and/or horizontally. More about full auto scroll |
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Manual scroll capture Capture a column of information that extends below a window by scrolling down manually. You control the left, right, top and bottom of what’s captured. More about manual scroll capture |
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Video capture Record screen activity and save it as an AVI video file. More about video capture |
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Audio capture Record sound to a WAV file. More about audio capture |
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Last program capture This tool captures the last active application (that’s usually the one you want). |
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Window capture Capture window components with one click. |
Capture tips
Blank captures and capturing video
CaptureWiz can grab frames from video players like Media Player, Real Player and QuickTime. Pause the video and capture the frame like any other image.
n If the player has no pause button, press the F10 hot key at the desired moment and capture normally.
n If the capture comes out blank, try setting the playback to full screen.
n If it’s still blank, turn off your player's acceleration.
Canceling a capture
To cancel a capture, right-click or press the ESC key.
Capturing an exact area
Press the keyboard arrow keys to set the precise position. Hold down SHIFT while pressing arrow keys to set the precise size. Press ENTER to finalize your selections. Mix clicks, drags, ARROW and ENTER keys in any order.
Fix missing graphics
If your captures have blank spots or missing graphics, increase the time CaptureWiz waits for other programs to draw. Large windows and slow graphics cards need more time. On the capture bar, click Capture / Options, select the Misc tab, and increase Delay before capture.
Capture the mouse pointer
| 1. | Position the mouse pointer where you want it. |
| 2. | Hold down the CTRL key, press F10, then release both keys. |
| 3. | Move the mouse a short distance. |
| 4. | Press and hold down the left mouse button. |
| 5. | "Drag" the mouse over the pointer, creating a red box around it. |
| 6. | Release the left mouse button. |
| 7. | On the output toolbar, select an output, such as Print, Save or Copy. |
Capture open menus, drop down lists, CaptureWiz and other elusive objects
Press theF10 hot key. For more information, see Hot keys.
Capture games
Games usually offer several different display modes, some of which cannot be captured. We suggest playing the game “in a window”, or if that doesn’t work, “full screen”, to make it easier to capture. Modes that are closest to normal and avoid special video card features work best. Press F10 at the moment you want to take the capture.
Capture screen savers
To capture a screen saver, press the F10 hot key. In Windows XP, the computer must have a single user, the screen saver Show Welcome on Resume setting must be unchecked, and several tries may be needed if the screen saver is animated.
Capture DOS programs
The trick to capturing a DOS program is to run it in a window, instead of full screen. Then, you can capture its output like any other program. To switch from full screen to in a window, press ALT+ENTER.
Also, note that pressing the PRINTSCREEN key in full screen DOS mode captures the entire DOS screen to the Windows clipboard. You can then open a Windows image editor or word processor and paste in the screen capture, usually by clicking Edit / Paste.
Capture (or crop) captured images appearing in the main window
1 On the main menu, click Grab.
2 Un-check Hide Self Before Capture.
Switching tools
During capture, you can press the CTRL key to switch between capture tools - from speed capture to 2-point capture to window capture and back.
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