Capturing a Shape Area

Use this method to capture an area covered by a shape that you have drawn. For example, if you want to capture a circular area of an application, you can first capture the application using one of the other methods. Then draw a circle on that image and capture the image in that shape.

How to Capture a Shape Area

1. (Optional) From the Edit ribbon, click the Select profile drop-down and choose a profile.

   Note Whenever you capture an image, you do so using a profile (which is a collection of settings that are applied to the image in advance). You can use the default profile ("MyProfile") provided for you in Capture (which uses basic settings that you may not even notice), or you can create and use your own profiles. This is a good way to save time and keep your captured images consistent.

2. Capture a new image using any of the methods, or open an existing image.
3. Add a shape or select one already in the image.
4. With the shape selected in the image, choose File > Capture > Capture Shape Area or Edit > Capture > Capture Shape Area.

   A new instance of the Capture Editor opens, displaying an image based on the selected shape.

What’s Next?

After you capture or open an image, it displays in the Capture Editor. You can then do the following:

• Edit If you want to enhance the image before saving it, you can perform tasks such as drawing shapes, creating effects, adding callouts, cropping, etc. See Editing Images.
• Save If you do not want to make any enhancements to the captured image, you can simply save it. See Saving an Image.