Capturing a Window

Use this method to capture a fixed area of a window (e.g., menu bar, toolbar, editor, individual button, entire window), depending on where you move your mouse and click. As you move the mouse in an application, a red border surrounds each separate region.

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How to Capture a Window

  1. Open the window or a user interface (UI) area that you want to capture. When you initiate a window capture, the Capture application will be minimized, allowing you to "grab" an area directly behind it.
  2. (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.

  3. Do one of the following:
    • Ribbon Select File > Capture > Capture Window or Edit > Capture > Capture Window.
    • Keyboard Shortcut Press CTRL+SHIFT+W.

    4. Capture minimizes and a red border surrounds each window or UI element as you move your cursor over it.

    Note If Capture does not minimize, you probably do not have the "Hide on Capture" feature selected in the Options dialog. See Hiding Capture When Recording an Image.

  4. Click the window or UI element that you want to capture. The image is captured and opens in the Capture Editor.

    Note You can also perform a UI element object capture. This lets you insert one image as an object on top of another image. See Inserting Captured UI Elements as Image Objects.

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.