Options Dialog

This dialog lets you choose miscellaneous global settings.

How to Open This Dialog

Do one of the following, depending on the part of the user interface you are using:

  • Ribbon Select File > Options.

    ClosedSwitching between ribbons and the tool strip… You can use the Interface tab of the Options dialog (File > Options) to switch between ribbons and the classic tool strip layout.

    ClosedMore about ribbon options… Keep in mind that the smaller the application window becomes, the more the options in a ribbon shrink. Therefore, you might only see a small icon instead of text, or you might see only a section name displayed with a down arrow to access the options in it. You can hover over small icons to see tooltips that describe them. You can also enlarge the application window or click one of the section drop-downs in the ribbon to locate a hidden feature.

  • Tool Strip Select Tools > Options.

General Tab

Minimize to System Tray

By default, when you minimize Capture, a shortcut button on the main part of the taskbar lets you reopen the application. However, you can select this check box if you want to minimize Capture to the system tray instead. With this option selected, a shortcut icon is placed in the system tray (i.e., notification area) of the taskbar when Capture is minimized. You can click on this icon and select Restore to reopen the application.

Auto-Reload Documents

Select this check box if you want Capture to reload documents automatically.

Auto-Save Documents

Select this check box if you want Capture to periodically auto-save any open files. You can specify the number of minutes that should elapse between each auto-save.

Close others when opening new document

You can have multiple files of all types open in the interface at the same. By default, when you open a new file, other documents that are already open remain open. However, you can change this behavior so that files already open in the interface are automatically closed when you open a new document.

You can use any of the following options:

  • Close others This option automatically closes all other open documents.
  • Close others with no changes This option automatically closes all other open documents that do not have unsaved changes. If you have files open where changes have been made but not saved, those files will remain open until you save and close them.
  • Close others with same extension This option automatically closes all other open documents that share the same file extension.
  • Close others with same extension and no changes This option is the same as the previous option, except that files with unsaved changes will not automatically be closed. Those files remain open until you save and close them.

Reset "Show Once" Dialogs

There are some dialogs in Capture that open just once to give you a message or warning when something changes or you switch modes. These dialogs have a check box labeled "Show this dialog." If you deselect that check box, you will not see the dialog again. However, you can use this reset feature to display that dialog (and all other "Show Once" dialogs) again the next time.

Automatically resize low DPI images

Starting with Capture 7, images with a very low DPI are rendered more accurately in the Capture Editor and PDF output, usually resulting in slightly larger and more blurry images (as is consistent with their lower DPI). Therefore, if you upgrade from an older version to Capture 7 or higher, you might notice images that looked a certain size before now look larger and more blurry (because their true DPI is being rendered more precisely). The best solution, and a long-term one, is to replace your lower-DPI images with higher-DPI images to be used in print output. But you also have the option to revert back to previous version behavior. If you select this option, the newer, more precise resizing from newer versions of the software is used. If you do not select this option, the behavior of older versions is used.

Interface Tab

Menu Style

You can select an option to display the interface with ribbons or with the classic tool strip. See Switching Between Ribbons and the Tool Strip.

Theme

You can click the Active Theme field and select a color scheme for the interface.

Capture Tab

Capture Sound Effect

Lets you choose whether you want to hear a recording sound when you capture an image. If a check mark is net to this option, it is turned on.

Hide on Capture

Lets you choose whether you want the Capture application to be minimized when you capture an image. If a check mark is next to this option, it is turned on.

Capture Mouse Cursor

Lets you choose whether the mouse cursor is included in a screen capture. If a check mark is next to this option, it is turned on.

Automatically Send Captured Image to Clipboard

Lets you automatically send open images to the Windows clipboard. This lets you then paste the image into Microsoft applications (e.g., Paint, Word, Outlook). In addition, there is an option that lets you automatically send newly captured images to the Windows clipboard immediately.

Enable Time Delay

Lets you enable the time delay feature. With this feature, images are captured after the number of seconds that you specify. It is useful, for example, if you need to capture tooltips in a software application. Tooltips typically disappear when you press keys, so a time delayed capture lets you avoid this problem. With time delay enabled, you can initiate a screen capture, and during the "countdown" you can hover your mouse over a button to display the tooltip. When the countdown finishes, the screen capture is taken.

After clicking this box to enable the feature, you can enter the specific number of seconds to be used in the delayed capture.

Enable Magnifier

Lets you enable or disable the magnifier that appears when you capture new images (using the "Region" method). The magnifier shows a close-up view of the area drawn by your cursor. This lets you more accurately capture a specific area. However, if you are using a computer that is relatively slow, you may wish to disable the magnifier.

Hot Keys Tab

Action

Lets you select a Capture option to which you can assign a keyboard shortcut. It also displays the current keyboard shortcut assigned to the selected action.

Key Assignment

Lets you choose a key to apply as a keyboard shortcut to the option that is currently selected in the Action section.

Modifier Key Assignment

Lets you choose a modifier key ( the CTRL key, SHIFT key, and/or ALT key) to include in a keyboard shortcut combination. Click the check box next to a key name to include it in the keyboard shortcut combination.

Options

Lets you turn off the hot key feature by clicking Disable Hot Keys, or return to the factory default keyboard shortcuts by clicking Reset to Factory Defaults.

Dictionaries Tab

Language

This column lists the names of all languages with dictionaries that are installed on your computer. Dictionaries are stored in your AppData Windows folder.

Code

Displays the code for each language.

Description

This column provides a short description of each dictionary.

Import Dictionaries

You can download more dictionaries from OpenOffice.org. After you download a new dictionary, you can install it by clicking this button. See Importing Dictionaries.