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Opens the Create New Image dialog, which lets you create a new blank image based on a profile. See Creating New Images.

Opens the Batch Job Editor, which lets you apply a profile to many images at once. See Applying Profiles to Images.

Opens a dialog, which lets you search for and select an image to open.

Lets you re-create the capture for the active image. When you select this option, the same method used to capture the image previously is repeated. The new image replaces the old image. If you do not want to replace the old image, but simply want to create a new image using the same method and settings as the active image, use the Capture Last Capture option instead. (In order for this option to be enabled, you must first open an image in the Capture Editor.) See Recapturing Images.

Opens the Replace Background Image dialog, where you can select and image to replace the background image currently displayed in the Capture Editor. See Setting Background Images.

Opens the Apply Profile dialog, which lets you apply all of the settings from a profile to the open image. See Applying Profiles to Images.

Opens the Profiles Editor where you can name and customize a new profile. See Creating Profiles.

Opens a profile from an external source. See Linking to External Profiles.

Opens the Palette window pane where you can name and customize a new palette object. See Creating Palettes.

Opens a palette from an external source. See Linking to External Palettes.

Opens the Batch Replace Images dialog, which lets you replace background images in bulk, or by selecting images to replace from a list. See Setting Background Images.

Closes the active file.

Saves changes to the active file.

Opens the Save As dialog, which lets you save the active file under a different name and/or file type and to a particular location. The difference between this option and the normal "Save As" option is what happens to the original file. If you use this option, the old file is simply replaced with the new name. If you use the "Save As" option, the file is saved with a new name, but the old file style exists with the old name.

Opens the Save As dialog, which lets you save the active file under a different name and/or file type and to a particular location. The new file is then displayed in the editor.

Opens the Save As dialog, which lets you save the active file under a different name and/or file type and to a particular location. The new file is not automatically displayed in the editor.

Saves changes to all of the open files.

Saves a copy of the image with print settings applied to it. This option is enabled if you have an image open in the Capture Editor and you have previously applied print settings to that image. (You must also save the image before this option is enabled.) Print settings are applied to an image on the Format tab of the File Properties dialog when you select the Print option from the Medium drop-down. When you use this option, the copy of the image is saved in a folder called "PrintVersions," next to the location where the original image was saved.

Note You can enable settings for different mediums (i.e., other than the Web (Default) medium) only if the image in question already exists in a MadCap Flare project.

Opens the Save Targets dialog which lets you save the open image to multiple profile targets, thus using the same image with more than one profile. This option works especially well if you have included condition tags on some objects in the image. See Saving an Image and Conditions.

Opens the Windows folder where the active image is stored.

Opens a submenu, which lets you open the active file in another application, attach it to an email, or open the Windows folder where it is stored.Opens a submenu, which lets you attach the active file to an email or open the Windows folder where it is stored. You can also select the "Clipboard" option. This sends the open image to the Windows clipboard. This lets you then paste the image into Microsoft applications (e.g., Paint, Word, Outlook). See Sending Images to an Email Recipient and Sending Images to the Windows Clipboard.

Opens the Page Setup dialog, which lets you specify the page settings (e.g., paper, orientation, margins) to be used when you print an image file.

Opens the Print dialog, which lets you print the active image. See Printing Images.

Opens the File Properties dialog for the active file in the Capture Editor.

Opens a submenu, which lets you select and open one of your most recently opened files. The maximum number of recent files saved in the registry is 30.

Lets you reverse the most recent action in a file. The undo and redo functions are enhanced in the following ways.

• Unlimited You can undo or redo an unlimited number of times, back to the last time you opened the file, even after you have saved the document.
• Multiple Buffers Each document in the interface has its own Undo/Redo buffer. This means that you can undo actions in one document and then switch to another document and undo actions specific to that file.

Lets you repeat the most recent action that you reversed in a file.

Cuts the selection and sends it to the clipboard.

Copies the selection and sends it to the clipboard.

Pastes the selection from the clipboard to the place where the cursor is inserted.

Deletes the selection.

Converts the cursor to the selection rectangle tool, which lets you select an area of your image and then move, delete, copy, cut, paste, or resize it.

Converts the cursor to the magic wand tool, which lets you select an area by color.

Converts the cursor to the pencil tool, which lets you draw on the canvas or background.

Converts the cursor to the eraser tool, which lets you erase any part of the canvas or background.

Converts the cursor to the color fill tool, which lets you fill a selected area with a color.

After you capture an image, you may decide that you want to use only a portion of that image. You can crop (cut a portion of) the image to keep the part you want and discard the part that you don't want. See Cropping Images.

After you insert an image onto your background image, you may need to remove part of that image object. You can therefore crop (cut a portion of) the image object to keep the part you want and discard the part that you don't want. See Cropping Image Objects.

Lets you keep or discard the cropped image history of an image file. See Working With Image History.

Opens the Rich Text window containing text for a selected object. You can then edit the inline text for that object. See Editing Text.

Opens a submenu, which lets you select a toolbar to open or close:

• Standard Opens or closes the Standard toolbar. Tools in the Standard toolbar let you perform basic functions, such as Save, Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo, and Redo. To see this toolbar you can select View > Toolbars > Standard.
• Format Opens or closes the Format toolbar.The Format toolbar lets you quickly apply formatting to images and objects in the Capture Editor. To see this toolbar, select View > Toolbars > Format.
• Layout Opens or closes the Layout toolbar. The Layout toolbar lets you quickly sink, float, position, and align images and objects in the Capture Editor. To see this toolbar, select View > Toolbars > Layout

Increases the scale of the image each time you select the option.

Resets the scale of the image to 100%.

Reduces the scale of the image each time you select the option.

Grids help you more accurately place images and objects on a frame. The grid does not display in the output, but is simply shown in the Capture Editor. By dragging and placing the edges of an object along those dots, you can be assured that the object is positioned more accurately and aligned with other objects and images in the frame.

Opens a dialog, which lets you select grid preferences:

• Snap to Grid You can make the grid "sticky," so that when you drag objects around the Capture Editor, the edge is automatically attached to the frame in relation to the nearest vertical or horizontal line of dots. Otherwise, if you do not have this option set, the position of the objects will be "loose" on the page.
• Show or Hide the Grid You can easily show or hide the grid on your image.
• Edit Grid You can specify the number of pixels between dots. Additionally, you can modify the previously mentioned grid settings, Snap to Grid and Show or Hide Grid.

See Working With Grids.

Shows arrows on each side of an object when you click it. You can then click any of the arrows to set the anchors. This lets you lock the position of the object in place. See Setting Object Anchors.

Shows or hides the colored shading of objects to which condition tags have been applied.

Lets you see what the image will look like with condition tags included or excluded in the output. In order to use this preview feature, you need to double-click the image and use the Conditional Text tab to include or exclude certain tags. Then when you click the Preview Conditions button, the objects that have condition tags set to be shown will still appear, but the objects that have condition tags set to be excluded will be hidden. This is simply a way to test your conditions before saving the image. See Previewing Conditions.

Opens the Object Layers window, which lets you lets you float, sink, lock, hide, or set properties on each object contained in an image by selecting its layer. See Object Layers Window Pane.

Opens the Palettes window, which lets you add objects for future use or drag stored objects to an image. See Palettes.

Opens the Profiles Editor, which lets you create, edit, and delete capture profiles.

Opens the Start Page, which provides links to high-level tasks and information. See Start Page.

Opens the Messages window pane, which displays important information as you work. For example, if a necessary file is missing, this window pane lets you know.

Captures everything (e.g., open applications, desktop icons and background, taskbar) displayed on your computer screen.

Captures everything (e.g., open applications, desktop icons and background) displayed on your computer screen, with the exception of the taskbar.

Captures an open application, UI element or window, depending on the one you select from a list.

Captures an open window that is too long to be displayed in its entirety on the screen. This method grabs an image of the window, automatically scrolling to the bottom of the window for you. The image starts from the top edge of the window that can be seen on the screen and scrolls to the bottom to capture the image.

Captures a rectangular region of your computer screen. You can draw a rectangle over any area of your computer screen and capture that region. This is useful, for example, if you want to capture only a portion of a toolbar or a specific area of a window, but not the entire window.

Captures multiple images without having to select the capture option each time. In addition, in between each consecutive capture, you can relocate and resize the region as well as manipulate the onscreen content you want to capture.

Captures 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, then draw a circle on that image and capture the image in that shape.

Captures whatever is on your Windows clipboard. To use this feature, simply take a new screenshot of something on your screen (e.g., by pressing PrtScn or ALT+PrtScn on your keyboard). Then select this option.

Recaptures the last image that you captured, displaying the bitmap in a new instance of the Capture Editor. If you do not want to create a new image, but simply want to replace a particular image with another one, use the recapture option instead.

Opens the selection rectangle for the most recent region that you captured. You can then capture another image using the same dimensions or resize the selection area as needed.

Opens a dialog, which lets you search for and select an image. The new image will be added to the current image as an object. You can then edit the overlay image.

Opens a dialog, which lets you search for and select a cursor image (i.e., a file with a .cur extension). The new image will be added to the current image as an object. You can then edit the overlay image.

Lets you capture a rectangular region on your screen and insert it into the current image as an object. See Inserting Captured Regions as Image Objects.

Lets you capture a fixed area of a window and insert it into the current image as an object. See Inserting Captured UI Elements as Image Objects.

Opens a submenu, which lets you select an option for aligning the selected content.

• Left Horizontally aligns the text within the selected object to the left.
• Center Horizontally aligns the text within the selected object in the center.
• Right Horizontally aligns the text within the selected object to the right.
• Top Vertically aligns the text within the selected object to the top.
• Middle Vertically aligns the text within the selected object to the middle.
• Bottom Vertically aligns the text within the selected object to the bottom.

Opens a submenu, which lets you select an option for sending an object downward or upward in terms of the layers in the image.

• Sink Sinks the selected object, sending it backward one level if at least one other object overlaps it (below it).
• Sink To Bottom Sinks the selected object, sending it backward to the bottom level if at least one other object overlaps it (below it).
• Float Floats the selected object, bringing it forward one level if at least one other object overlaps it (above it).
• Float To Top Floats the selected object, bringing it forward to the top level if at least one other object overlaps it (above it).
• Flatten Flattens selected objects into the background image. See Flattening Objects.

Opens a submenu, which lets you select an option for aligning or resizing the selected object(s).

• Same Left Horizontally aligns the selected objects so that the left border of each is at the same location on the image. The alignment is based on the left border of the first object that you select. The first object selected has orange handles, while the other selected objects have white handles.
• Same Right Horizontally aligns the selected objects so that the right border of each is at the same location on the image. The alignment is based on the right border of the first object that you select. The first object selected has orange handles, while the other selected objects have white handles.
• Same Top Vertically aligns the selected objects so that the top border of each is at the same location on the image. The alignment is based on the top border of the first object that you select. The first object selected has orange handles, while the other selected objects have white handles.
• Same Bottom Vertically aligns the selected objects so that the bottom border of each is at the same location on the image. The alignment is based on the bottom border of the first object that you select. The first object selected has orange handles, while the other selected objects have white handles.
• Same Width Resizes the width of the selected objects so that they are all the same. The resizing is based on the width of the first object that you select. The first object selected has orange handles, while the other selected objects have white handles.
• Same Height Resizes the height of the selected objects so that they are all the same. The resizing is based on the height of the first object that you select. The first object selected has orange handles, while the other selected objects have white handles.
• Same Size Resizes the width and height of the selected objects so that they are all the same. The resizing is based on the width and height of the first object that you select. The first object selected has orange handles, while the other selected objects have white handles.
• Same Middle Horizontally aligns the selected objects so that the middle of each is at the same location on the image. The alignment is based on the middle of the first object that you select. The first object selected has orange handles, while the other selected objects have white handles.
• Same Center Vertically aligns the selected objects so that the center of each is at the same location on the image. The alignment is based on the center of the first object that you select. The first object selected has orange handles, while the other selected objects have white handles.

Opens a submenu, which lets you select an option for aligning the selected object on the canvas.

• Center on Canvas Centers the selected object(s) both vertically and horizontally on the canvas.
• Vertically Center on Canvas Centers the selected object(s) vertically on the canvas.
• Horizontally Center on Canvas Centers the selected object(s) horizontally on the canvas.

Opens a submenu, which lets you select an option for rotating the selected object.

• Rotate Manually Lets you control object rotation.
• Reset Rotation Returns the object to its original setting before it was rotated.
• Rotate Clockwise Turns the object 1 degree clockwise.
• Rotate 45 Clockwise Turns the object 45 degrees clockwise.
• Rotate 90 Clockwise Turns the object 90 degrees clockwise.
• Rotate Counter Clockwise Turns the object 1 degree counter clockwise.
• Rotate 45 Counter Clockwise Turns the object 45 degrees counter clockwise.
• Rotate 90 Counter Clockwise Turns the object 90 degrees counter clockwise.

Lets you apply a shadow to or remove it from the selected object.

Applies bold typeface to the text within the selected object.

Applies italic typeface to the text within the selected object.

Underlines the content within the selected object.

Lets you select and apply a color to the text within the selected object.

Lets you select and apply a color to the background of the selected object.

Lets you use the default look for objects in an image. In other words, you can remove the formatting from the selected object(s) and apply the default formatting for that particular type of object (e.g., oval, rectangle, bubble, line). For example, let's say you are drawing a rectangle on an image. When you select the rectangle tool from the local toolbar, the default factory settings are such that the rectangle initially has a thin black border and no fill color. You can apply, say, a green fill color to that object. If you then decide that you want to return to the default setting (in this case, no fill color), you can select this option. See Using the Default Look for Objects.

Lets you set the default look for objects. For example, let's say you draw a rectangle on an image and make formatting changes to the shape (e.g., color, border, shading). If you then select this object and set it as the default look, future rectangles will initially contain these same settings when you draw them. This option is enabled only if a single object is selected. See Setting the Default Look for Objects.

Gives all the objects of the same type (e.g., all lines, all rectangles, all callouts) the same formatting as the object that you currently have selected. See Applying Styles to Objects.

Gives all objects, regardless of type, the same formatting as the object that you currently have selected. See Applying Styles to Objects.

.Lets you pick a style for the selected shape. You can choose from factory styles or from any styles you've added to your palettes. See Selecting Styles for Objects.

This button is enabled if you have selected more than one object. You can group multiple objects into an object group, which then acts as a single object. At any point, you can ungroup the objects so that they are separate.

Opens the Spell Check window pane, which lets you perform spell checking manually.

Opens the Ignored Words dialog, which lets you create a list of words to be ignored when using the spell checking feature in the application.

See Spell Check and Adding Words to the Ignore Spell Check List.

Opens the Open Dictionary dialog, which lets you add words to a custom dictionary when you spell check images and click the "Add to Dictionary" button for highlighted words. When a word is added to the custom dictionary, it is not flagged as a questionable spelling in the future; Capture simply moves on to the next misspelled word.

Disables the hot keys in Capture so that you can use any identical hot key in another application. For example, let's say that you are using Capture to record images of your company's software application called "FictionSoft Pro." Capture has a shortcut key for recording a "region" on your screen (CTRL+SHIFT+R). However, FictionSoft Pro also uses CTRL+SHIFT+R as a shortcut to perform a particular task. If you need to perform this task in FictionSoft Pro in order to create the image that you need, you should first disable the hot keys in Capture.

Capture provides you with several different options for recording images. Some of these options have shortcut hot keys assigned to them. For example, the default shortcut for capturing a full screen image is CTRL+SHIFT+F. If you want, you can change the hot key combinations for any of these options (e.g., you can change the CTRL+SHIFT+F shortcut to, say, CTRL+ALT+F).

Closes all files that you have opened in the workspace.

Closes all files that you have opened in the workspace, with the exception of the document that is currently active.

If you select the Dock option when a window pane is active, the Drag Pane area is shown or hidden in the window pane accordingly. The Drag Pane area lets you move the window pane and dock it elsewhere in the program window.

"Pins" the active window pane or editor to the side of the interface so that you have more room for your workspace. You can show the window pane by hovering over the thin bar on the side of the interface. If you select the pin button at the top-right of the window pane, the window pane returns to its previous state (no longer pinned to the side of the interface).

Converts the active window pane or editor to a floating window, which means it is no longer attached to the interface. This is a good option to use if you want to work on two topics side-by-side. If you do not want a window pane or editor to be floating anymore, you can right-click in the title bar and select Dock.

Opens the Manage Window Layouts dialog, which lets you select or delete an existing layout.

Opens the Help TOC window pane, which lets you locate and access topics in Capture's online Help.

Opens the Help Index window pane, which lets you search for information using the index in Capture's online Help.

Opens the Help Search window pane, which lets you search for information in Capture's online Help.

Opens the Help Favorites window pane, which lets you quickly access your favorite Capture Help topics.

Opens the Help Glossary window pane, which lets you view glossary terms and definitions in Capture's online Help.

Opens the Help topic related to the active element in the Capture interface.

Opens a new instance of a Help topic in another window.

Opens the Dynamic Help window pane, which automatically displays the Help topic related to the active element in the interface.

Lets you manually synchronize the current Help topic with the TOC. In other words, the TOC book containing that topic also opens to show you where the topic resides in the TOC hierarchy.

Automatically synchronizes the current Help topic with the Help TOC. In other words, when a particular Help topic is displayed, the TOC book containing that topic also opens to show you where the topic resides in the TOC hierarchy.

Opens the Index Results window pane, which displays links to related topics after you perform a search in the Help index.

Opens the MadCap Forums website, where you can obtain additional information about Capture and communicate with other Capture users.

Opens a Help topic that lets you access one of the printed guides related to Capture. See PDFs.

Opens the Activate Product Wizard, allowing you to activate or renew the product.

Deactivates the currently used license for the machine running Capture.

Lets you register your version of Capture if you have not done so already. This option is enabled only if you are using a trial version of the software.

Opens the New Updates Available dialog, which lets you download Capture updates from MadCap Software.

Opens your default Internet browser to the MadCap Software bug submission web page, where you can report the bug.