Screen
Captures

The only change in screen captures over the last few versions of PaintShopPro has been the location of the Capture Setup and Capture Start. Until PSP7, it was located on the menu bar. It is now located on the File menu under Import... Screen Capture. It is also, in the default layout, the right most button on the main toolbar.

When you click on the menu choice for Capture Setup, you get the dialog box to the left. There are three areas in the dialog box: Capture Activate Capture Using Options

CAPTURE determines the part of the screen you want to capture:

• Area
  A rectangular portion of the screen you select
• Full Screen
  The entire screen
• Client Area
  The inside area of the active window, below the title and menu bar)
• Window
  The whole active window including the title and menu bars and window edges
• Object
  A specific feature such as drop down boxes

ACTIVATE CAPTURE USING is how you are going to start the capture:

• Right Mouse Click
  Using a right mouse click is easiest but won't work if you need to use a right mouse click to get something showing on the screen that you wnat in the capture.
• Hot Key
  The hot key allows you to set up your screen for the capture. Just tap the hot key when it is ready. F11 is the default hot key as it is less common as a program hot key. I always use this hot key so I don't have to remember to right click instead <grin>
• Delay Timer
  The delay timer is used to start the capture how ever many seconds you set it at AFTER clicking Capture Now or Start. If you need to make a selection (the AREA choice), the capture is performed the specified number of seconds after you select the area.

CAPTURE OPTIONS are details about the capture:

• Include Cursor
  Unless this is checked, your mouse cursor will not be shown on the capture.
• Multiple Capture
  By default, PSP will do only one capture and then revert to PSP. If you want to make a series of captures, check this box and return to PSP when you are done.

To capture a full screen image:

• Set up the application/desktop you want to capture.
• Open PaintShopPro and setup your capture (I use the hotkey)
• Click on the camera icon on the main tool bar to start the capture
• PSP will automagically minimize to get out of your way
• Activate the capture with whatever the method you chose
• PSP will automagically reappear with the captured image
  (Unless you chose multiple captures)

To capture an area or an object:

• Set up the application/desktop you want to capture.
• Open PaintShopPro and setup your capture (I use the hotkey)
• Click on the camera icon on the main tool bar to start the capture
• PSP will automagically minimize to get out of your way
• Move your cursor over what you want to capture
• If you have chosen the Include Cursor Option, put the cursor where you want it to appear.
• If you are capturing an area you have to *select* what you want to capture:
  • Activate the capture with whatever the method you chose - the cursor will change to crosshairs.
  • Click on one corner of the area you want and release the mouse button
  • Move the crosshair to the opposite corner
  • A selection box will appear, defining the area
  • When the area is defined, left mouse click
• If you are capturing an object you have to *select* what you want to capture:
  • Place your cursor over the object
  • Activate the capture with whatever the method you chose
  • The object under the cursor (toolbar, dropdown list, etc) will be highlighted.
  • Click on the object
• PSP will automagically reappear with the captured image (Unless you chose multiple captures)

• Set up the application/desktop you want to capture.
• Open PaintShopPro and setup your capture (I use the hotkey)
• Click on the camera icon on the main tool bar to start the capture
• PSP will automagically minimize to get out of your way
• Move your cursor over what you want to capture
• If you have chosen the Include Cursor Option, put the cursor where you want it to appear
• Place your cursor over the object
• If you have chosen the Include Cursor Option, put the cursor where you want it to appear
• Activate the capture with whatever the method you chose
• The window under the cursor will be highlighted.
• Click on the window
• PSP will automagically reappear with the captured image (Unless you chose multiple captures)

NOTE: I only know of one way to capture PSP itself and that is to open a second copy of PSP at the same time and capture from one to the other.