User Guide

Chapter 2: Importing Photos
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Taking a screen capture
You can use the ACDSee Screen Capture utility to create images from different areas of your
screen. You can select what areas to capture, how you want to perform the capture, and where
to store the captured image.
To take a screen capture:
1. Click Tools | Screen Capture.
2. In the Source area of the Screen Capture dialog box, identify the part of the screen you
want to capture. See the table below for a description of the Source options.
3. If you want to include your mouse pointer in the output image, select the Include mouse
cursor check box.
4. In the Destination area, identify where you want to place the output image.
5. In the Initiate capture area, identify how you want to take the screen capture.
6. Click Start to launch the screen capture tool. An icon appears in the Taskbar Notification
area.
7. Prepare your screen to show the area you want to capture, and then follow the steps that
appear in the bubble above the Screen Capture icon.
8. To exit the Screen Capture utility without taking a screen capture, right-click the Screen
Capture icon, and then select Exit Screen Capture.
Screen Capture options
Source options
Desktop Current monitor Captures an image of the entire area displayed on the
screen.
Window Entire window Captures an image of the entire active window.
Content only Captures an image of the window contents (does not
include the frame or title bar).
Region Fixed size Captures an image of a fixed area on the screen.
Click the drop-down button and select a dimension
setting or select Custom, and enter the dimension in
pixels.
Selected region Captures a selected area of the screen. Click and drag
your mouse pointer to surround the area you want to
capture.
Object Child window Captures an image of sections of the window. For
example, a toolbar or button.
Menu under
cursor
Captures selected menu commands.