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Automatic File Name Options
Share dropdown menu > Properties > Image File tab > Automatic file name > Options
Automatically name your captures, eliminating the need to stop after each capture to name the file and select
the location to save the file. You can also create a unique file naming scheme and save it with a profile, mak-
ing capturing even more convenient and customized.
Option Description
Format
Displays the file name components, for example computer name and date. Type in
the field or select options from the File name components list.
You can use dashes (-) and spaces to separate the different components.
Preview
Displays you how your file name appears based on your selections. As you add com-
ponents or text to the file name, this field automatically updates.
Ask before
overwriting
existing file
names
Prevents Snagit from overwriting existing files.
File name
components
Predefined types of information you can include in your file name.
Value Displays the value of the component selected.
Insert Click Insert button to add a component to the Format field.
Prefix text Enter text that appears at the beginning of the file name.
Number of
digits
Enter the number of digits to use for automatic numbering. If you select 3 digits, then
once the number of files saved reaches 999, the numbering begins over again. If you
do not have the "Ask before overwriting existing file names" enabled, the files are
overwritten.
Starting
number
Select the first number to use for your saved files.