Capture modes and shortcuts

Choose a capture mode

Mode	What to do
Capture Screen	Capture one monitor. From the editor menu, this is the monitor containing the editor.
Capture Area	Drag a rectangle on the desktop and release to capture it.
Capture Window	Move the pointer over the window and click it to capture it.

Press Esc to cancel an area or window capture.

Open the Capture Palette

Press Print Screen, then choose Screen, Area, or Window. The palette appears on the monitor under the pointer. Close it with its close button, Esc, or the same shortcut again.

In Edit > Preferences… > Capture, use Capture Palette Position to place it at the top or bottom. To change the shortcut or turn off Print Screen, open Shortcuts in Preferences.

If Windows opens its own snipping tool when you press Print Screen, turn off the Windows option for Print Screen under Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard, or assign a different shortcut.

Capture directly

The default direct shortcuts are Ctrl+Shift+F9 for screen, Ctrl+Shift+F10 for area, and Ctrl+Shift+F11 for window. You can change or disable each one in Edit > Preferences… > Shortcuts.

You can also choose a capture mode from the Snipithra icon in the Windows notification area while the editor is hidden.