Capturing images from the computer screen
Corel PaintShop Pro lets you capture images from your computer screen. Captured screens can then be embedded in documents such as reports, training guides, presentations, and Web pages.
To initiate the capture process, you must choose settings and then press a hot key, right‑click, or set a delay timer. You can define your own hot key. You can also specify the delay period, so that you can set up elements such as menu lists or flyouts before completing the capture.
You can specify the window elements you want to capture. For example, you can capture the active window, a menu, an image, or a part of an image. However, hot keys and right-clicking cannot be used for capturing user-defined areas.
You can also capture a series of images. Each image is assigned a value and placed in order in the series. You can open the series of images in a graphics or word‑processing application.
If you frequently capture screens, you may want to create a new, customized toolbar containing the icons for the screen capture command. For more information, see
Customizing toolbars.
To specify a method for capturing screens
Edit workspace
1 Choose File Import Screen Capture Setup.
2 In the Activate capture using area, choose one of the following options:
• Right mouse click — lets you capture screen contents by right‑clicking
• Hot key — lets you use a keyboard shortcut to capture screen contents. Choose a key or key combination from the drop-list.
• Delay timer — lets you capture screen contents after a specified delay. Type a number in the seconds box.
To specify capture settings
Edit workspace
1 Choose File Import Screen Capture Setup.
2 In the Capture area, choose one of the following options:
• Area — captures the area of the screen that you select
• Full screen — captures the entire screen
• Client area — captures the contents of the active program
• Window — captures the active window
• Object — captures an object within the program that you select, such as a menu bar, toolbar, icon, or document window
3 Click OK.
To capture an image or series of images
Edit workspace
1 Choose File Import Screen Capture Setup.
If you want to capture multiple images, mark the Multiple Captures check box.
If you want to include the pointer in the capture, mark the Include Cursor check box in the Options group box.
2 Click Capture Now.
3 Set up the image you want to capture.
If you want to capture an area of the screen, marquee select that area. If you want to capture an object, click the object.
4 Press the hot key or right‑click.
If you marked the Multiple captures check box, you can now capture another image. Press the hot key, or right-click, for each capture. When you are finished, click the Corel PaintShop Pro button on the Windows task bar. The images appear in the workspace.