Take a screenshot

Take a screenshot

The screenshots tool enables you to capture your desktop, an application window, or a selected area of your screen. Once you take a screenshot, you can embed it in an email, send it as a file, insert it into a recording using the ScreenPal Video Editor, or upload it to ScreenPal and share it using a link from your hosting account.   

Before sharing, you can also enhance your screenshots using our Image Editor.  Add or replace text, add shape overlays, blur out sections, add highlights and more. 

To get started with screenshots, create an account on our website or log in with your existing account.

Launch the screenshot tool directly from from your account page after logging in by clicking the Create button next to your user badge and then and selecting Capture Screenshot.



Taking screenshots

You can always access the screenshot tool after logging in via our website.  Any time the app is running, you will see the app icon () on your Windows taskbar or Mac Menu Bar. This gives you instant access to the tools to take a screenshot, start a recording or launch the video editor.

Click the icon on the task bar or menu bar icon to bring up the menu, then click on the camera icon to Take a Screenshot.

After launching the screenshot tool, you can:

  1. Press Enter to capture your entire desktop.
  2. Single-click your mouse over a fully visible window to capture that window.
  3. Click and drag to capture a specific area of your screen.
  4. Press the Tab key to capture a scrolling screenshot.
  5. Take a timed screenshot by pressing one of the number keys on your keyboard (1-9) to indicate how many seconds you would like to set the delay for the screenshot. If you do not see this option enabled, see the next section regarding settings for the ScreenPal desktop apps.

 


After you take a screenshot, the image will automatically be copied to your clipboard. You can edit the title of your screenshot from this dialog, or click the icons to edit your screenshot in the Image Editor, save the image as a file on your computer, or upload the screenshot to your ScreenPal hosting account.



Editing your screenshot

After taking your screenshot, click this icon to edit it. 

 

In the Image Editor, you can:

  • Crop and resize your image.

  • Add arrows to point out areas of your screenshot

  • Add shapes

  • Add highlights 

  • Blur sensitive information

  • Add rich text for further explanation


Bonus: General settings, hotkeys/shortcuts and instant access

To get easy access to screenshots, screen recordings, and the video editor, you can set up shortcuts.  Just click the ScreenPal icon in your Windows taskbar, or Mac menu bar.



While hovering over the action icons, you will see a cog to set up a shortcut.



Tip: You can also find these settings by clicking your user icon and selecting Preferences.



Under General you will also have the ability to automatically run the app at startup. This is the best option to quickly create and share content.



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