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Screen capturing settings

 
In the Screen capturing section of Project settings dialog you can configure various settings related to screenshot capturing.
 
To open the project settings, use one of the ways described below:
  • click button in the application toolbar;
  • go to the Options menu and click the Project settings menu option;
  • use Ctrl+Alt+P shortcut.
 
Project settings dialog should appear. On the left side of it go to Screen capturing.
 
Screen capturing settings
 
1

Draw no bounds

1. Draw no bounds
 
Select this checkbox if you don't want the colored rectangle around the currently selected area or window to be shown when you point your cursor at it (the colored rectangle will not be present on the captured screenshots regardless of the state of this checkbox).
2

Use virtual pointer

2. Use virtual pointer
 
If this checkbox is selected, then you can press and hold the right Ctrl to lock the cursor in certain position (e.g. over a button to activate its pop-up tooltip). Then, you can continue selecting windows/controls to be captured with another "virtual" cursor. Virtual pointer is useful when you want to capture a part of screen that disappears when you move your mouse pointer away, e.g. a pop-up tooltip.
3

Bullets placement

3. Bullets placement
 
Select appropriate option button to specify how to distribute the numbered callouts around the captured windows. You can rearrange them manually later in the Designer mode.
4

Control area padding

4. Control area padding
 
You can specify how many extra pixels should be added around the control area of each control when capturing annotated screenshots.
5

Capturing scenarios

5. Capturing scenarios
 
Use this section to create, edit and setup various capturing scenarios.
6

Boundary colors

6. Boundary colors
 
Use this section to specify the frame color to be used for highlighting the screen areas when pointing the cursor at them.
7

OK

7. OK
 
Press the button to accept all changes and close the dialog.
8

Cancel

8. Cancel
 
Press the button to close the dialog and to discard the changes.
9

Help

9. Help
 
Press the button to show the context help page.
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