This option starts Help+Manual 's integrated screenshot program, with which you can:
• and program components for using in your documentation. This tool captures windows, controls, menus, the entire screen and free areas.
•Create animated screencasts. This unique tool uses the capture and animation engine from our HelpXplain application to capture a series of screenshots and turn them into an animated HowTo video. This is massively easier and faster than using a video-based tool.
For details on using this tool see Screen Capture in Tools Included with Help+Manual.
The Screen Capture dialog:
Click on More Options to display all the options shown in the screenshot above.
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Starts the screenshot or screencast process.
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Includes the mouse pointer in the captured image.
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(screencasts only)
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Gives you a 5-second delay to open dialogs etc. before the capture process begins. This only relevant for screenshots, not for screencasts.
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(screencasts only)
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Lets you choose the hotkey you want to use for capturing slides manually in screencasts. This only relevant for screenshots, not for screencasts.
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The key to use for canceling/exiting from the screenshot or screencast and returning to Help+Manual without doing anything.
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Guides you through the capture process with popups and mouse-over information.
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(screencasts only)
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Locks the capture frame during the screencast capture process to prevent accidental adjustment of its size with the mouse.
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Stores your settings for the next capture
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See also:
The Screen Capture Tool (Instructions)
