Hot keys - and why they're important

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By pressing hot keys, you can capture content  that otherwise disappears, like open menus, drop-down lists and screen savers. Use it to capture the mouse pointer, tool tips, splash screens, title bars in their active (has focus) color, and CaptureWiz itself.

Also, hot keys also enable you to capture when the capture bar and Windows taskbar aren't visible.

 

Default hot keys

Key

 

Function

PRINT SCREEN

 

Area capture

Ctrl + PRINT SCREEN

 

Area capture with mouse pointer

F10

 

Area capture

Ctrl + F10

 

Area capture with mouse pointer

 

 

To see current hot key settings

On the capture bar, click Menu (≡) / Settings / Hot Keys.

 

To add a hot key

1  On the capture bar, click Menu (≡) / Settings / Hot Keys / Add A Hot Key.

2  Choose a trigger by clicking Change Key Combination.

3  Choose an input and output tool. See: Macros

 

Tips

Capturing CaptureWiz

Usually, pressing F10 will capture CaptureWiz. But, if you're in the middle of capturing, hold down SPACEBAR while pressing F10 to capture CaptureWiz.