In this tutorial:

• Open the Capture Window
• Capture Window Overview
• Take Your First Capture

This topic provides a brief introduction to help you take your first capture with Snagit. For more in-depth information about how to capture a screenshot or video of anything on your screen, see the following topics:

Open the Capture Window

The Capture window provides access to all Snagit capture settings. To open the Snagit Capture window:

• On Windows, click the Snagit icon in the taskbar or notifications area.
  
• On Mac, click the icon in the menu bar.
  
• In Snagit Editor, click the Capture button.
  

Capture Window Overview

In the Capture window, select the capture type and settings to capture anything on the screen.

Take Your First Capture

1. Open the application or window you want to capture on the screen.
2. In the Capture window, click the All-in-One tab and click the Capture button or press Print Screen (Windows) or Control+Shift+C (Mac).
   
3. The orange crosshairs appear. Click and drag on the screen to select the area to capture.
   
4. The All-in-One toolbar appears. Select an option:
   
   • To capture an image, click the Image Capture button.
     
   • To capture a video, click the Video Capture button. Select the recording options and click the Record button. See Record a Video with Snagit.
     
   • To capture a scrolling area, click the Panoramic Capture button. See Capture a Scrolling Area.
     

The capture opens in the Snagit Editor where you can preview, edit, and share the capture.