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Note:<\/b> For Mac users, see Snagit Settings – Mac<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Snagit Capture Preferences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To open Capture Preferences in Snagit for Windows, in the Capture Window, select File menu > Capture Preferences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Tab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Option<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Run Snagit when Windows starts<\/td>Run Snagit Capture on computer startup. For more information about how Snagit Capture appears on startup, see Capture interface options<\/strong> below.<\/td><\/tr>
Capture interface options<\/td>Set the preference for how you access Snagit Capture on the screen:
Color theme<\/td>Select Light<\/strong> or Dark<\/strong> from the dropdown to choose the Snagit interface color theme. Or select System<\/strong> for Snagit to automatically follow the color mode set in the Windows system settings.
\"Light<\/td><\/tr>
Automatically check for updates<\/td>Automatically check for the latest version of Snagit when connected to the Internet.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Capture Tab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Option<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Hide Snagit during capture and remove Snagit controls from completed captures<\/td>When you start a capture, Snagit hides the Capture Window and Snagit Editor.

Recording toolbars, controls, and previews are removed from captured images and videos.<\/td><\/tr>
Open screenshots copied from system tools<\/td>Open screenshots captured using system tools, such as the Snipping Tool or Snip & Sketch, in Snagit Editor.<\/td><\/tr>
Show magnifier<\/td>The magnifier helps to capture pixel accuracy when selecting an area to capture.
\"Capture
Press M<\/strong> to hide the magnifier during capture.<\/td><\/tr>
Simplified crosshairs<\/td>Display simplified crosshairs to improve capture performance.<\/td><\/tr>
Require Start button for scrolling capture<\/td>For Scrolling captures (formerly Panoramic capture), enable this option to automatically start the Scrolling capture, or disable this option to require clicking the Start<\/strong> button to begin the Scrolling capture.<\/td><\/tr>
Show alert when microphone is muted<\/td>The video recording toolbar shows an alert if Snagit detects that you are speaking into your microphone but microphone recording is turned off.<\/td><\/tr>
Support HDR color settings<\/td>More accurately reflects the color display for image captures when high dynamic range settings are enabled.<\/td><\/tr>
Automatically start video recording<\/td>Automatically start the video recording after selecting the video recording area.

By default, this option is disabled. You must click the Record<\/strong> button to start the recording.<\/td><\/tr>
Show video countdown<\/td>Displays a three second countdown before starting the video recording.<\/td><\/tr>
Show Ready to Record window<\/td>Displays current settings for review before recording.
\"Ready<\/td><\/tr>
Minimize controls when recording fullscreen with one monitor<\/td>When recording fullscreen with a single display, Snagit shows minimized Screen Draw<\/strong>, Pause<\/strong>, and Webcam<\/strong> controls. Click and drag to move the controls to a different location.<\/td><\/tr>
Scale captures down to 1920 x 1080 (recommended)<\/td>Scales video recordings to smaller dimensions. The dimensions can vary depending on the original recording dimensions.

If video quality is a concern, consider disabling this option. When disabled, the text and graphics appear crisper, but the video may result in larger file sizes and dimensions.<\/td><\/tr>
Enable webcam<\/td>Select a built-in or connected camera device for recording camera video. To learn more, see Record a Video with Snagit<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>
Disable hardware accelerated recording<\/td>Select this option to record in software mode rather than hardware mode. This option is recommended if you experience problems with video recordings.<\/td><\/tr>
Video Quality<\/td>Select the quality for video recordings. Higher video quality can result in larger file sizes.<\/td><\/tr>
Printer Capture Settings<\/td>Send content from an application into Snagit Editor using the application\u2019s Print option.

To set Snagit Editor as a printer destination:
  1. Click Printer Capture Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>
  2. The Selection Properties dialog opens. On the Snagit Printers tab, select Snagit<\/strong> or click Add a Snagit Printer<\/strong>.<\/li>
  3. Click the Properties<\/strong> button to edit the settings for the printer output.<\/li>
  4. Click the OK<\/strong> button.<\/li><\/ol>When you select File > Print<\/strong> in another application, Snagit appears in the list of print destinations.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Hotkeys Tab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    You can change some of the hotkey commands: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Select the desired shortcuts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Check Allow Snagit to override other hotkey assignments<\/strong> to avoid shortcut conflicts with other applications when running Snagit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Click OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      To view the complete list of default hotkeys, see the Snagit Hotkeys Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Snagit Editor Preferences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      To open Editor Preferences, in Snagit Editor select Edit menu > Editor Preferences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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