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Screenshot Captor / Re: Capture only part of a scrolling window
« on: July 08, 2014, 12:12 PM »
Hi:
OK...I have watched the video link that you posted regarding manual scrolling.
It was nicely done.
But I still have some issues.
First, let me recap what I had to do since my key-clicks differed from what was stated in the video.
Again, I am using an HP laptop, which involves having the use the function (fn) and Alt keys.
Open SC (via the Start menu, or double-click its shortcut icon)
Its icon appears in the system tray, with a blue screen background.
Press fn+Ctrl+Shift+PrtScr to obtain the red area-capture rectangle.
The SC's system tray icon, with a red screen background
If necessary, move your mouse pointer so that it is in the window area to be captured,
otherwise the red rectangle will select a different (possibly larger) rectangular area.
Press fn+Ctrl+Click
Select Item 3: Begin a Scrolling Window Capture on this Object.
Select Item 2: Let me Manually Scroll the Window
Click top bullet (if needed): Target Window with Vertical Content
Click Next
Minimize or move dialog box outside the window to be captured.
Press fn+Alt+PrtScr to capture the first screen
Press the Page Down button on your keyboard to scroll down an entire page.
Press fn+Alt+PrtScr to capture the next screen
Repeat the Capture/Scroll process until you capture all of the screens that you want.
Click Done in the Dialog box that you had Minimized/Moved.
Press Start Here: Guess Margins
Press Then: Guess Overlaps Given Margins
Press 100% then Preview now to view the capture in the small window pane area.
Press OK, Save built image button.
A dialog box appears with options to Discard, Save, Print, ... the image.
If you save the file, change the file extension to say jpg is desired.
It defaults to file type, png.
If I select to print the image, the entire captured image does not get print.
In my case, only Page 2 of 3, printed.
I saved the image to a jpg file, then opened it to print it.
The program only prints Page 1 normal size, or the entire capture as "fit-to-page",
so that it is small, thus hard-to-read.
If I copy & paste the jpg file into a Word document, it only keep one first page,
based on the margins set for the Word document.
Similarly, if I save it as a pdf file , Adobe Reader can print the entire image in "fit-to-page",
not the normal/captured size. If you select to print "Actual Size", it only prints the first page of the entire
screen capture in actual size.
So, I am unable to print the entire screen capture, unless it is at a reduced sized (fit-to-page).
And, by capturing an integer number of successive full-screen snapshots, I am capturing more information than what I may want. Example: I may only want to capture the area of 2.25 screens, but in order to do so, I must capture 3 full screens; thus, I have extra information that I may not want.
What I would like to be able to do, is drag the bottom edge of the red rectangle so the page scrolls upward until I reach the length-down-the-page where I want the capture-area to end.
Thus, only the selected area of the scrolling screen would be captured, not an integer number of screens to be sewn together.
Does SC allow for this type of capturing ?
If not, how do I remove the "excess area" (over capture) of the screen capture that I do not want ?
Any other ideas ???
Thank you
DaleB
OK...I have watched the video link that you posted regarding manual scrolling.
It was nicely done.
But I still have some issues.
First, let me recap what I had to do since my key-clicks differed from what was stated in the video.
Again, I am using an HP laptop, which involves having the use the function (fn) and Alt keys.
Open SC (via the Start menu, or double-click its shortcut icon)
Its icon appears in the system tray, with a blue screen background.
Press fn+Ctrl+Shift+PrtScr to obtain the red area-capture rectangle.
The SC's system tray icon, with a red screen background
If necessary, move your mouse pointer so that it is in the window area to be captured,
otherwise the red rectangle will select a different (possibly larger) rectangular area.
Press fn+Ctrl+Click
Select Item 3: Begin a Scrolling Window Capture on this Object.
Select Item 2: Let me Manually Scroll the Window
Click top bullet (if needed): Target Window with Vertical Content
Click Next
Minimize or move dialog box outside the window to be captured.
Press fn+Alt+PrtScr to capture the first screen
Press the Page Down button on your keyboard to scroll down an entire page.
Press fn+Alt+PrtScr to capture the next screen
Repeat the Capture/Scroll process until you capture all of the screens that you want.
Click Done in the Dialog box that you had Minimized/Moved.
Press Start Here: Guess Margins
Press Then: Guess Overlaps Given Margins
Press 100% then Preview now to view the capture in the small window pane area.
Press OK, Save built image button.
A dialog box appears with options to Discard, Save, Print, ... the image.
If you save the file, change the file extension to say jpg is desired.
It defaults to file type, png.
If I select to print the image, the entire captured image does not get print.
In my case, only Page 2 of 3, printed.
I saved the image to a jpg file, then opened it to print it.
The program only prints Page 1 normal size, or the entire capture as "fit-to-page",
so that it is small, thus hard-to-read.
If I copy & paste the jpg file into a Word document, it only keep one first page,
based on the margins set for the Word document.
Similarly, if I save it as a pdf file , Adobe Reader can print the entire image in "fit-to-page",
not the normal/captured size. If you select to print "Actual Size", it only prints the first page of the entire
screen capture in actual size.
So, I am unable to print the entire screen capture, unless it is at a reduced sized (fit-to-page).
And, by capturing an integer number of successive full-screen snapshots, I am capturing more information than what I may want. Example: I may only want to capture the area of 2.25 screens, but in order to do so, I must capture 3 full screens; thus, I have extra information that I may not want.
What I would like to be able to do, is drag the bottom edge of the red rectangle so the page scrolls upward until I reach the length-down-the-page where I want the capture-area to end.
Thus, only the selected area of the scrolling screen would be captured, not an integer number of screens to be sewn together.
Does SC allow for this type of capturing ?
If not, how do I remove the "excess area" (over capture) of the screen capture that I do not want ?
Any other ideas ???
Thank you
DaleB