
Should you select any of the 6 tools, it is then more important to preview your work. There are also 6 additional Output tools you can use to enhance your photos: Delay before Capture, Include Mouse Pointer, Copy to Clipboard, Auto Caption, and Watermark.

This can be done by checking the Preview in Editor tick box. You can also instruct FastStone to send a preview of your image before saving. You will see 10 destinations wherein you can save your captured image, namely: Editor, Clipboard, File, File with Auto Save, Printer, Email, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Web with FTP Server. You will find these in the Output dropdown menu. Each capture function has its own hotkey while the tray icon offers functions in a pop-up menu.īefore enabling a screen cap, it is important to set the desired destination. While these are easily accessible in the control panel, you can opt to take a screen grab by pressing a hotkey or right clicking on the FastStone tray icon. The Screen Capture tools are the different capture functions, namely: Active Window, Window or Object, Rectangular Region, Freehand Region, Full Screen, Scrolling Window, and Fixed Region. This panel is divided into three types of tools: Screen Capture, Screen Recorder, and Output.

The final product can be saved as a BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, PNG, TGA, TIFF, PDF and WMV file formats Creating a screen capįastStone opens with a small Capture Panel. You will find an array of editing tools such as draw, trim, resize, and tint. Once you have your image or video ready, FastStone opens your work in its built-in editor. It can also be used to record while you’re scrolling through a page or running a program. With it, you can take a photo of your full screen or active windows in various shapes and sizes. FastStone Capture is a screen capture tool and screen video recorder developed by FastStone Soft.
