This topic covers the steps of a typical capture session. Try to follow the steps exactly, and be sure to carefully read the procedures marked with the document symbol to avoid errors.

In order to view HyperSnap-DX 5 and your capture's image after you've done it, make sure that the Restore After Capture option under the Capture menu, Capture settings tabs is checked. If it isn't checked, HyperSnap-DX 5 will be minimized (visible only on the task bar) and you'll have to click on it to open it up again.

Let's try capturing a program's window. You can capture this help file's window as your example. But first, make sure HyperSnap-DX 5 is running, then come back to this file.

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When you're in window capture mode, you'll note that as you move the mouse, blinking frame will appear around the window from which the image will be captured. This is your guide as to what the final product will contain. You'll move the mouse to select the window you wish to capture, and left-click to capture it.

To abort it, you'll right-click the window. If, as you move about choosing windows to capture, you notice that the process only selects a "sub-window" within an application, try clicking on the application's title bar, it should force a capture of every "connected" part of that application.

Please read through all of the next steps so that you can use them without referring back to this help file. You can optionally print this tutorial if you haven't already done that.

When you're ready to begin, make sure that HyperSnap-DX 5 is the top-most window. The help engine window you were just reading (this one) should be directly beneath it. Whatever window or area you want to capture should always be visible so you can click on it.

Next select Window or Control from HyperSnap-DX 5's Capture menu. HyperSnap-DX 5 will move out of your way, to the taskbar.

Move the mouse cursor to different sections of the desktop, including over your help file window. As you move it, notice that the blinking highlighted areas change. If you move to an application's Title Bar, that entire application's window is highlighted---take your time and examine the available capture objects you can locate on your desktop.

Once you've highlighted an area you want to continue to experiment with, click your left (sometimes called "primary") mouse button.

After HyperSnap-DX 5 takes the screen shot its program window, now including your capture, is restored to the active window position. You can change HyperSnap-DX 5's window size (just like most other programs) if you want to see more of the capture. It may be partially obscured even with HyperSnap-DX 5 is full screen, depending on what you've captured.

Another most frequently used capture function is Region capture. Try it next by selecting Region from the Capture menu or pressing Ctrl+Shift+R hot key combination. Next, when HyperSnap-DX window goes away, click the left mouse button anywhere on your screen, then move the mouse away from your first click spot and click again. When HyperSnap-DX window returns, examine the result of your capture.