In the process of using the computer, sometimes we will need to take a screenshot of the computer screen to ask others about a certain error or guide others to manipulate on the computer. In fact, Windows also has a built-in screen capture tool called Snipping Tool, but the shooting functions are not many, so users often use other professional screen capture software. And one of them is Faststone Capture software, the following article of TipsMake.com will guide you how to use Faststone Capture software to take professional pictures, please refer.
Faststone Capture is a very small screen capture software but there are many different screen capture modes for you to use in each case.
You can download Faststone Capture software with the following link:
http://www.faststone.org/FSCapturerDownload.htm
In the download link there are different versions in which the exe and zip versions need to be installed and the portable version you just need to download and extract to use without installation.
You download the decompression will be the folder containing the file as shown below, to run the software you double-click the FSCapture file
At the first run, there will be a notice asking if you want to buy the license or not, if you do not buy the license, click Continue Trial for free use for 30 days.
The software has an extremely compact and simple interface, on which are different shooting modes
- The first button is the Open File in Editor button, this button has the function that is to open the image in the editing interface.
And here is the Editor interface of FastStone Capture, every time the screenshot is finished, the image will be here for you to edit:
- The first shooting mode is Capture Active Windows, this is the window capture mode you are using and windows.
For example , if you are browsing the web, this mode will capture your browsing window:
- The second shooting mode is Capture Window / Object , this is the window capture mode of your choice.
When you select this mode, you hover the mouse on the window area, the window will appear a red border around the signal to let you know that the area will be captured then you left-click to capture.
- The third shooting mode is Capture Rectangular Region , this mode captures a rectangular area of your choice
When selecting this mode, hold down the left mouse button and drag a diagonal line to capture any rectangular area on the screen:
- The fourth mode is Capture Freehand Region , this is a free mode for shooting an area drawn by you.
When choosing this mode, you can take whatever shape you draw:
- The fifth mode is Capture Full Screen , this is a capture of the entire computer screen.
This mode will capture your entire computer screen:
- 6th mode that is: Capture Scrolling Windows , this is a shooting mode that allows you to scroll the page during shooting. This mode is suitable for capturing an entire web page or a long document page when the screen is not fully displayed.
After selecting this mode, left-click on the window to capture and then wait for the software to automatically scroll the page and capture the whole thing. As a result, we will get a very long image as shown:
- The last mode is Capture Fixed-Size Region, this is a mode to capture a rectangular area fixed.
When you select this mode, a rectangular frame will follow your mouse, click where the area will be captured. You can resize the rectangle by pressing F2 or holding down the Shift and arrow keys.
In addition to the FastStone Capture screen capture function, there is also a screen capture function, you can find out for yourself this feature if necessary:
So we have learned all the shooting functions on FastStone Capture software, hopefully through the article you will know how to use this software effectively. Thank you for watching.