Creates a screenshot of the window which is currently active.
++ For Windows 7 or Vista systems, use the Window Capture mode setting to control + how Greenshot handles semi transparent (Aero) window borders, e.g. replacing + transparency with a custom color. +
The settings dialog offers an option not to capture the active window right away, but allowing you to select one interactively. @@ -236,6 +244,14 @@ If the blur performance is still too bad for you to work with, you might prefer to use the pixelize effect instead.
+ ++ You can add different effects to your screenshot. You might want to apply a border, shadow or + torn edges effect, e.g. to visually separate your screenshot from other content in a document. + The Grayscale and Invert effects are mainly useful before printing, saving ink or toner when + printing colorful or dark screenshots. +
+ Use the rotation tools to rotate the screenshot clockwise or anti-clockwise. +
+ There are plugins for exporting screenshots to other targets, e.g. DropBox, Picasa, Flickr. Simply select + the appropriate plugins during the installation process. +
After saving an image from the editor, right-click the status bar at the bottom of the editor window to either copy the file path into the clipboard or open the @@ -345,6 +370,17 @@
+ By default, Greenshot lets you pick a destination dynamically after creating a screenshot, displaying a small
+ menu with different destinations to select from. If you do not want or need to switch destinations instantly,
+ you might prefer to configure Greenshot to export to one or more destinations directly, without displaying the
+ destination picker.
+ Note: as with exporting from the editor window, the displayed destinations vary
+ depending on the plugins that you have installed with Greenshot.
+
+ We mean it: you rather should not change anything here if you do not know what you are doing, as these settings might lead to unexpected behavior. +
+