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Capturing from OneClick, Print Screen, and Microsoft Office

Learn some alternative ways to get your captures faster, so you don’t always have to rely on clicking the Big Red Button.

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Snagit 9 Tutorial:

Snagit OneClick - The Fastest Way to Capture

Learn how Snagit OneClick provides a quick and easy way to take a capture from your desktop.

Profiles are automatically synched to Snagit OneClick.

Snagit OneClick provides a quick and easy way to take a capture from your desktop. OneClick provides access to your capture profiles when Snagit is minimized to the system tray. To enable and configure OneClick, within Snagit, in the Related Tasks pane, click Turn on OneClick.

OneClick appears on the side of your monitor. A balloon tip displays to let you know where OneClick is hidden.
An orange bar appears on the monitor side where OneClick is hidden. To access OneClick while it is hidden, pass your cursor over the orange bar.
Drag OneClick to a location around the edge of the monitor.

OneClick overview screen

	OneClick contains the Capture Profiles located in the Profiles pane. Profiles or hotkeys created within Snagit are automatically updated to OneClick.
	To take a capture using OneClick, click on a profile. The capture is taken and OneClick is hidden again from view until you need it again.
	The I want to option gives you quick access to Snagit and Snagit Editor.
	Click the Configure Snagit OneClick link to customize OneClick.

OneClick Configuration Options

OneClick > I want to > Configure Snagit OneClick

Configure the behavior and appearance of OneClick with your preferences.

Snagit OneClick Options dialog

Option	Description
Click to activate	Click on the orange OneClick bar to access OneClick rather than hovering over the orange bar.
Hover to activate	Hover over the orange OneClick bar to access OneClick rather than clicking on the orange bar. The Hover time (ms) box lets you specify how long you need to hover before OneClick appears.
Hotkey setup	Select a combination of CTRL, SHIFT, ALT, and a key from the dropdown list to set a hotkey for using OneClick. When you press the hotkey combination OneClick appears.
Begin hiding timeout (seconds)	Define the length of time (in seconds) that OneClick waits before hiding.
Hide animate speed	Specify how quickly OneClick hides: Normal, Fast, Slow, or Instant.
Amount shown while hidden	Determine how much (in pixels) of OneClick appears on your screen while hidden.
Make OneClick transparent when hidden	Make OneClick completely disappear from the edges of your screen when hidden.
Open animate speed	Set how quickly OneClick opens: Normal, Fast, Slow, or Instant.
Delay time for Time Delay Capture(s)	Set up a delay prior to captures, type the length of the delay, in seconds, in this box.
Default	Select Default to restore the options in this dialog box back to their original settings.