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In this tutorial, learn how to:

• Capture text longer than a browser window
• Capture text in scrolling region longer than window

Text mode provides a solution for anyone writing down text from the screen or a dialog box. Text captures include only the text on the screen, not graphics. Text capture includes the following features:

• Capture text from screens that do not allow copy and paste in Windows.
• Send Output to a variety of destinations.
• Annotate and timestamp the captured text.
• Collect captured text in one file to keep a running log of captured passages. Use the text as notes from a Web browser or e-mail, or to capture a series of error messages from a program to send to technical support.
• Customize the text Output using the Output Properties.

Text Longer than a Browser Window

Setup Instructions

1. In Snagit, select Text Capture mode.
2. For the Input, select Scrolling option > Auto Scroll Window.
3. Select Input down arrow > Properties > Scrolling tab> Enable: Scroll from top of document and Scroll direction: Vertical.
4. Select the Output.
5. Select Effects > Layout to remove blank lines or columns.
6. Click the browser window to capture.
7. Click the Capture button or press the capture hotkey.
8. A red rectangle appears. Move the rectangle to choose a browser window. Click to complete the capture. Snagit pauses momentarily to configure the capture.
9. The capture area begins to scroll automatically, continuing until the lower edge of the scrolling window is reached. The capture is sent to the selected Output.

Text in Scrolling Region Longer than Window

Setup Instructions

1. In Snagit, select Text Capture mode.
2. For the Input, select Scrolling option > Custom Scroll.
3. Select the Output.
4. Select Effects > Layout to remove blank lines or columns. Click the browser window to give it focus.
5. Click the Capture button or press the capture hotkey.
6. Drag the cursor over the area to capture. A red rectangle appears.
7. Click the down arrow on the window’s vertical scrollbar.
   
8. Snagit pauses momentarily to configure the capture. The capture area begins to scroll automatically, continuing until the lower edge of the scrolling window is reached.  The capture is sent to the selected Output.