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Graphical controls

Control What it does
AREA Draw a rectangle, edit it, then capture the final selection
WINDOW Target a window where the platform supports it. If unavailable, use area or full-screen capture
FULL Capture the current display immediately
COPY, SAVE, COPY+SAVE Choose whether graphical captures copy, save, or do both
SCREENSHOTS, CURRENT DIR Choose where saved graphical captures are written
PNG, JPG Choose the saved image format
Key Action
A Area mode. Drag to draw a selection, adjust it, then press Enter or click CAPTURE
W Window mode. Move over or click a window target; click captures it
Space Switch from area mode to window mode
F Full-screen mode. Captures the current display immediately
O Cycle output between clipboard, save, and copy plus save
L Cycle save location between screenshots directory and current directory
P Toggle PNG/JPG format
Enter Confirm the current mode’s target
Escape, right-click, or CANCEL Exit without writing files or changing the clipboard