4 Easy Ways to Capture Screenshots in Pixtel | Screen Capture Guide

Pixtel gives you four different entry points for starting a capture — useful depending on whether you're mid-workflow, working from another app, or setting up a repeating task. Here's how each one works.

1. Home Bar

When Pixtel is open, the Home Bar shows the most common capture modes directly:

• Region
• Region to Clipboard
• Region Text (OCR)
• Full Screen
• Timed
• Active Window
• Scrolling Window
• Video

Click the arrow icon to expand the full list of all available modes.

2. File Menu (File → New Capture)

If you're already working inside Pixtel:

1. Click File in the top menu
2. Select New Capture
3. Choose your capture mode from the full list

3. Keyboard Shortcuts

The fastest way to trigger a capture without touching the mouse. Shortcuts are customizable:

1. Go to User Preferences → Shortcuts
2. View all assigned capture shortcuts
3. Click any shortcut to reassign it
4. Click OK to save

Once set, you can trigger any capture mode without opening Pixtel at all.

4. System Tray

Pixtel stays accessible from the taskbar even when minimized:

1. Click the Pixtel icon in the system tray (bottom-right of the taskbar)
2. All capture modes appear in the context menu
3. Select the one you need

This is the best option when you're working in another application and need to grab a capture without switching windows.

After the Capture

Regardless of how you triggered it, the screenshot opens automatically in a new Pixtel tab where you can annotate, crop, highlight, export, or share — without saving to disk first.

Related reading:

• How to Customize Capture Options in Pixtel →
• Capture the Same Screen Area Instantly with Last Region →
• How to Capture Delayed Screenshots with Pixtel →

Capture once and use it forever. It isn't just a tool — it's Pixtel.

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