In the Hotkeys section are shortcuts for screen capture.įormat section to choose the format and quality of screen captureĪbove is how to use Lightshot software to capture computer screen. With the General section we can change the language, set options such as automatically copying the link when uploading. Sign in to log in to your Facebook or Gmail account for easy photo management.Ĭlicking on Options will display custom items for the software. Images taken on Lightshot are displayed as shown below.Īt the software icon in the system tray, right-clicking will display other options for the user. This will display the link to access the screenshot below for users to share photos with others. If you click the Upload icon, the screenshot is uploaded to Lightshot's homepage. Click on the letter T to type the word and other options to draw a picture on a screenshot like a square, an arrow.Ĭlick the Save icon and the photo is saved in the private Lightshot folder with PNG image format. Users have 2 options for painting with bold strokes and small strokes. Lightshot has options to add paint strokes to the screen shot, with a choice of colors for paint. The tools in the horizontal bar are options to upload photos to prntscr pages, share photos, search photos, print photos, copy photos, save photos and cancel screen shots. In the vertical bar are tools for editing screenshots. Note to readers, if we choose to take full-screen photos, we must use photo editing tools to customize the image if you want. When you release it, there will be 2 tool columns with different functions to handle computer screen shots. The area around the screen will be sized so you can choose the right size you want. You then need to draw a frame around the screen area you want to capture. To take a screenshot of the computer screen, the user presses the Shift + Prnt Scrn key or PrtScr key to select the image area to capture.
Users click on the link below to download Lightshot software to the computer, then proceed with the installation as usual.Īfter successful installation of Lightshot icon will be displayed in the system tray for quick boot. Lightshot user guide for taking screenshots Instructions for taking screenshots that contain mouse cursors in Windows.