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    The default way to capture your screen to a file is to press the PrintScreen key. The program ksnapshot will pop up. It allows you to capture
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    The default way to capture your screen to a file is to press the <keycap>PrintScreen</keycap> key. The program [[Special:myLanguage/Spectacle|Spectacle]] will pop up. It allows you to capture
     
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    * the complete screen
    * the complete screen
    * single windows
    * single windows
    * a rectangular region on the screen
    * a rectangular region on the screen


    However many people want their screenshots to be stored without any further interaction. This can be useful during documentation work when you want to do a lot of screenshots without interrupting work. One solution is to set up Shift_PrintScreen to trigger a screenshot. To do this
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    * install the import command, e.g. for SUSE Linux:
    However, some people want their screenshots to be stored without any further interaction. This can be useful during documentation work when you want to do a lot of screenshots without interrupting work. One solution is to set up <keycap>Shift + PrintScreen</keycap> to trigger a screenshot. To do this
    yast -i ImageMagick
     
    * start systemsettings, navigate to Shortcuts and Gestures -> Custom Shortcuts -> Edit -> New -> Global Shortcut -> Command/URL
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    * enter a name for your action, for example Screenshot_batch
    * start System Settings, navigate to <menuchoice>Shortcuts</menuchoice> -> <menuchoice>Custom Shortcuts</menuchoice> -> <menuchoice>Take Full Screen Screenshot</menuchoice>
    * click on Trigger -> Shortcut and press Shift_Printscreen. Shift+Print appears in the button:
     
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    * click on <menuchoice>Trigger</menuchoice> -> <menuchoice>Shortcut</menuchoice> and press <keycap>Shift + PrintScreen</keycap>. Shift+Print should then appears in the button:
     
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    [[Image:Spectacle-systemsettings-printscreen.png|center|500px|
    Setting up Shift + PrintScreen as global shortcut]]
     
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    * click on <menuchoice>Apply</menuchoice>
     
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    Now whenever you press <keycap>Shift + PrintScreen</keycap> your screen will be saved to your Pictures folder with a timestamp in its name, e.g.
    {{Path|Screenshot_20190107_224731.png}}.


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    * click on "Action" and enter the command
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    import -window root "snapshot-$(date --rfc-3339=seconds).jpg"
    * [[Special:myLanguage/System_Settings/Custom_Shortcuts|System Settings/Custom Shortcuts]]
    * click on "Apply"
    * [[Special:myLanguage/Spectacle|Spectacle]]


    Now whenever you press Shift_PrintScreen your screen will be saved to your home folder with a timestamp in its name, e.g.
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    snapshot-2014-08-05 10:06:09+02:00.jpg
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    Latest revision as of 09:46, 12 July 2019

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    The default way to capture your screen to a file is to press the PrintScreen key. The program Spectacle will pop up. It allows you to capture

    • the complete screen
    • single windows
    • a rectangular region on the screen

    However, some people want their screenshots to be stored without any further interaction. This can be useful during documentation work when you want to do a lot of screenshots without interrupting work. One solution is to set up Shift + PrintScreen to trigger a screenshot. To do this

    • start System Settings, navigate to Shortcuts -> Custom Shortcuts -> Take Full Screen Screenshot
    • click on Trigger -> Shortcut and press Shift + PrintScreen. Shift+Print should then appears in the button:
    Setting up Shift + PrintScreen as global shortcut
    Setting up Shift + PrintScreen as global shortcut
    • click on Apply

    Now whenever you press Shift + PrintScreen your screen will be saved to your Pictures folder with a timestamp in its name, e.g. Screenshot_20190107_224731.png.

    More Information