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in the system tray (next to the clock). Left mouse click on Preferences from the menu that opens to view the Preferences panel. Click on Capture and then click on the Automatic Capture tab.Tutorial - Automatic Capture
For this tutorial we will capture the image of a specific window and email that image.
Set the Automatic Capture default settings.
First we need to set the automatic capture options so that we get the results we expect. To start, right click on the Capture Express icon in the system tray (next to the clock). Left mouse click on Preferences from the menu that opens to view the Preferences panel. Click on Capture and then click on the Automatic Capture tab.
1. Set the Hot Key to F12.
2. Select the Dotted Outline option.
3. Choose Window from the What to Capture drop down list.
4. Set the Time Delay to two (2) seconds.
5. The Masks, Borders and Vectors do not apply to the Capture Window option and are grayed out.
In the After Capture Action section make sure the settings are as follows:
6. Select Email the Image from the Capture Action drop down list.
7. The other options should be grayed out as they do not apply to the Email option.
8. Click Apply to save the changes made.
Set the Email Preference Settings
Click on Email in the Preferences window and select the Email Settings tab, which should already be visible.
1. Select the Email Using your Default Email Client option as the Email Protocol.
2. Leave the Log Emails option not checked.
3. All other options will be grayed out and not needed for this Email Protocol setting.
4. This option will send the email using your default MAPI compliant email program such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Eudora, etc.
Next click on the Attachments tab.
1. The default file name should already be displayed.
2. The file should be saved to the folder where you installed Capture Express. The default will look like this - C:\Program Files\Capture Express\capture.jpg
3. If different change the file name to capture.jpg
4. Select or leave JPEG (*.jpg) as the Default file format.
5. Leave the Save Sent Images option unchecked as we will not need to save the image captured to the hard drive.
6. Click Apply to save the changes made.
7. Close the Preferences window by clicking on the OK button.
Capturing the Image
1. We'll take a picture of the Windows calculator program.
2. Open the Windows calculator program. From the desktop click on Start | Run to open the Run dialog. Enter calc in the edit field and click OK to open the Calculator window.
3. When the program is open and on top press the F12 key.
4. Wait for the 2 second delay to hear a beep indicating the capture is complete.
5. The Send Image via Email window opens.
6. Insert the email address of the person receiving the email.
7. Include a subject for the message.
8. Include a message or greeting to the person receiving the email.
9. Click on the send Icon to open your default email program.
10. The To, From, Subject, Message and Attachment should be set in the New Message window or similar of your default email message.
11. Click Send to send the message or close to cancel without sending.
Note 1: Capture Express interacts with MAPI compliant email programs such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, Thunderbird, etc. An error message will appear when clicking on the Send icon in the Send Image via Email window if your email program does not support this feature.
Note 2: Capture Express can also send emails directly from the Send Image via Email window. Look at the Email Settings preference to configure this properly.