To take a new screenshot press the button with a piece of paper with a :guilabel:`+` on it or press :kbd:`Control+N`. After doing this a preview will appear in the center of the window. If you want to save this screenshot press the save downward pointing arrow or press :kbd:`Control+S`. To copy your screenshot to a clipboard press the button with two pieces of paper or press :kbd:`Control+C`. To edit your screenshot in an image editor :menuselection:`Edit in` and select the program you want to use to edit. To quit ScreenGrab press :kbd:`Escape`.
To change what mode to select what are of the screen to take a screenshot from change the :guilabel:`Type` drop down menu. The options in the :guilabel:`Type` menu are :menuselection:`Full screen` to take a picture of everything on all of your screens. From the :guilabel:`Type` menu select :menuselection:`Window` to select your last window. To change how long to delay before taking the screenshot change the :guilabel:`Delay` field. To include the mouse pointer in your screenshot check the :guilabel:`Include mouse pointer` checkbox.
To change your settings on ScreenGrab press the gear button or press :kbd:`Control +P`. The :guilabel:`Main` tab has settings for how to your screenshot. To change where ScreenGrab saves files by default change the :guilabel:`Default save directory` field or press :guilabel:`Browse` button to pop up a dialog to choose where to save. To change the default file name for your screenshots change the :guilabel:`Name` field. To change what format to save as by default change the :guilabel:`Format` drop down menu. To choose to copy the file name to the clipboard change the :guilabel:`Copy file name to the clipboard when saving` menu.
To restore your options to default press the :guilabel:`Restore Defaults` button. To cancel making changes press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button. To save your changes press the :guilabel:`Save button`.
To change your settings on multiple windows and automatically saving use the :guilabel:`Advanced` tab. To automatically insert a time and date in the file name check the :guilabel:`Insert current date and time in file name` checkbox. To change how this date appears enter the date in the :guilabel:`Template` field. To automatically save each screenshot check the :guilabel:`Autosave screenshot` checkbox. To save the first screenshot check the :guilabel:`Save first screenshot` checkbox. To allow more than one ScreenGrab window check the :guilabel:`Allow multiple instances of ScreenGrab` checkbox.
To changes with how ScreenGrab shows in the system tray use the :guilabel:`System tray` tab. To toggle showing ScreenGrab in the system tray check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Show ScreenGrab in the system tray` checkbox. To change when ScreenGrab shows notifications change the :guilabel:`Tray message` field. To not close ScreenGrab when closing the window but keep it in the system tray check the :guilabel:`Minimize to tray when closing` checkbox.
To change what your keyboard shortcuts ScreenGrab uses select the :guilabel:`Shortcuts` tab. To see what each shortcut does is on the :guilabel:`Action` column. To see what key to press get have the action happen is listed in the :guilabel:`Shortcut` column. To change a keyboard shortcut and then press the button at the bottom of :guilabel:`Selected shortcut` and press the keyboard shortcut you want to use for that shortcut.
