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 :guilabel:`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 or double click on the image to open it in an editor. To quit ScreenGrab press :kbd:`Escape` or press the button to the right with a door and a rightward pointed arrow.
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 more precisely select which exact pixel you want to select when selecting an area of the screen check the :guilabel:`Zoom area around mouse` checkbox.
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 more precisely select which exact pixel you want to select when selecting an area of the screen check the :guilabel:`Zoom area around mouse` checkbox. To see how many pixels your screenshot will be when selecting a screen area it will show in the lower right hand corner of the screen.
If you have the system tray enabled ScreenGrab can do many things by right clicking it. To show ScreenGrab this way left click on the tray icon or right click the tray icon and select :menuselection:`Show`. To have ScreenGrab take a new screenshot from the system tray right click on the tray icon and select :menuselection:`New`. To save your screenshot from the tray icon right click on it and select :menuselection:`Save`. To copy your screenshot to the clipboard from the systray right click on the icon and select :menuselection:`Copy`. To open ScreenGrab preferences from the system tray right click on the system tray and select :menuselection:`Options`. To quit ScreenGrab from the system tray right click on the tray icon and select :menuselection:`Quit`.
