Screen Capture

One of the simplest but really useful features of OpenBoard is screen capture. With it, you can create a snapshot of any particular state of the Board, during your class session.

In Board Mode

Search forthe screen capture icon in the Stylus palette, click on it and select the area to capture. Then, you'll have three options :

Here's an example of the whole process :

You don't have to worry about the Stylus palette, the Board's thumbnails view or the OpenBoard Library, they won't be captured by your lasso !

In Desktop Mode

You can do the same thing in Desktop Mode, to capture your work on other softwares. Go to Desktop Mode by clicking on

You'll find two icons : to capture the whole screen, and to capture just a part of it. Like in Board Mode, you'll have to choose where to drop the capture you made

Here's an illustration of the whole process

In Web Mode

Again, the same process is available in Web Mode, where you will be able to capture just a part of the screen, or capture the current tab with