HardCopy Pro

There are times when you need to capture your desktop and save it as an image file. This operation is useful for displaying an error message to the producer of an application or for storing important information displayed by an application which doesn't have a saving feature. Unfortunately, the Windows capturing utility is very limited and it's also difficult to use. It requires using the clipboard and MS Paint for creating a screenshot, which can take a lot of time.

Fortunately, there are certain applications on the market which make it very easy to capture the desktop. A good example in this case is HardCopy Pro, a Windows application which allows you to capture the desktop and save it as an image file in the shortest time possible. After the program is installed and launched, the user will first need to configure the shortcut key or key combination that will capture the desktop. Normally, the PrintScreen key will be used.

At this point, one will need to go through the program's settings for configuring its functionality. As such, he will need to configure the desktop area that will be captured, which can be an active window, rectangle area or the entire desktop and also set a default action which will be performed after capturing the desktop, either directly saving the screenshot as an image file, printing or adjusting it.

After the desktop is captured, the user will be able to adjust its resolution and also crop it, for removing unimportant elements from it, like the Windows taskbar. After the screenshot has been adjusted and cropped, the user will be able to save it in a wide range of image formats and also adjust its quality level.