# Taking a Screenshot

With Pixie you can take a screenshot of your desktop or of a single window.

The screenshot dialog.

If you want to take a screenshot of your entire desktop use the "Grab the entire desktop option". Pixie will wait for however long you configured the delay for, then automatically take a screenshot. If not selected then you must select which window you want to take the screenshot of. After the delay has expired the cursor will change to crosshairs. Click on the desired window and Pixie will take a screenshot of it.

The "Hide all pixie windows" option hides all the Pixie windows while taking a screenshot. You probably want this unless your taking a screenshot of Pixie itself.

The delay sets how long you want to wait before taking a screenshot. The screenshot dialog exits and Pixie waits until the delay is over before doing anything. This is useful if you want to change a window before taking the screenshot, for example selecting a new active window or a menu item. You can still use Pixie while waiting for the delay to expire if you want to take a screenshot of Pixie doing something.

After the screenshot is taken a file dialog with a preview of the image is presented so you can save it.

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