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This chapter is for reference information only.

For construction procedures, please refer to "Taking screenshots" in the Surveillance System Construction Guide.

Features of this action

It captures the screen of Windows applications and outputs JPEG or BITMAP files.

In addition to taking screen captures of FA-Server itself, you can also save screenshots of the entire desktop or screen images of a specified application.

Action Settings

The settings for this action are explained below.

Action specifications
Parameters	none
dialog	■ Screenshots ▪Type of Screen •Take a screenshot of this application •Take a screenshot of your desktop (full screen) •Take a screenshot of the specified application name ▪Application Name Specifies the name of the application window. In the following example, it is "Untitled – Notepad". ▪File type Select either JPEG or BITMAP. ▪File name Specify the name of the image file to be output. The file name can include the date and time. For information on how to set a file name that includes the date and time, see "Date/Time Format".

Action specifications

Parameters

none

dialog

■ Screenshots

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▪Type of Screen

•Take a screenshot of this application

•Take a screenshot of your desktop (full screen)

•Take a screenshot of the specified application name

▪Application Name
Specifies the name of the application window. In the following example, it is "Untitled – Notepad".

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▪File type
Select either JPEG or BITMAP.

▪File name
Specify the name of the image file to be output. The file name can include the date and time. For information on how to set a file name that includes the date and time, see "Date/Time Format".