Take a screenshot of a complete website

Occasionally, you need screenshots of larger windows, such as an entire website. The FastStone Capture tool captures entire window views in a graphic.

Large windows scanned with FastStone

The shareware version of "FastStone Capture" can be downloaded here for free.

• After starting the program, click on the settings icon in the small dialog on the right and select »Settings«. At the bottom of »Output folder« you define the target folder for file storage and the »Output Format«.
• Other specifications are possible for keyboard shortcuts, the mouse pointer or a delay. Confirm with OK".
• The combo box to the left specifies the goal. Leave the “To Editor” setting here in order to check and edit the result.
• This is especially important for screenshots of oversized windows. To display this, select the »Capture Scrolling Window« method and click in the desired area shown with a red frame.

The limitations of the screenshot tool

FastStone Capture scrolls through the window to the end and creates an overall picture. However, this does not work in every program and assumes that the detection area contains only one scroll bar and does not mark the entire window.

• You should hide all the bars in the browser if possible or use Internet Explorer for websites.
• Depending on the browser / website, the screenshots only start from the current position, which is why you sometimes have to experiment a little.