{"id":145410,"date":"2021-07-29T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/?post_type=tutorial&#038;p=145410"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T18:45:27","slug":"add-capture-information","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/tutorials\/snagit\/add-capture-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Add Capture Information to Your Image"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p>If you regularly need to include information about your screenshots to share with others, such as the capture date, URL, operating system, version, or build number, you can save time with Snagit\u2019s Capture Info effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/add-capture-info-ex.png\" alt=\"Capture Information effect example\" class=\"wp-image-146432\" style=\"width:404px;height:298px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/add-capture-info-ex.png 538w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/add-capture-info-ex-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/add-capture-info-ex-100x75.png 100w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/add-capture-info-ex-150x111.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-add-capture-information\">Add Capture Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Complete the following to automatically add capture information when taking an image capture: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the Capture Window, click the <strong>Image Tab<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Effects dropdown, select <strong>Capture Info<\/strong>.<br><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"286\" class=\"wp-image-219437\" style=\"width: 591px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/s22-captureinfo-option.png\" alt=\"Select Capture Info option in Effects dropdown\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/s22-captureinfo-option.png 591w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/s22-captureinfo-option-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/s22-captureinfo-option-150x73.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the gear icon to customize the Capture Info settings.<br><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"376\" class=\"wp-image-219443\" style=\"width: 335px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/s22-captureinfo-settings.png\" alt=\"Capture Info settings\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/s22-captureinfo-settings.png 335w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/s22-captureinfo-settings-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/s22-captureinfo-settings-150x168.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/figure><br><div class=\"notice notice-snagit\"> <p><b>Note:<\/b> When capturing a web browser on Windows, Snagit replaces the browser application name with the URL of the website.<\/p> <\/div> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Capture<\/strong> button. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tip tip-snagit\">\n\t<p>Tip: Quickly repeat this capture by saving the settings as a preset.<\/p>\n\t<p>In the Capture window, click the <strong>Add Preset dropdown<\/strong> and select <strong>New preset from current settings<\/strong>. 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