Capture Clipboard Contents Capture the graphic or text contents from the Windows Clipboard. Setup Instructions 1. In Snagit, select Image or Text capture mode. 2. For the Input, select Advanced > Clipboard. 3. Select the Output and Effects. 4. Click the Capture button or press the capture hotkey. 5. The capture is sent to the selected Output. If you have text on the clipboard, and you select the image capture mode, Snagit makes an image Output file even if the captured item is text. If you select the text capture mode, Snagit makes an ASCII text file from the text Input. For additional capture options, see Image Capture.