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Work Smarter with PDFelement User Guide

Take Screenshot of the PDF

PDFelement offers a built-in screenshot tool that lets you drag to capture any area of a PDF. You can then annotate the capture and copy/save it as text or an image for quick reuse.

Option 1: Enable the Screenshot Tool

  • Open your PDF in PDFelement. From the left sidebar, click Tools and select Screenshot. There are three options: Screenshot, Scrolling Screenshot, Screen Recording.
A screenshot of the tools menu highlighting the Screenshot option.
Take Screenshot of PDFs
  • Click Screenshot. You can adjust the screenshot area, add annotations to the screenshot, and save the screenshot to a selected location.
Edit Screenshot.
Edit Screenshot

Option 2: Capture & Use the Floating Toolbar

Click-drag to select the area you want to capture. A floating toolbar appears with different options. Click the Pin icon to pin the screenshot on screen.

A screenshot showing screenshot editing options available for captured images.
Captured images.