Screen capture

Screen Capture, or taking a screenshot, means to capture (or cap for short) a snapshot of the game screen. In Guild Wars, this can be done by pressing the Prnt Scrn (Print Screen) key on the keyboard. Captured images will be stored on your hard drive in the subdirectory "Screens" in your Guild Wars installation directory. The amount of captures that can be taken is only limited by the availible storage space on your hard drive.

Screen capture is useful for many purposes such as: taking trophies (see picture), capturing some of the beautiful landscape in the game, capturing the images of monsters and NPCs for this wiki or reporting bugs to ArenaNet.

Here are some useful Screen Capture tips:
 * Press Shift + Prnt Scrn to hide the game interface during the capture, so you get a clean shot.
 * You can also toggle the game interface off (and back on again) by pressing Ctrl + Shift + H.
 * Henchmen tend to be a nuisance when capturing shots. They tend to move after the play has stopped and they tend to be in the way. So, wait until they fully stop before pushing that button.
 * Watch for the mouse hover. A mouse hovering over creatures will make them glow (sometimes covering their details).
 * The capture will not take place in the instant you press the key, but approximately half a second later. This is important to know when trying to capture moving objects, such as dancing players.
 * When setting up a scenery to take a capture, take heed of the direction from which the light comes. Captureing images of objects with backlight will make them lose a lot of detail due to shadows.