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Open a picture in the screenshot editor

Open any screenshot from the library’s Screenshots shelf, bring in a PNG or JPEG, or send a frame of a video to the screenshot editor.

Mac appChrome
Where to find it
  1. Library
  2. Screenshots
  • From the library: open the Screenshots shelf and click a card.
  • A file: choose Import in the library, or drop a PNG or JPEG on it.
  • A frame of a video: in the video editor, move the playhead to it and choose ⋯ › Open it in the screenshot editor.
  • Just taken: press Edit on the bar under a screenshot.

The picture opens already on a background, ready to save as it is.

Read next

Take a screenshotIn Chrome, choose Area or Element in the popup. On a Mac, choose Take Screenshot from the menu bar. Then copy it, or press Edit to open it in the screenshot editor.Frame a screenshotGive a screenshot the same framing a video gets: a background, padding, rounded corners, a shadow, a border and a window around it, in the shape a post needs.Save a frame as a pictureMove the playhead to a moment and open the ⋯ menu. Save it as a PNG, or open it in the screenshot editor to mark it up.

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