Run and review Action Capture
Pause, resume, finish, recover, and reopen Action Capture work.
Updated August 11, 2026
On this page
When recording starts, Shotomatic shows the target and step count in the app and in a floating capture toolbar. The toolbar stays available while you work in another app.
Use the floating toolbar
The toolbar shows the current state, capture type, target, latest frame, and saved step count.
- Pause capture stops accepting new clicks without finishing the work.
- Resume capture starts accepting clicks again.
- Capture now saves a step without a mouse click. Its global shortcut is shown beside the button and can be changed under Configure.
- Finish capture waits for pending saves, closes the run, and opens the resulting Document.
If saving a step fails, Shotomatic keeps the steps that were saved successfully and shows an error.
When a run pauses at a step limit
If the app pauses a run because it reached the step limit for the current license, the steps already captured remain saved. Select Open document to finish the run, or select Continue with Pro and activate Pro to resume it.
Finish and edit
Finishing a run with saved steps creates or updates a Document and opens it in the editor. Titles and visual annotations from Action Capture remain editable.
Manage Recent work
The Action Capture page lists recent items. Open an item's menu to:
- Open in editor;
- Rename...;
- Show in Documents;
- Show in Capture History;
- Delete work....
Deleting Action Capture work can remove its Document and original capture. Images already copied into another Document remain in that other Document.