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Screenshot styles frame an image for sharing. These styles do not change clip backgrounds or shared-page branding.

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Add a background

1

Open the background panel

Open the screenshot editor. Then select Background in the toolbar.
2

Turn on the style

Select Style under Background.
3

Choose a source

Select Themes, Colors, Gradients, or Custom.
4

Choose the background

Select a background tile. You can also create a color or gradient, or select Choose image….
Tellclip saves one PNG with the background, canvas, layout, and annotations. The Themes group includes Dune, Monet, Plein Air, Contour, Still, Haze, and Linen. The Custom group includes capture-derived blur effects and your image. A capture-derived blur uses pixels from the screenshot.

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Change the canvas

1

Set the canvas ratio

Select a ratio under Canvas. Select the original ratio to match the screenshot.
2

Set the position

If you selected a fixed ratio, choose a position in the alignment grid.

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Adjust the frame

Under Layout, change only the controls that you need:
  • Padding changes the space around the screenshot.
  • Corners changes the corner radius.
  • Inset moves the screenshot inside the canvas.
  • Shadow separates the screenshot from the background.
Press ⌘S to save the image.

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Save a preset or default

Open Style presets in the toolbar. Select Save Current Style as Preset… to reuse the current style. Select Set as Default for New Screenshots to apply the style during later captures. The default affects the saved image and clipboard image. The screenshot card also shows the style. If you need the original capture, use Copy without style on the screenshot card.

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Common errors

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The position control is not available

Select a fixed canvas ratio. The original ratio does not add extra space for positioning.

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A new screenshot has no default style

Open Style presets. Make sure that you selected Set as Default for New Screenshots.

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You need an unstyled copy

Hover over the screenshot card. Then select Copy without style.