Select the screen area LowLighter should use.

Open the selector from a mode shortcut

Press any enabled answer-mode shortcut to open the LowLighter selector. The desktop hides the main window during selection and places a selection surface over the display.

The selector includes a dimmed screen, a visible region box, and an optional hotkey indicator. These settings help you see what will become the request context.

Draw, replace, or cancel a region

1. 1

   Press and drag

   Start at one corner of the content and drag to the opposite corner.

2. 2

   Review the region

   The selector shows the area that will be captured and presents the selection actions.

3. 3

   Finish the selection

   Release the pointer to submit the region in the ordinary screen workflow. The persistent Automatic Screen Capture editor uses Use region or Enter to confirm instead.

4. 4

   Start again

   Press Escape or use Cancel when the region is not correct.

Adjust the selection surface

Dim opacity

Controls how dark the rest of the screen appears while you select.

Border color

Changes the outline color of the selection box.

Border opacity

Changes how visible the selection outline is.

Fill color

Changes the color used inside the selected region.

Fill opacity

Changes how much of the selected region fill is visible.

Hotkey overlay

Shows the shortcut and mode that opened the selector at the top of the screen.

These controls are saved in Settings under Selection Box. Reset to Defaults returns the selection surface to its default values.