actualNoteContentPart: # Introduction
  
  
  Once Amplecap has been installed in your browser, you can open or close it using **Ctrl-Shift-A** any time your browser is focused.
  	P.S. - This might be different or need changes if you use Firefox or already have an extension with this shortcut
  Want to customize the hotkey that's used to bring up Amplecap? Check out [Getting started with Amplecap#🔧 Customize default Amplecap shortcuts](https://public.amplenote.com/RDNvCcwqfreRUbjhM1EW8hYt#___Customize_default_Amplecap_shortcuts) .
  Interested in some quick tips and tricks instead? Head over to [Cool ways in which we are using Amplecap (Getting started with Amplecap)](/help/cool_ways_to_use_amplecap) . 
  
  # 📦 Where can I get it? 
  Download from the [Google Chrome Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amplenote-web-clipper/jhmjlpdljfogaclolecijklcicciafaj/)  
  Download from the [Firefox Browse Add-Ons](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/amplecap-beta/)  
  
  
  ### How can I get it to show as an icon in my browser?
  By default, when you install a new extension in Chrome or Brave, it is activated in the browser but it doesn't show as an icon in the top browser bar, so it's difficult to actually activate the extension. To tell Chrome/Brave you want to see Amplecap in the top bar, try this:
  > ![](https://images.amplenote.com/36ce0cf6-cb8f-11eb-98cd-da3b9fa1c227/eb18be0b-6976-4fbb-861e-2038bfe4d21c.gif) 
  You can do the same on Firefox, but you will need to click on the engine icon and choose the "pin to toolbar" option instead.
   
  # ⚡️ Capture a quick bookmark in one step
  Use the quick-bookmark keyboard shortcut (by default Ctrl-Shift-E) to capture the current page as a task inside a predefined note. The first time you use this hotkey you can choose the note to send pages to. But you can also change this note at any time by visiting the extension settings page.
  
  
  
  # 🥅 Capture content in 3 steps
  ## Step #1: Choose the capture type
  The first choice you make when you use Amplecap is the kind of content you want to capture. In that regard, you can choose between 4 different capture modes:
  
  
  
  Amplecap capture modes
  
  
  💡 To make capturing as effortless as possible, make sure to use the Up and Down arrow keys to switch between the available options.
  
  ### Step #1.2: Choose how to send your content to Amplenote
  On the same page you can also choose whether the content that you're about to capture should be sent to one of your notes or whether you want to paste it yourself inside Amplenote manually.
  
  
  
  
  
  If you choose "**Copy to clipboard**", the content that you capture will be sent to the Amplenote clipboard buffer. 
  	When choosing this option, you will be skipping [Step #3: Choose the destination](https://www.amplenote.com/notes/36ce0cf6-cb8f-11eb-98cd-da3b9fa1c227#Step__3:_Choose_the_destination)  ✨; 
  	Next time you open Amplenote you can **insert the content by using **[**the paste function**]() .
  	When copying to clipboard, you can make another choice: ![](https://images.amplenote.com/36ce0cf6-cb8f-11eb-98cd-da3b9fa1c227/8f1e647a-831c-4b5d-9c20-accaaebdeabb.png) 
  		If you leave this option unchecked, the content will be pasted **directly inside the note **body;
  		If you check this option, the content **will be added to a Rich Footnote first**.
  If you choose "**Send to Amplenote**", Amplecap will present you with [Step #3: Choose the destination](https://www.amplenote.com/notes/36ce0cf6-cb8f-11eb-98cd-da3b9fa1c227#Step__3:_Choose_the_destination) .
  
  💡 Use the Left and Right arrow keys to switch between the two options.
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  title: Amplecap: capturing web content with our Chrome...
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  Introduction
  Once Amplecap has been installed in your browser, you can open or close it using Ctrl-Shift-A
   any time your browser is focused.
  P.S. - This might be different or need changes if you use Firefox or already have an extension with this shortcut
  Want to customize the hotkey that's used to bring up Amplecap? Check out [Getting started with Amplecap#🔧 Customize default Amplecap shortcuts](https://public.amplenote.com)`
   .
  Interested in some quick tips and tricks instead? Head over to [Cool ways in which we are using Amplecap (Getting started with Amplecap)](/help/cool_ways_to_use_amplecap)
   . 
  📦 Where can I get it?
  Download from the [Google Chrome Store](https://chrome.google.com)`
  
  Download from the [Firefox Browse Add-Ons](https://addons.mozilla.org)`
  
  How can I get it to show as an icon in my browser?
  By default, when you install a new extension in Chrome or Brave, it is activated in the browser but it doesn't show as an icon in the top browser bar, so it's difficult to actually activate the extension. To tell Chrome/Brave you want to see Amplecap in the top bar, try this: 
  You can do the same on Firefox, but you will need to click on the engine icon and choose the "pin to toolbar" option instead.
  
  ⚡️ Capture a quick bookmark in one step
  Use the quick-bookmark keyboard shortcut (by default Ctrl-Shift-E) to capture the current page as a task inside a predefined note. The first time you use this hotkey you can choose the note to send pages to. But you can also change this note at any time by visiting the extension settings page. 
  🥅 Capture content in 3 steps
  
  Step #1: Choose the capture type
  The first choice you make when you use Amplecap is the kind of content you want to capture. In that regard, you can choose between 4 different capture modes: Amplecap capture modes 💡 To make capturing as effortless as possible, make sure to use the Up and Down arrow keys to switch between the available options. 
  Step #1.2: Choose how to send your content to Amplenote
  On the same page you can also choose whether the content that you're about to capture should be sent to one of your notes or whether you want to paste it yourself inside Amplenote manually. If you choose " Copy to clipboard
  ", the content that you capture will be sent to the Amplenote clipboard buffer.
  When choosing this option, you will be skipping [Step #3: Choose the destination](https://www.amplenote.com)`
    ✨;
  Next time you open Amplenote you can **insert the content by using ** [the paste function]()
   .
  When copying to clipboard, you can make another choice: [Image: OCR text for https://images.amplenote.com/36ce0cf6-cb8f-11eb-98cd-da3b9fa1c227/8f1e647a-831c-4b5d-9c20-accaaebdeabb.png]
  
  If you leave this option unchecked, the content will be pasted **directly inside the note **body;
  If you check this option, the content will be added to a Rich Footnote first
  .
  If you choose " Send to Amplenote
  ", Amplecap will present you with [Step #3: Choose the destination](https://www.amplenote.com)`
   . 💡 Use the Left and Right arrow keys to switch between the two options.
noteTitle: Amplecap: capturing web content with our Chrome/Firefox extension