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title: "Pause and Resume a Mirror Capture"
slug: "pause-and-resume-a-mirror-capture"
updated: 2025-06-17T06:23:05Z
published: 2025-06-17T06:23:05Z
canonical: "support.whatfix.com/pause-and-resume-a-mirror-capture"
---

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# Pause and Play the Mirroring Process

Whatfix Mirror enables you to pause and play the Mirroring process while creating a simulation of an application. This prevents you from discarding and restarting lengthy screen capture processes due to unintended actions, such as opening an incorrect menu. It can also omit unwanted element captures, such as pop-up windows or advertisements. Pause enables you to navigate to the required menu and resume at the correct step.

![Pause and Play the Mirroring Process](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Pause%20and%20Play%20the%20Mirroring%20Process.gif?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A44%3A12Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A44%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BU%2FiIEhnyjje9vICcVZsJQxLSqlM1Qj0k%2BkQzP56Yu4%3D)

Use the following steps to pause or play a Mirror capture:

1. Launch **[Whatfix Studio](https://support.whatfix.com/studio/docs/how-to-install-the-whatfix-editor)** on your application. ![CLM_editor plug in2](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/CLM_editor%20plug%20in%282%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A44%3A12Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A44%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BU%2FiIEhnyjje9vICcVZsJQxLSqlM1Qj0k%2BkQzP56Yu4%3D)
2. Click **Mirror**. ![Mirror_click_mirror](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Mirror_click_mirror.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A44%3A12Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A44%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BU%2FiIEhnyjje9vICcVZsJQxLSqlM1Qj0k%2BkQzP56Yu4%3D)

1. Click **Start Mirroring**. ![MIRROR_click_start_mirroring](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/MIRROR_click_start_mirroring.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A44%3A12Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A44%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BU%2FiIEhnyjje9vICcVZsJQxLSqlM1Qj0k%2BkQzP56Yu4%3D)
2. Select the UI element that you want to capture. ![Mirror_sf_select_UI](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Mirror_sf_select_UI.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A44%3A12Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A44%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BU%2FiIEhnyjje9vICcVZsJQxLSqlM1Qj0k%2BkQzP56Yu4%3D)

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- Whatfix Mirror uses each UI element to capture a screen. A Mirror screen cannot have multiple UI elements.
- Based on your requirement, you can choose to select multiple UI elements as a sequence of screens. Whatfix Mirror displays the screens in the order you capture them. If you want to change the order of the Mirror screens, see [Manually link a Mirror screen](/mirror/docs/manually-link-a-mirror-screen).

1. Click the **Pause** icon to pause the Mirror capture. ![MIRROR_click_pause](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/MIRROR_click_pause.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A44%3A12Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A44%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BU%2FiIEhnyjje9vICcVZsJQxLSqlM1Qj0k%2BkQzP56Yu4%3D)
2. Click the **Play** icon to continue with the screen capture. ![Mirror_click_play](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Mirror_click_play.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A44%3A12Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A44%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BU%2FiIEhnyjje9vICcVZsJQxLSqlM1Qj0k%2BkQzP56Yu4%3D)
3. Click the **Done** icon. ![MIRROR_Click_tick_mark](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/MIRROR_Click_tick_mark.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A44%3A12Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A44%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BU%2FiIEhnyjje9vICcVZsJQxLSqlM1Qj0k%2BkQzP56Yu4%3D)
4. Enter a name for the Mirror workflow. ![Mirror_sf_rename](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Mirror_sf_rename.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A44%3A12Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A44%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BU%2FiIEhnyjje9vICcVZsJQxLSqlM1Qj0k%2BkQzP56Yu4%3D)

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If you want to add additional screens, click **Add more screens**. ![MIRROR_click_add_more_screens](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/MIRROR_click_add_more_screens.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A44%3A12Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A44%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BU%2FiIEhnyjje9vICcVZsJQxLSqlM1Qj0k%2BkQzP56Yu4%3D)

1. Click the **Back** icon to return to the Mirror workspace in Whatfix Studio.  

![Mirror_sf_click_back](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Mirror_sf_click_back.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A44%3A12Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A44%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BU%2FiIEhnyjje9vICcVZsJQxLSqlM1Qj0k%2BkQzP56Yu4%3D)

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The Mirrored screens are automatically saved in a Mirror Workflow. The Workflow appears under the Mirror workspace in the Whatfix Studio. For more information, see [Create a Mirror](/mirror/docs/create-whatfix-mirror-1).