Snipping Tool

How to use the Snipping Tool

 

 

How to open Snipping Tool:

Select the Windows button, type "snipping tool" in the search box on the taskbar, and then select Snipping Tool from the list of results.

 

How to capture a snip:
In the Snipping Tool, select Mode (in older versions, select the arrow next to the New button), choose the kind of snip you want, and then select the area of your screen that you want to capture.

 

How to capture a snip of a menu:

After you open the Snipping Tool, open the menu that you want a picture of. Press Ctrl + PrtScn keys. This captures the entire screen, including the open menu.
Select Mode, choose the kind of snip you want, and then select the area of the screen capture that you want.

 

How to annotate a snip:
After you capture a snip, you can write or draw on or around it by selecting the Pen or Highlighter buttons. Select Eraser to remove the lines you've drawn.

 

How to save a snip:

After you capture a snip, select the Save Snip button.
In the Save As box, type a file name, location, and type, and then select Save.