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 the screen capture that you want.Īfter you capture a snip, you can write or draw on or around it by selecting the Pen or Highlighter buttons.

Press Ctrl + PrtScn This captures the entire screen, including the open menu.

(For Windows 7, press the Esc key before opening the menu.)

After you open Snipping Tool, open the menu that you want a picture of.

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

The following procedures show how to use Snipping Tool. From there you can annotate, save, or share the snip.

Capture the entire screen.Īfter you capture a snip, it's automatically copied to the Snipping Tool window. Select a window, such as a browser window or dialog box that you want to capture. Drag the cursor around an object to form a rectangle. You can capture any of the following types of snips: This is what Snipping Tool does.Ĭapture all or part of your PC screen, add notes, save the snip, or email it from the Snipping Tool window. Sometimes the easiest way to make a copy of something is to take a snapshot of your screen.

Windows screen snip shortcut