When the Snipping Tool opens, click the plus sign next to 'New' to start a new capture.

To launch it, you can use the keyboard shortcut ( Windows key + Shift + S) or type 'Snipping Tool' in the Start or Search menus. Microsoft introduced the Snipping Tool back with Windows Vista, and then tried to deprecate it with Windows 10's Snip & Sketch, but Snipping Tool is back in good graces with Windows 11. The Snipping Tool has more tools available to annotate, edit, or share your content. Once you choose an option, when you are finished, you will get a notification that the Snipping Tool is copied content to the clipboard.Įven if you ignore the notification, you will need to paste the content into an image editing program like Paint before you will be able to save the content. Full-screen Snip: Similar to pressing the Print Screen key by itself, this option captures a screenshot of your entire screen. Window Snip: Choose a window and capture just that active window as a screenshot.Ĥ. The area around the custom shape (in the rectangular image) will be black when you paste it.ģ. Freeform Snip: Select a custom shape as a screenshot. Rectangular Snip: Drag and select a rectangular shaped portion of the screen as a screenshot.Ģ. Here are the 4 options available: Snipping Tool quick menu options (left to right)ġ. Once you use the keyboard shortcut ( Windows + Shift + S), the screen will darken and you will see a small toolbar at the top of your screen. If you would like to capture a specific portion of your Windows 11 desktop, the Snipping Tool is the way to go.

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