

Aside from that, it offers more sharing options like uploading the image to an FTP server or storage services including Dropbox or Google Drive.

You can send it to anyone which will allow them to preview it on a web browser. If you're already satisfied with the processed screenshot, a shareable link will automatically be generated after saving it. In addition, it also features a few simple shapes that you can overlay onto the image, including lines of different width, circles, rectangles, and arrows. There is a toolbox displayed in the program that you can utilize to highlight or freely draw on top of the picture using the pen tool. The screenshot taken will appear within the main window once you saved it. You will then be greeted by a rectangular-shaped snipping part wherein you can designate on any part of your screen. Timed screenshots are especially useful for taking screenshots of these dialog menus or other click-triggered items, since the delay gives you enough time to open those items.You can start capturing any desired desktop area by pressing the shortcut icon of the downloaded program, clicking the ' take a snip' option from the tool's icon from your system tray or simply hitting the PrtScr button on your keyboard. Some things, such as dialog menus, are hard to take a screenshot of. Screen snip: Take a screenshot of the entire screen. Window snip: Pick a window to take a screenshot of it You can change this by clicking the dropdown arrow to the right of the New button and choosing between free-form, rectangular, window, and full-screen snips.įree-form snip: Draw an irregularly shaped screenshot. (Note that Ctrl+Z does not work on the pen or highlighter tool you must use the eraser to correct mistakes.)ĭon’t forget to save your screenshot! Other Screenshots with the Snipping Toolīy default, the snipping tool is set to take rectangular screenshots. Erases the effects of the pen and highlighter tools. Allows you to highlight anything on the screenshot. Clicking the dropdown arrow to the right of the button allows you to change the color of the pen. Allows you to draw on and mark the screenshot. Clicking the dropdown arrow to the right of the button allows you to choose whether to send the screenshot in the email or as an attachment.

Opens Microsoft Outlook so you can email the screenshot to someone.

Copy. Copies the current screenshot so you can paste it into an image editing program, like Paint, GIMP, or Photoshop.If you do not save the screenshot, it will be automatically deleted when you take a new screenshot or close the snipping tool.
