In the Snipping Tool, select the Options button.

When you capture a snip from a browser window and save it as an HTML file, the URL appears below the snip. In the Save As box, type a file name, location, and type, and then select Save. Save a SnipĪfter you capture a snip, select the Save Snip button. Select Eraser to remove the lines you've drawn. Select Mode, or in earlier versions of Windows, select the arrow next to the New button. Select the kind of snip you want, and then select the area of the screen capture that you want to capture.Īfter you capture a snip, you can write or draw on or around it by selecting the Pen or Highlighter buttons. The entire screen changes to gray including the open menu. For Windows 7, press the Esc key before opening the menu. Capture a Snip of a MenuĪfter you open Snipping Tool, open the menu that you want to capture. Then, choosing from anything currently displayed on the screen, select the area of your screen that you want to capture. In Snipping Tool, select Mode. In earlier versions of Windows, select the arrow next to the New button. Next, when you choose the kind of snip you want, you’ll see the whole screen change slightly to gray. Select the Start, enter snipping tool, then select Snipping Tool from the results. The following procedures explain 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: Use it to save and share news stories, movie reviews, or recipes.Ĭapture part or all of your Windows device's screen, add notes, save the snip, or email it right from the Snipping Tool window.

Sometimes the easiest way to make a copy of something is to take a snapshot of your screen-this is what Snipping Tool does.