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. If you do not save the screenshot, it will be automatically deleted when you take a new screenshot or close the snipping tool.
