Snipping Tool

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Snipping Tool
A component of Microsoft Windows
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Snipping Tool in Windows 8
Details
Type Screen image capturing application
Included with Windows Vista, Windows 7, (Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editions only)[1] Windows 8

Snipping Tool is an application included in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Experience Pack for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005. It was originally released as a powertoy for the Tablet PC launch on November 7, 2002. The program is a screen-capture tool that allows taking screenshots (called snips) of an open window, rectangular areas, a free-form area, or the entire screen. Snips can then be annotated using a mouse or a tablet, saved as an image file (PNG, GIF, or JPEG file) or an MHTML file, or e-mailed.

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Options [edit]

There are a number of options that can be changed in the Snipping Tool. Clicking on the Options button on the toolbar presents the user with two groups of options:

Application [edit]

Snipping Tool in Windows 7
  • Hide instruction text – Hides the instructional text displayed by Snipping Tool.
  • Always copy snips to the Clipboard – Places the snipped image on the clipboard, allowing it to be pasted into another program such as a word processor.
  • Include URL below snips (HTML only) – If a snip is taken of an Internet Explorer page and saved as a single HTML or MHT file, the URL of the page will be displayed below the snip.
  • Prompt to save snips before exiting – If a snip has been taken but not saved, then on exit the user will be prompted to save the snip.
  • Show screen overlay when Snipping Tool is active – When the Snipping Tool is active a transparent white overlay will be displayed across the screen; when making a snip, the snip select is shown without the white overlay.

Selection [edit]

  • Ink color – Sets the color of the Ink used when drawing on a snip.
  • Show the selection ink after snips are captured – When checked, a colored selection border is shown around the snip.

Other Options [edit]

After a snip has been captured a few more options become available: from the tools menu the user can select Pen and then Customize... Here a custom pen can be created with the option to change the Color, Thickness, and the Tip of the pen. A highlighter option is also available.

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Snipping Tool - Windows 7 features - Microsoft Windows". Microsoft.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20. 
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