Snip & Sketch
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| File:Windows 10 Snip & Sketch.png Snip & Sketch in Windows 10 | |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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| Initial release | October 2018[1] |
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| Predecessor | Snipping Tool[2] |
| Type | Screenshot software |
| Website | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/snip-sketch/9mz95kl8mr0l?activetab=pivot:overviewtab |
Snip & Sketch, originally called Screen Sketch, is a Microsoft Windows screenshot utility included in Windows 10 Version 1607 (Anniversary Update) and later. It can take still screenshots 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, stored as an image file (PNG, GIF, or JPEG formats), copied to the clipboard, e-mailed, or shared with another supported UWP app. Snip & Sketch allows for basic image editing of the snapshot, with different colored pens, pencils, an eraser, and a highlighter.
Before Snip & Sketch, Snipping Tool was included as a PowerToy for the Microsoft Tablet PC launch on November 7, 2002[3], and on all editions starting in Windows Vista. Currently, both apps are available on Windows 10.
Similar to Snipping Tool, Snip & Sketch includes a delay function, but the time options are different. Snip & Sketch only includes delay options of three seconds or ten seconds. The delay function is valuable for taking a screenshot showing context menus, or handles that appear around a graphic object when that object is selected. Without the delay feature it would not be possible to take a screenshot showing context menus and object handles because these disappear when any other item (such as Snip & Sketch itself) is clicked on. To use the delay feature, one opens Snip & Sketch, clicks on the chevron next to the New button, and chooses a delay. Then during that delay, one clicks on the button for the handler at the top of the screen to choose a mode, selects an area of the screen, and waits for the delay to lapse. At the end of the delay, Snip & Sketch automatically becomes active without the user having to click, and therefore the context menu or object handles do not disappear and a screenshot can be taken of them.
Snip & Sketch can be launched with the Win+Shift+S keyboard shortcut.[4]
See also
- Screenshot software
- Windows 10 version history
- Grab, a similar utility in Mac OS X
References
- ^ Huculak, Mauro (7 October 2018). "How to use Snip & Sketch to take screenshots on Windows 10 October 2018 Update". Windows Central. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Chen, Jennifer. "Find out what's new in Windows and Office in October". Windows 10 Blog.
- ^ "Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition". Microsoft.com. November 7, 2002. Archived from the original on December 4, 2002. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Tung, Liam. "Windows 10 preview: New build brings these updated Snip & Sketch features". ZDNet. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
