Take a Screenshot of Your Screen Using Snippet Tool

Capture a portion of your screen so you can save, annotate, or share the image" is the tag line of the Snipping Tool, a new feature for some versions of Windows Vista to capture a screenshot of any object on your screen and save, annotate or share the image. The Snipping Tool is a huge improvement from built-in screenshot functions used by older Windows operating systems by offering a clean, simple and user-friendly functionality.

1. Open the Snipping Tool. Click Start>All Programs>Accessories. The Snipping Tool window will open and a white overlay appears over the screen.

 

2. Select the type of snip. Click on the arrow next to the New button and and choose from the options.

• Free-form snip. To draw irregular shapes and lines, such as triangles and circles.

• Rectangular snip. Draw a custom and precise line by dragging the cursor around an object to form a rectangle.

• Window Snip. Capture the browser window or dialog box in a snip.

• Full-screen snip. Capture the entire screen, such as desktop background.

3. Save, annotate and share the image. The snip will be automatically copied to the mark-up window. The toolbar hosts options for saving, creating, copying, e-mailing and editing the snip.

• To save a snip, press the Save Snip button. In the dialog box enter a name for the file and choose a format if need be.
• Annotations in the Snipping Tool include the ability to draw/write with a customizable pen, use a highlighter and clear selections with the eraser. These are simple to use tools for minor edits.
• To share a snip, click the arrow on the Send Snip button and select an option from the menu.