Before we go into more detail on how to use the tool and it's options, I want to explain how the tool works. The Snipping Tool allows you to capture portions of your screen using four methods and then save these snips as a JPG, GIF, PNG, or MHT file. The capture methods that can be used to take snips are free-form, rectangular, window, and full-screen. We will go into more information about these different methods later in the tutorial. What is important to know, though, is that when you start the Snipping Tool, it automatically goes into capture mode using the last selection type that was selected. What this means is that while Snipping Tool is capture mode, you will not be able to use Windows normally unless you either cancel the capture by pressing the Capture button or by Alt-Tabbing out of the tool. Now that we understand this, lets move on to finding and starting the Snipping Tool.
To start the Snipping Tool please follow these steps:
1-Click on the Start button to open your Start Menu. The Start button looks like this:
2-Then click on the All Programs menu option.
3-Then click on the Accessories group
4-Finally click on the the Snipping Tool icon which looks like this:
The snipping tool should now be started and you will see a screen similar to the one below.
1-Click on the Start button to open your Start Menu. The Start button looks like this:
2-Then click on the All Programs menu option.
3-Then click on the Accessories group
4-Finally click on the the Snipping Tool icon which looks like this:
The snipping tool should now be started and you will see a screen similar to the one below.
As we are not going to take a snip right now in this portion of the tutorial, press the Cancel button to exit capture mode. Now, let's move on to learn about the different selection types available to us.
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