Snipping Tool

You can use Snipping Tool to capture a screen shot, or snip, of any object on your screen, and then annotate, save, or share the image. Simply use a mouse or tablet pen to capture any of the following types of snips: Free-form Snip.

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you can use snipping tool to capture a screen shot, or snip, of any object on your screen, and then annotate, save, or share the image. simply use a mouse or tablet pen to capture any of the following types of snips:

freeform snip. draw an irregular line, such as a circle or a triangle, around an object.

rectangular snip. draw a precise line by dragging the cursor around an object to form a rectangle.

window snip. select a window, such as a browser window or dialog box, that you want to capture.

fullscreen snip. capture the entire screen when you select this type of snip.

after you capture a snip, it's automatically copied to the markup window, where you can annotate, save, or share the snip.

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