It is visually much better than the previous tool, and it works the same.

– Scroll down the list in Windows Features and tick the check box for Tablet-PC Optional Components to enable and show the Snipping Tool. On Windows 10, Snip & Sketch is usually the default for this task. If User Account Control pops up for confirmation, click Continue button. – Click on Turn Windows features on or off link. – Click on Start button, and go to Control Panel. It is pre-installed in Windows 7 & Vista and found at Start > All Programs > Accessories > Snipping Tool.įor Windows Vista you may need to follow these instructions: It is pre-installed in Windows 8, so right-click the Start screen background, click All apps, and find the tool in Windows Accessories. It is pre-installed in Windows 10 and found at Start > Windows Accessories > Snipping Tool. In all cases right-click the Snipping Tool icon and choose Pin to Start or Pin to Taskbar for easy access. It is available for all versions of Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 & Vista. It can even capture temporary items such as drop-down menus, tooltips, etc. It allows the capture to be marked with coloured pens or highlighter, and saved in various image formats.

The Snipping Tool is useful for capturing PC screen-shots to E-mail to contacts, save as FH media images, or post to FHUG Forums. 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.

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