Snipping Tool
While reading some important stuff on webpage or you needs to save particular part of the page, window or any other object, It needs screen shot capture tool. There are many tools on the internet but they are too much costly to buy.If you are using windows Vista, there is no need to purchase any third party tool. You can capture the screen shots easily with Snipping Tool on Windows Vista. You can capture any shot or snip of any object on your screen then save or share the image with more formats like GIF, JPEG, PNG or HTML.
You can capture any of the following types of shots on the screen:
- Free form shot: You can draw an irregular line such as a circle or a triangle around an object.
- Rectangular Shot: You can draw a line by dragging the cursor around an object to form a rectangular.
- Window shot: You can select a window such as a browser or a dialog box that you want to capture and save.
- Full screen shot: Capture the entire screen when you select this type of shot.
After you capture a shot it’s automatically copied to a window where you can save or sharp the shot.
How to Find the Snipping Tool on Windows Vista:
1. Open Snipping Tool by clicking the Start button on Windows Vista, clicking ALL Programs, Clicking Accessories, and then clicking Snipping Tool.
2. Press ESC and open the menu that you want to capture.
3.Press CTRL+PRINT SCREEN
4. Select the type of Snip you want, and then capture.
This is the best tool for screen shot capture which comes with Windows Vista.
Tip: You can find directly by Searching on your system “Snipping Tool” in search box.
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hey..i am using VISTA but didn’t found Snipping Tool….can you help me?
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Follow the steps given above.
i followed the above steps….but there is no snipping tool in my VISTA
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Search “Snipping Tool” on your system using search then go into “File and Folder” and enable there.
Do you know a similar tool for XP where it’s possible to also record audio?
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I am using Window Vista but I’ll try to find it out on another system.
cool tip! never knew this! btw, what have you used to create the GIF ?
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It support all formats when you save it as Gif,JPG,PNG,or HTML format.
I am using already.
The snipping tool they have include in Vista and 7 are really useful.. Many people still do not know about it..Thanks for pointing it out…
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I didn’t know about this tool, but I am happy with Snagit, as it provide lots of screen capturing options. Will have a try on Snipping tool
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Me too..Never knew about the tool before…Thanks for pointing it out..I’m using it now..
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I used to use Windows Vista snipping tool some time back but I started using Snag it for more features and editing. IF you are stlll using Snipping tool, I will recommend give a try to Snag it.. It’s an amazing tool for us : Bloggers
It’s smart idea & really useful for all the bloggers who don’t have Snagit. Sure they will benefit. Inspite of its limitations, the advantages are far more than disadvantages
Congratulations, I think this is a brilliant idea