#MAC SNIPPING TOOL IMAGES HOW TO#

In this article, we describe what the Snipping Tool does and how to use it, and we also list many Snipping Tool Mac alternatives. According to Microsoft, the easiest way to make a copy of something is to take a snapshot of the screen, and that’s exactly what the Snipping Tool allows you to do. Since Window 7, Microsoft has been including an incredibly handy tool with its operating system: Snipping Tool.

Bonus: How to Recover Deleted Screenshots on Mac.

When you're finished, you can click either the save button to save the snippet, the copy button in order to paste the snippet into another program, or the send button to email the snippet.Ĭontent on this page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. Here's an example of the Royal Roads University logo with a circle around drawn around it with the pen tool: On most snippets the thick point pen and round rip make a good combination to help ensure that the mark up is clearly visible. Select the thickness that makes sense for the size of your snippet, as a larger snippet will likely warrant a thicker pen. The Customize pen window allows you to select the colour, thickness, and tip of the pen. To customize the pen tool, click on the arrow to the right of the pen button and then click customize. To bring attention to certain parts of the snippet, the pen tool is recommended.

It does not erase the original snippet, only the pen or highlighter.

Eraser: Erase portions you've marked up with pen or highlighter.

Highlight is not recommended, as some people with colour vision impairment will not be able to differentiate highlighted sections.

Highlight: Highlight portions of the snippet in bright yellow.

Pen: Draw on the snippet to highlight or label portions of it.

Copy: Copy the snippet, allowing you to paste it into another program such as a Word document.

New: Click New to create a new snippet.

The Snipping tool menu has the following features: (your version may be a bit different) Once you've created the snippet, you can mark it up using the pen tool, if needed, and then either save it, copy it, or email it. In the following example, the Royal Roads University logo has been selected for snipping.Īfter snipping the logo, it will appear in the Snipping tool: To snip a portion of the screen, drag the mouse from the top left corner to the bottom right corner to select the object that you would like to snip. If the screen doesn't look faded, then click on the New button to start snipping.

#MAC SNIPPING TOOL IMAGES WINDOWS#

On some versions of Windows the Snipping tool is automatically ready for snipping (the screen looks faded), while on others you need to click the New button first. The snipping tool will look a bit different depending on your version of Windows.

Type in 'Snipping' and then either press the enter key or click on Snipping Tool to launch the Snipping tool. This will pop up the Search Programs and Files box. Steps to use the Windows Snipping tool:Ĭlick the Windows key on your keyboard. This captured portion of the screen–the snippet–can then be marked up to highlight certain portions of it, saved, or emailed. Windows has a utility called the Snipping tool which allows you to capture an image of the screen or a portion of the screen. If you would like information on creating a screenshot on Mac OS, click here.

#MAC SNIPPING TOOL IMAGES WINDOWS 7#

The instructions should work in Windows 7 or newer. This article will explain how to take a screenshot or a portion of a screenshot in Windows.

Mac snipping tool images