Copying Your Screen Content

You use the Snipping Tool program to capture an imageor a snippetof a Web page or just about anything else on your computer screen. You can then e-mail the image, save it, or paste it into a document in another program. When you save or e-mail a snipped image, it's saved as a single-page HTML document. When the image is that of a Web page, the URL (the Web address) is automatically inserted into the document.

Snip an Image

If the Snipping Tool isn't already running, click the Start button, type snip in the Search box of the Start menu, and then click Snipping Tool to start the program.

Click the down arrow next to the New button, and select the type of snip you want:

• Free Form Snip to capture in any shape
  
  
• Rectangular Snip to capture a rectangular snip
  
  
• Window Snip to capture a program or a folder window
  
  
• Full-Screen Snip to capture everything on your screen
  
  

Capture your snip. For free form and rectangular snips, drag out the shape with the mouse (while holding down the left mouse button) or a stylus. For a window snip, click or tap anywhere in the window. The full-screen snip is captured automatically.

In the Snipping Tool window, use any of the tools to save, copy, send, or modify the snip.

Click New to capture another image, or click Close to exit the Snipping Tool.