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The '''Snipping Tool''' is a program included with the [[Windows Vista]] [[operating system]] and all later versions so far. It is [[screenshot]] utility which can not only make an image of the complete area of the screen(s), but also selected portions.
To start this program on you post-[[Windows XP]] system, just click on the Start button, and click All Programs. Then select the Accessories folder, and click on "Snipping Tool."<ref>http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/how-to-use-the-windows-snipping-tool</ref>
==Screenshot Options==
* Full-screen - Capture the entire screen ''(same result as from using the [[Print Screen]] key)''<ref name="microsoft.com">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-snipping-tool-capture-screen-shots#1TC=windows-7</ref>
* Window Snip - Select a specific window to capture ''(same result as from holding Alt while pressing the [[Print Screen]] key)''<ref name="microsoft.com">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-snipping-tool-capture-screen-shots#1TC=windows-7</ref>
* Free-form - Draw a free-form shape with your mouse, much like using the paint brush in [[Microsoft Paint|MS paint]]<ref name="microsoft.com">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-snipping-tool-capture-screen-shots#1TC=windows-7</ref>
* Rectangular - Drag click and drag with the cursor to form a rectangle<ref name="microsoft.com">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-snipping-tool-capture-screen-shots#1TC=windows-7</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[category:software]]
[[category:Screenshot software]]
To start this program on you post-[[Windows XP]] system, just click on the Start button, and click All Programs. Then select the Accessories folder, and click on "Snipping Tool."<ref>http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/how-to-use-the-windows-snipping-tool</ref>
==Screenshot Options==
* Full-screen - Capture the entire screen ''(same result as from using the [[Print Screen]] key)''<ref name="microsoft.com">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-snipping-tool-capture-screen-shots#1TC=windows-7</ref>
* Window Snip - Select a specific window to capture ''(same result as from holding Alt while pressing the [[Print Screen]] key)''<ref name="microsoft.com">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-snipping-tool-capture-screen-shots#1TC=windows-7</ref>
* Free-form - Draw a free-form shape with your mouse, much like using the paint brush in [[Microsoft Paint|MS paint]]<ref name="microsoft.com">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-snipping-tool-capture-screen-shots#1TC=windows-7</ref>
* Rectangular - Drag click and drag with the cursor to form a rectangle<ref name="microsoft.com">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-snipping-tool-capture-screen-shots#1TC=windows-7</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[category:software]]
[[category:Screenshot software]]