Take a snapshot to copy words or images from all or part of your PC screen. Use Snipping Tool to make changes or notes, then save, and share.
Capture any of the following types of snips:
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Freeform |
Draw a freeform shape around an object. |
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Rectangle |
Drag the cursor around an object to form a rectangle. |
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Window |
Select a window, such as a dialog box, that you want to capture. |
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Full screen |
Capture the entire screen. |
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Video snip |
Capture a video clip of a rectangular selection of any part of the screen you like. |
When you capture a snip, it's automatically copied to the Snipping Tool window where you make changes, save, and share.?
Use Copilot+ PC features in Snipping Tool
On a?Copilot+ PC, you can also use these AI-powered features:
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Perfect screenshot |
Perfect screenshot automatically adjusts the capture area to tightly frame on-screen content, reducing the need for post-capture cropping. |
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Color picker |
Capture exact color values from anywhere on the screen. |
Open Snipping Tool
Select the Start? button,?enter?snipping tool, then select Snipping Tool from the results. You can use these shortcuts for getting things done with Snipping Tool faster:
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Press?Windows logo key? +?Shift?+?S?to open?the snipping tool overlay to capture an image snapshot.
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Press?Windows logo key? +?Shift?+ R to open the snipping tool overlay to capture a video clip.
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Press Print Screen (PrtSc)?for a static image snapshot of your entire screen and place it in your clipboard.
Work with your screenshots
With Snipping Tool open, select?one of the following to create and work with your screenshots.
In Snipping Tool, select Snipping?Mode.?and choose the kind of snip you want and select New.
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Rectangle: Allows you to select a rectangular area to capture.
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Window: Allows you to select a window that you want to capture.
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Full screen: Immediately captures a snapshot of the entire screen.
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Freeform: Allows you to draw a freeform shape to select the area you want to capture.
Depending on the option you select, you would see the entire screen change slightly to gray indicating you're ready to capture a snip.
Note:?Perfect screenshot is only available on a?Copilot+ PC.
In Snipping Tool, select Perfect Screenshot, then select a rectangular area on the screen.
Perfect Screenshot automatically adjusts the capture area to tightly frame on-screen content, reducing the need for post-capture cropping. When activated, the tool uses a rectangular selection that analyzes the visible screen and snaps around the most prominent content in view. It provides crop handles for optional fine-tuning and is designed to make captures cleaner and more efficient with minimal effort.
Note:?Color picker is only available on a?Copilot+ PC.
In Snipping Tool, select Color picker, then?select a color from your screen, and copy it to the clipboard.
After you capture an image snip, you can:
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Write or draw on or around it by selecting the?Pen?or?Highlighter?buttons.
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Add shapes or emojis to the snip by selecting the Shapes button.
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Select?Eraser?to remove the lines or shapes you've added.
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Crop the image by selecting the Image crop button.
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Select Text actions button to extract and copy desired text from the snip.
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Select Undo or Redo to undo or redo your annotations.
To capture a video snip, open Snipping Tool,?select the Record button, then select New, or press?Windows logo key?+?Shift?+ R. Select the area of the screen you wish to record, then select Start. When you are done, select Stop. At this point you can save the recording as-is or select Edit in Clipchamp to work with it in the Clipchamp video editor.
When you finish recording a video snip, select the Edit in Clipchamp button to add Captions?or?Audio.
Generate and add captions
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Navigate to the?Captions?tab and select the?Transcribe media button.
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Choose your language and filter options from the pop-up.
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Navigate and select Transcribe media?to generate captions.
Add and detach audio from the video snip
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Select the?Audio tab from the sidebar.
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Adjust the volume within a range of 0 to 200%.
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To download the audio separately, select the?Detach audio button.
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To access the downloaded audio file, press the?Windows logo key? + R?and type "downloads" in the dialog?box.
For more information, refer to Add captions and audio description to a Snip video.
Notes:?
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To add an auto caption to the video snippet, refer to How to use autocaptions in Clipchamp.
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To use the text to speech feature, refer?How to use the text to speech feature.
After you capture a snip, it is automatically saved to your Screenshots folder. To change the automatic save behavior or the default Screenshots folder, select See?More then select Settings.
You can also save an additional copy of the captured snip by selecting the?Save as button, then select the location and filename and Save the file.
After you capture a snip, select the See?More?menu on top right, and then select Share.
Once you've captured a snip, select the Text actions button to activate the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) feature. This allows you to extract text directly from your image. From here, you have the option to either select and copy specific text or use the tools to Copy all text or to?Quick redact any email addresses or phone numbers in the snip. All text recognition processes are performed locally on your device.
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Press these keys |
To do this |
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Alt + M |
Choose a snipping mode. |
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Alt + N |
Create a new snip in the same mode as the last one. |
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Shift + arrow keys |
Move the cursor to select from different types of snips. |
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Alt + D |
Delay capture by 1-5 seconds |
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Ctrl + C |
Copy the snip to clipboard |
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Ctrl + S |
Save the snip |
With your capture open in Snipping Tool, select?Edit?>?Edit with Paint?to use features for sizing, color, text, and many other enhancements.
In the folder where you’ve saved your snip, right click on the snip. Select?Print?from the options and make choices for how you want to print your image.
In the search box on the taskbar, type?snipping tool. You’ll see the Snipping Tool app and a list of actions you can take. Select?Pin to taskbar.
First, identify the menu or other components you want to capture. In Snipping Tool, select Delay and then select, for example, 5 seconds. Select the desired Snipping?Mode, then select New to start the 5-second countdown. Within 5 seconds, open a menu or otherwise compose your image. At 5 seconds, when you see the screen turn?gray, use the mouse to draw around the area you want.?
Take a snapshot to copy words or images from all or part of your PC screen. Use Snipping Tool to make changes or notes, then save, and share.
Capture any of the following types of snips:
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Free-form snip |
Draw a free-form shape around an object. |
|
Rectangular snip |
Drag the cursor around an object to form a rectangle. |
|
Window snip |
Select a window, such as a dialog box, that you want to capture. |
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Full-screen snip |
Capture the entire screen. |
When you capture a snip, it's automatically copied to the Snipping Tool window where you make changes, save, and share.?
Open Snipping Tool
There are three?ways to open Snipping Tool:
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Select the Start? button,?enter?snipping tool, then select Snipping Tool from the results.
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Press?Windows logo key? +?Shift?+?S.
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Press Print Screen (PrtSc).
Work with your screenshots
With Snipping Tool open, select?one of the following to create and work with your screenshots.
In Snipping Tool, select Mode.?and choose the kind of snip you want.
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Rectangle: Allows you to select a rectangular area to capture after you select New.
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Window: Allows you to select a window that you want to capture?after you select New.
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Full screen: Immediately captures a snapshot of the entire screen.
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Freeform: Allows you to draw a freeform shape to select the area you want to capture?after you select New.
Depending on the mode you select, you would see the entire screen change slightly to gray indicating you're ready to capture a snip.
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After you open Snipping Tool, open the menu that you want to capture.
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Press?Ctrl + PrtSc?keys. The entire screen changes to gray?including the open menu.
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Select?Mode, or?in earlier versions of Windows, select the arrow next to the?New?button.?Select the kind of snip you want, and then select the area of the screen capture that you want to capture.
After you capture a snip, you can write or draw on or around it by selecting the?Pen?or?Highlighter?buttons. Select?Eraser?to remove the lines you've drawn.
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After you capture a snip, select the?Save Snip?button.
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In the Save As box, type a file name, location, and type, and then select?Save.
When you capture a snip from a browser window and save it as an HTML file, the URL appears below the snip. To prevent the URL from appearing:
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In the Snipping Tool, select the?Options?button.
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In the Snipping Tools Options box, clear the?Include URL below snips (HTML only)?check box,?then select?OK.
After you capture a snip, select the arrow next to the Send Snip button, and then select an option from the list.??
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Press these keys |
To do this |
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Alt + M |
Choose a snipping mode. |
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Alt + N |
Create a new snip in the same mode as the last one. |
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Shift + arrow keys |
Move the cursor to select from different types of snips. |
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Alt + D |
Delay capture by 1-5 seconds |
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Ctrl + C |
Copy the snip to clipboard |
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Ctrl + S |
Save the snip |
With your capture open in Snipping Tool, select?Edit?>?Edit with Paint 3D?to use features for sizing, color, text, and many other enhancements.
With your capture open in Snipping Tool, select?File?>?Print?and make choices for how you want to print your image.
In the search box on the taskbar, type?snipping tool. You’ll see the Snipping Tool app and a list of actions you can take. Select?Pin to taskbar.
First, identify the menu or other components you want to capture. In Snipping Tool, select Delay and then select, for example, 5 seconds. Select Mode to start the 5-second countdown. Within 5 seconds, open a menu or otherwise compose your image. At 5 seconds, when you see the screen turn?gray, use the mouse to draw around the area you want.?
