Screen shots a snap with Vista snip tool
I was searching my Vista accessories for hyperteminal and stumbled upon a built in screen shot tool in Vista called Snipping Tool. I’m sure to most it’s nothing new, but coming late in the game leaves for more surprises!
You can find it in the start menu -> all programs -> accessories.
By default there is an outline around any window space that you choose to grab. This can be turned off by clearing the check box in the options ->“Show selection ink after snips are captured“.
You can take snips of menus and the like this:
- Open Snipping Tool
- Press Escape
- Navigate to the menu, or start menu area
- Press Ctrl + Print Screen (PC)
- Use the snip tool
Of course to take screen shots of the snipping tool, I needed to use the old stand by Screen Grab Pro. Otherwise it took a selection of the desktop behind the app.
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HI There.
I’ve got Vista, but for some reason do not have this snip tool under accesories. How can I include it?
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@Engela Im now running W7, but I think you need to add the feature for the snip tool in the control panel. From what I’ve read the feature is found under the tablet options (odd). Here is a page I found that shows how to do so: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial134.html