Screen capture is one of the most important features for windows users, because all level peoples using these features. In earlier version of windows computer screen capture process is tedious work for users, because press the Print Screen button and paste to Paint or other software to save the images. Even though if you would like to take perfect screenshot of particular area of the whole screen, that is not possible. So that many people using third party apps for quick and perfect screen capture.
 
capture screens windows 8 computer
After released the Windows Vista and Windows 7, Microsoft added new tool for capture screens that is snipping tool. This tool is really confusing for some windows Vista users but in windows 8 it is enhanced this features. If you would like to capture entire screens you can press Windows key + print screen button, it will be saved full screens in Picture folder created with Screenshots folder.

 

Snipping Tool Features:

Windows Snipping tool is capture screens in multi-level. If you would like to capture irregular shape you can choose Free-form Snip option to take prefect screen shots, also you can make Rectangular and full screens. You can open this tool by click on windows key and search the app by Snipping tool.
snipping tool

After capture the screens you can also make changes by using Snipping tool editor, highlight any important part or draw with pen tool and easy to send email from this tool. Moreover snipping tool is the best screen capture tool without using any third-party apps.

 

Snipping Tool Shortcut:

You can also set shortcut key for Quick open the snipping tool by doing following steps:

  1. Go to Windows -> System32 -> SnppingToo.exe or SnippingTool shortcut in your start Menu
  2. snipping tool

  3. Right click SnippingTool.exe and go to properties
  4. In Properties window move to Shortcut Tab and set the key in Shortcut key fields then click Apply and OK
  5. snipping tool short cut

Now Shortcut successfully set to Snipping tool, next time you can open by using this shortcut key.

 

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