
However, if you click the Snipping Tool preview that appears at the bottom of the screen, you'll find options to edit the screenshot (crop, rotate and more) and save it to your desktop. By default, the keyboard shortcut for accessing the Snipping Tool is Windows + Shift + S, but you can also use the PrtScr key by changing a setting in Windows 11. You can then paste it elsewhere to look at it. It has a virtual ruler that helps us to draw straight lines. Once the screenshot's taken, it'll be saved to your clipboard, as with the PrtScr key option.
Full-screen Snip: Capture your entire screen (same thing as PrtScr). Window Snip: Choose a window to capture. Snipping Tool Snipping Tool Microsoft Corporation Utilities & tools (5.52K) Free Get in Store app Description Quickly annotate screenshots, photos and other images with your pen, touch, or mouse and save, paste or share with other apps. You can access the Snipping Tool most quickly by clicking Start, typing Snipping Tool (or simply Snipping) into the Search box, and pressing Enter. It has nothing to do with Office 365 or any other edition of Microsoft Office. Freeform Snip: Draw any shape around what you want to capture. The Snipping Tool is part of Windows (introduced with Windows 7). Rectangular Snip: Draw a box around what you want to capture. If you tap on Win + Shift + S, your screen will flash and a small Snipping Tool menu will appear at the top of the screen, allowing you to do the following (from left to right): However, Snipping Tool has been Microsofts way of replacing this method, with powerful tools to take a screenshot of certain parts of the screen for example. Not everyone wants a screenshot of their entire screen, which is why Windows 11 gives you the option to take only a partial screenshot. Take a screenshot of only part of the screen You can take four types of screenshots: rectangular, freeform, window and full-screen.