How to use Snipping Tool in Windows 10

Snipping Tool is a Microsoft Windows screenshot tool included in Windows 10. It can take still screenshots known as snips of an open window, rectangular areas, a free-form area, or the entire screen. Snips can then be annotated using a mouse or a tablet, stored as an image file (PNG, GIF, or JPEG file) or an MHTML file, or e-mailed. Snipping Tool allows for basic image editing of the snapshot, with different colored pens, an eraser, and a highlighter. You also have the ability to export your snip to Paint 3D to edit your snip more thoroughly. This paragraph was taken from en.wikipedia.o...
⌚️Timestamps:
0:10 Snipping Tool shortcut creation - Pint to Task bar, Pin to Start and Desktop Shortcut
1:43 Rectangular Snip
3:08 Free-Form Snip
3:56 Window Snip
4:49 Past Snip into an Email
5:22 Past Snip into a Document
5:50 Edit Snip using Snipping tool
6:25 Export to Paint 3D
*Full Screen Snip was not covered as I had personally missed it. This is because Full-screen snip only appears when you click "New" after selecting a mode already. You see the usual transparent white screen. To select full-screen snip click again on the arrow near "mode" and you should be able to select Full-screen mode.
Snips taken in this video can be viewed on Imgur imgur.com/gall...
When you save a Snip you have the ability to save it as PNG, GIF, or JPEG and a MHTML file. By default Snips are saved as PNG. In this video all snips were saved as PNG fyi.
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[@Christobanistan]

Yeah, 11 is so crippled and has so many fewer usability features (such as inexplicably no large calendar visible when you click the time and no 'always show text' and small icons option for the tasbar !). Also, with my very low vision, those tiny copy/cut/paste/rename icons on the the right click menu are impossible to see since they now have no text. There are countless other instances in 11 where designers (the same morons who designed 8) discard usability and decent UX in favor of aesthetics. Microsoft never seems to learn the lesson that PEOPLE not just artists use Windows!

[@devisree.ellanti9839]

Simple, crisp and well explained. Learned how to use snipping tool in less than 10 mins. Thank very much for this video 😊

[@vallik4402]

I had no idea how to go about this snipping app... I had to use it for my work. Saw this video, was helpful and I learnt how to use it. Thank you.

[@Websplaining]

You're welcome :)

[@raghudahal331]

Thank you for the nice video. I learned the snipping tool in 10 minutes. I wish to learn many more from your channel.

[@Websplaining]

You're very welcome Raghu! I hope my channel continues to provide you with value :)

[@djn1534]

Thanks for the tutorial. It was very easy to follow and exactly what I needed.

[@Websplaining]

You're welcome Darla!

[@smart-living6926]

🌷👍Thank you very much for this very informative, simple & easy to understand tutorial in easy to follow steps in plain English language. You cover all basic fundamentals of snipping tools and also explain very clearly which mode to use for which purpose, thanks again.

[@Websplaining]

You're very welcome! Thank you for your kind comment!

[@lberthelon]

Thanks for this video l was at a loss with the latest windows 10 update, my snipping tool was changed somewhat with the new update, l have been using this snipping tool for as long as l had this computer l was lost until l found this video now l know even more than l did before.

[@Websplaining]

You're welcome Lionel! Thank you for the positive comment and I am so glad to hear you were able to get the necessary information you required from the video, and also learn something new too!

[@yvettemoss5147]

Thanks so much!! Clear concise and easy.

[@Websplaining]

You're welcome Yvette! Glad to hear the video was clear and easy to follow!

[@jonimariee]

Amazing..thanks, I didn't need all that taskbar stuff because I just hit the print screen key and it's snipping time..

[@melaniemalelang2132]

thanks for ur very informative ive learn in your video. It easy to understand and how to do it and its very helpful. just follow your steps and done. keep it up sir. thanks for sharing.

[@Websplaining]

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[@evelynnunez5818]

Thank you for this tutorial it was very helpful.

[@Websplaining]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jstiegg9224]

instead of copying from file explorer and pasting onto desktop you can just right click from file location and click send to>Desktop(create shortcut)

[@carrienakano5252]

Very thorough!

[@megan.ashford]

thank you. so helpful and easy-to-follow instructions 🌻🥀💮

[@mathewojwando5195]

Very informative. Thanks very much.

[@ayushstradfan7577]

Thank you very much websplaining for this tutorial

[@Websplaining]

My pleasure! I am glad you found it helpful.

[@catrat1967]

Thanks alot, need this for sure!

[@Websplaining]

You're welcome Paul!

[@ruthb9034]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@Websplaining]

You're welcome Ruth, thank you for your comment.

[@babusripathy3124]

Really helpful👌.. thank you so much

[@Websplaining]

You're very welcome Babu!

[@mindfulsoul303]

Brilliant video, thank you.

[@Websplaining]

You're welcome Simon!

[@languagesandotherstuffs3305]

Thank you, the video is soo informative

[@sichnoblade]

You really helped me

[@Websplaining]

Glad to hear the video was helpful :)!

[@Oiii615]

Easy tutorial. Thanks.

[@Websplaining]

You're welcome John!

[@cardin1017]

thank you so much man

[@Websplaining]

You're very welcome Cardin!

[@shamsulislam7626]

Thanks for the knowledge dear, very kind of you, i wonder if i can fix the tool permanently on rectangular or any other snip rather than hitting NEW every time , can you help me in this regard please

[@7-aimer820]

thank you i was just using short cut but u have to use rectangle mod thanks :)

[@Websplaining]

You're welcome Aimer!

[@celebrityinterviews3691]

excellent

[@saiaditya8594]

Is it only me or your voice and accent sounds like that of Daniel Radcliffe??😂

[@ab140]

Thanks you soooo much

[@Websplaining]

You're very welcome A B!

[@kriti3045]

Amazing thankewwww so much ❤️

[@Websplaining]

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[@kriti3045]

@@Websplaining Sure 🌻

[@bronson2171]

Hi, when I use the snippet tool, I get a window with steps to a shortcut. How does that work? Can you do a video on that, please?

[@Spec_sy]

Or Shift + S + Windows

[@officialtinno]

in the new window. when you snip the photo it doesn't show the save option tool and i can't find the photos that already been snipped.

[@redneckchick72]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@monicabolds6423]

Thank you!

[@Websplaining]

You're welcome Monica!

[@m.n.3490]

Hi Websplaining. Nice video. I am using the version of the snipping tool that I assume came as part of Widows 10. The interface is a bit different than what you show here (which I assume is "Snipping Tool" from the Windows Store? Anyways, I wonder of you can answer a question about the tool I am using? I start it by either right clicking on the screen, which pops up a dailogue that has TAKE SCREENSHOT in it, and select that. (Or I can press the WINDOWS KEY+SHIFT+S which pops up a shape selection menu). So, I can sometimes start snipping on my visible screen, and pull the snipping box down to where it scrolls the page, extending the snipped area past the current on screen images. (Sometimes this won't work, which I cannot yet understand why. It seems to work differently on Facebook, depending on if I have a pop up or not). Maybe you know why? So, once I select the snipped area, I can use CTRL+C to execute the COPY to clipboard, instead of hitting the COPY BUTTON, which is great. But, there is also a DOWNLOAD button, which downloads the selected image to a file in my DOWNLOADS folder. Is there a shortcut key for DOWNLOAD, like there is for COPY? Lastly, I was looking for an alternative snipping tool, and looked on the Microsoft Store. There are several there, nit not many with high ratings, and, surprising to me, many have less than a dozen reviews! The Microsoft SNIPPING TOOL there has 3,000 reviews, which is sort of low also, I think. Anyways, if I download the Microsoft SNIPPING TOOL - will it overwrite the version I am now using with Windows 10? Is there a good snipping tool that you would recommend? Thank you for considering my (long) questions!

[@Hiramcast]

How to make a shortcut for the new snip and how to make it automatically save in the folder after selecting an area?

[@fredberri7225]

I had this snipping tool. Now when I open it only opens partially....about 1/4 of the way. The entire bottom is missing.

[@dom9010]

is it possible to snip a video because I only want 1/4 of the screen On a vid im doing

[@Websplaining]

Yup! anything can be snipped that you see on your screen.

[@Christobanistan]

How the HEECKK do you change the "default" option to Full screen? When I press Win+Shift+S it waits for me to move my mouse over to full screen and click (lots more work if you're doing lots of screenshots), and now it includes the MOUSE in my screenshot. :(

[@harshithud3980]

thanks for the help man

[@Websplaining]

You're welcome! Glad the video helped you :)

[@oliverahmed7630]

tnks dude

[@Websplaining]

You're welcome!

[@chessguru900]

It does not show the same page on windows 11. I cannot use the crop to do a screenshot. You could have mentioned how to do a screenshot.

[@mohammadtahirkadgaonkar6842]

not able to zoom in and out in snipping tool, to make it easier to edit. How can i do it?

[@oliviamikayla5078]

AWSOME 😁

[@shwetamishra841]

Snipping tool on ho jata hain apne aap keyboard does not working what can i do i dont understand

[@subhanullahadelyar]

Screen recorder name which you use please!

[@rosamejia2160]

Hi there. How would I crop a pentagon so that the edges are crisp. When I use the free form tool I can't draw a straight edge.

[@Websplaining]

I would recommend just taking a snip of the object you want to snip if you don't have a steady hand. Then use a tool for precise cropping such as photoshop to crop out the pentagon shape from the screenshot. If you don't have photoshop try GIMP which is open source www.gimp.org

[@Yes00000]

🔥🔥🔥👍🏾

[@kriti3045]

Hey I need to ask u something- Can't I scroll down & take the snip of whole document??

[@Websplaining]

You can only take snips of what's visible on your screen at that particular moment.

[@kriti3045]

@@Websplaining okk thankeww ❤️

[@uknowme1811]

Anyway, to add text to snip?

[@sharonstrong1600]

How do I add text to snipped pics??

[@taze2664]

why when i use and i take a schot its freeze me pc

[@Notvanessa00]

ok but where do i download? :| if ur gonna make a video atleast put a link

[@Websplaining]

Search snipping tool on your Windows PC. No Download required.

[@Notvanessa00]

@@Websplaining oh thanks! sorry i was really pissedi couldnt find a video with a link to download but i was dumb enough to not understand that its already on your pc, ty tho lol

[@Websplaining]

@@Notvanessa00 You're welcome.

[@melaniemalelang2132]

i download thru google find snipping tool and download it. that's it and done.

[@SagarSingh-dq2rd]

link for that wallpaper please

[@karenstephanou7203]

Is there a way to do a rolling screen snip?

[@Websplaining]

There are only four snip modes offered by the Snipping Tool. 1. Free-form Snip 2. Rectangular Snip 3. Window Snip 4. Full Screen Snip

[@deirdretynan1781]

I wish to save an email in outlook but only want to save the actual email itself excluding the message pane of all other inbox messages. What type of snip would suit this?

[@Websplaining]

Hi Deirdre, try rectangular snip.

[@deirdretynan1781]

@@Websplaining Thank you. Is this the snip where you draw a box around what you want to save? What about Window snip would this work?

[@Websplaining]

@@deirdretynan1781 This will capture the entire window.

[@deirdretynan1781]

@@Websplaining Thank you!! 😃

[@Websplaining]

@@deirdretynan1781 You're welcome Deirdre :) have a happy new year!

[@ito6787]

How can i do it instantly tho? Is it possible to do that?

[@Websplaining]

Press "prt sc" key on your keyboard to screenshot your entire screen instantly.

[@Jalyauba]

Hi how do yOu add a coloured border around a snip e.g framing your snip please?

[@Websplaining]

Yes you can but you will need to left click on the paint 3d icon furthest to the right after taking your snip to export it there and make your snip adjustments.

[@Jalyauba]

@@Websplaining thanks very much.

[@Websplaining]

@@Jalyauba You're welcome!

[@Flandernify]

How to type a text note on the image taken?

[@Websplaining]

After taking a snip, Left click on "edit with paint 3d" and you will be able to do that there.

[@dddddd9225]

how do i get snipping tool back i only have snip and sketch

[@Websplaining]

I have a video on Snip and Sketch. It will be the new snipping tool, as Microsoft is phasing out the snipping tool. Here is the video on how to use Snip & Sketch kzbin.info/www/bejne/baSwhZSMqKeSg6M

[@wetbeans7957]

snip and sketch is the chad version of snipping tool

[@hillsr]

@2:31 that's what she said 😄

[@dennisgitaunjuguna8610]

highly pixelated images

[@shaunmccrae1962]

This does not work with win 11. Totally different

[@johnhull2582]

Snipping tool is making my nose bleed it is so dumbly made.

[@ashasaini1797]

Your accent is heavy. Cannot easily follow you.

[@subhanullahadelyar]

Screen recorder name which you use please!