Of course, there are many free screen capture tools for all versions of Windows if your needs are more complex than taking a simple shot of your screen now and then. But if you don’t want to or have to go to that trouble, here’s how to capture a screenshot with the snipping tool.
Here’s How to Use the Windows Snipping Tool Drag Box
Tips
If your screenshot contains a limited number of colors and you want to retain crisp lines and keep the file size small, save it as a GIF file. If your screenshot contains many colors and you want to retain crisp lines and full quality, save it as a PNG file. If your screenshot contains many colors and you want to make the file size small, save as a JPEG file. You can use the pen and highlighter tools in the snipping tool toolbar to add markup to your screenshot before saving it. The eraser tool removes marks made with the pen and highlighter tools. You can email a screenshot without saving it first by using the “Send To” button on the snipping tool toolbar. Select the Options menu to change the way the snipping tool operates. You can change the color of the selection outline by selecting a new ink color, or turn the outline off entirely by unchecking the box for “Show selection ink after snips are captured.”
