Ever wanted a quick way to capture a portion of your screen to share via email or show off in a Word doc?The snipping tool is the way.

Use Snipping Tool

You can use Snipping Tool to capture a screen shot, or snip, of any object on your screen, and then annotate, save, or share the image.

A quick way to get to the tool is to click on start (windows icon) and start typing Snipping

You can capture any of the following types of snips:

• Free-form Snip. Draw a free-form shape around an object.
• Rectangular Snip. Drag the cursor around an object to form a rectangle.
• Window Snip. Select a window, such as a browser window or dialog box, that you want to capture.
• Full-screen Snip. Capture the entire screen.

After you capture a snip, it's automatically copied to the Clipboard and the mark-up window. From the mark-up window, you can annotate, save, or share the snip. The following procedures explain how to use Snipping Tool.

 To capture a snip

1. Click Start > Programs >Windows Accessories and open Snipping Tool.  Or, click on start, and just start typing Snip..
2. Click the arrow next to the New button, select Free-form Snip, Rectangular Snip, Window Snip, or Full-screen Snip from the list, and then select the area of your screen that you want to capture.

 To capture a snip of a menu

If you want to capture a snip of a menu, such as the Start menu, follow these steps:

1. Click to open Snipping Tool.
2. After you open Snipping Tool, press Esc, and then open the menu that you want to capture.
3. Press Ctrl+PrtScn.
4. Click the arrow next to the New button, select Free-form Snip, Rectangular Snip, Window Snip, or Full-screen Snip from the list, and then select the area of your screen that you want to capture.

 To annotate a snip

• After you capture a snip, you can write and draw on or around the snip in the mark-up window.

 To save a snip

1. After you capture a snip, click the Save Snip button in the mark-up window.
2. In the Save As dialog box, enter a name for the snip, choose a location where to save the snip, and then click Save.

 To share a snip

• After you capture a snip, click the arrow on the Send Snip button, and then select an option from the list.