Windows Vista’s “Snipping Tool”

in the older versions of Windows, Printscreen button (PrtScr) on the keyboard is mainly used to make screenshots. So, whenever you wanted to make a screenshot, you had to hit that button and then go into a photo editing program (paint) and paste it there, etc., etc. Well, in Windows Vista, you can actually bypass a lot of that work.

Windows Vista Snipping Tool is introduced to you in this TIP! To open the Snipping Tool, go to Start, Accessories, Snipping Tool. (You can also access it by typing the word "snip" into the search box under the Start menu (non-classic Start Menu)).

You can choose which type of shot you'd like to do. The choices are: Free-form snip, rectangular snip, window snip or full-screen snip. When you've decided which one you want to do, focus in on what you want to capture. To snip, just drag your mouse until you've captured what you want. Once you've got it snipped, you can choose from different customizing options to add certain things to your image. For example, you can use a highlighter to highlight certain things in whatever color you'd like to use. You can use the pen tool, eraser tool. When you're done with your screenshot, you can either save it or you can even send it to someone in an e-mail. So, NO need to open Paint separately.