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In Windows XP and previous versions of Windows, taking a snapshot of a window or full screen was a tedious job. One had to first press the Print Screen key on the keyboard, open Paint program and then press Ctrl + V hotkey to take the snapshot. Users who wanted advanced tools had no options but to go for third-party tools.

To help users take snapshots without installing third-party tools Microsoft first introduced Snipping tool with Windows Vista and the same feature exists in Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and the latest Windows 10 as well.

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Snip is transforming the way people think about communicating their ideas and providing feedback on others’ ideas,” explained Anoop Gupta, distinguished scientist and leader of the Snip team. “The team that built Snip is also the team that is responsible for Office Mix,” added Aravind Bala, partner engineering manager for Snip. Windows 7 provides the Snipping Tool, a useful accessory for capturing an area of the screen or even the whole desktop. You can then send a 'snipped' image via email with Microsoft Outlook. How to Use Snipping Tool in Windows 10 to Capture Screenshot – We had already covered few topics on Windows 10 on our website. Today we bring you an interesting description of one of the tools of Windows 10 that most of us would surely learn and apply. Capture a snip of a menu. After you open Snipping Tool, open the menu that you want a picture of. (For Windows 7, press the Esc key before opening the menu.); Press Ctrl + PrtScn keys. This captures the entire screen, including the open menu.

With Snipping Tool you can capture text, graphics, and any associated annotations and then save them in your desired format. Unfortunately, Microsoft has not defined a default keyboard shortcut for Snipping Tool.

Every time, we need to either go through the Start menu or enter the the search keyword in the Start menu search to launch it. Wouldn’t it be cool if it was possible to launch Snipping with the help of a keyboard shortcut?

UPDATE: There are over 9 useful Snipping Tool keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10.

Keyboard shortcut for Snipping tool in Windows

Yes, you can create a keyboard shortcut to launch Snipping tool in Windows 10/7. To create a keyboard shortcut for Snipping Tool, use the simple procedure given below:

Instructions for Windows 10 (scroll down for Windows 7 instructions)

Step 1: If you are on Windows 10, navigate to Start > All apps > Windows Accessories, right-click on Snipping Tool entry, click More, and then click Open file location to open Windows Accessories folder.

Step 2: Right-click on Snipping Tool shortcut, click Properties.

Step 3: Under Shortcut tab, click the field next to Shortcut key, and then enter a keyboard shortcut that you would like to use to launch Snipping Too. Note that Windows automatically adds Ctrl + Alt as prefix. So it’s wise to use a shortcut such as Ctrl + Al + S as the keyboard shortcut.

Tip: Please note that you can also pin Snipping tool to the taskbar and then use the Windows key plus numerical key to launch the tool. For instance, if you pinned the Snipping tool to the extreme left of the taskbar (next to the Start icon), then you press Windows + 1 key to launch Snipping tool.

Instructions for Windows 7

Step 1: Go to Start > All programs > Accessories. Right-click on Snipping Tool and select Properties.

Step 2: Move to the Shortcut tab. Select the Shortcut key box, and then press any desired keyboard key as your shortcut to the program.

Step 3: Windows will define the new shortcut to the Snipping Tool and will also embed Ctrl + Alt as the prefix to the shortcut. If you have assigned “S” key to Snipping Tool then you need to press Ctrl + Alt + S to launch, for instance.

Step 4: Click Apply and remember your new keyboard shortcut!

In current versions of Windows the venerable snipping tool (snippingtool.exe) has been updated with improved functionality.

Windows 7 Snipping Tool

This is the Snipping Tool from a Windows 7 lab machine:
Clicking on Options we see:

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Windows 10 Snipping Tool

The below were taken from my Windows 10 build 1803 machine. Note that there are now additional buttons present.
Specifically the Mode and Delay buttons as shown below.
Mode allows you to customise what will be captured.
Delay allows you to delay the capture so you have time to get the exact details ready.
The options are the same as the Windows 7 version:
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Bootnote

Why should you care about the new options? Have to every had the requirement to capture a pop-up menu, but when you press the key to initiate the screen capture the key press dismisses the very thing you want to capture?
This is the perfect example of when to use the delay feature. Set the delay, click new snip and then you will be capture the exact detail you want.
Happy snipping!!!
Cheers,

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Rhoderick