Taking Screen Shots in Windows - Snipping Tool
The snipping tool is found by default from the start menu under "Accessories." (Note: In Windows 10, this folder is titled "Windows Accessories") Once you open it, the entire screen will be grayed and a small window will open, as seen in the below screenshot.
![Snipping Tool Options Snipping Tool Options](/images/group28/14230/SnippingTool.png)
By clicking on the drop down arrow next to the "New" tab, you can choose one of four ways to take a screen shot:
- Free Form Snipping: This allows you to draw a free-hand outline with you mouse of the area to take a screenshot of.
- Rectangular Snip: Drag a cursor to create a rectangular section of the screen to capture
- Window Snip: Select this and click anywhere on an open window to instantly take a screen shot of just that window.
- Full Screen Snip: Instantly takes a screen shot of the entire Screen.
Editing Screenshots
After taking a screenshot, you will be brought to a new window where you will have to option to use a few basic editing tools, the ability to save or copy the screenshot, or simply take another screenshot.
![Editing Snips With the Snip Tool Editing Snips With the Snip Tool](/images/group28/14230/Edit_Snips.png)
Available tools include a pen feature to draw lines in a number of different colors, a highlighter feature to highlight sections of the screen shot and an eraser. Snips can be saved as an HTML, JPEG, GIF or PNG from this window. If you are e-mailing the screenshot to the CAE Helpdesk, please save it as either a .jpeg or a .png.
Note: Using the Snipping Tool is not required to take screenshots. You can also simply use the print scrn button on the keyboard and paste the image into a program like Paint or Photoshop for more advanced editing features.