Click anywhere except the toolbar to take the screenshot.Īfter taking a screenshot or clicking on the notification, Snip & Sketch takes you to the editing window.

Full-screen Snip: Fullscreen snip captures the entire screen image.

Click inside the window to take its screenshot.

Window Snip: In this mode, you can capture a single window.

You need to click and drag your mouse over the perimeter of the screenshot boundary.

Freeform Snip: Freeform snip captures the image of a custom irregular zone.

You need to click and drag your mouse to select the area along the diagonal of the rectangle.

Rectangular Snip: This mode captures the image of a custom rectangular area.

You can select the mode from the toolbar on the snipping screen and take your screenshots accordingly. Snip & Sketch offers four screenshot modes.

To enable notifications, go to Settings > System > Notifications & actions and toggle on Snip & Sketch. You need to click the notification to edit the image. Note: If you use such shortcuts, taking a screenshot only gives a notification. Pressing PrtScr or Print Screen button after enabling the Print Screen shortcut from Settings > Ease of Access/Accessibility > Keyboard.Clicking the Notification icon and selecting Screen snip or Expand > Screen Snip.Using the Run command explorer ms-screenclip:.There are also a few shortcuts you can use to access the snipping screen directly without having to open the app, such as:

When you get to the snipping screen, the screen dims, and you can see the snipping toolbar on the top of your screen. The downwards arrow icon also shows the options to take a snip now or after 3 or 10 seconds. You can also search for it on the search bar.Ĭlicking New on the app takes you to the snipping screen, where you can take your screenshots. The usual method of opening Snip & Sketch is from the Start Menu.

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