Snipping Tool in Windows Vista
Did I mention that my old laptop died right before ALA, while I was on a writing retreat? Those who know me know that I have phantom limb syndrome without my laptop near at hand, so I bought a new one — a rather expensive California souvenir.
I had no choice but to get Vista, and I admit that while it is pretty, it has some weird “hang-ups.” But one of the things that it does have that I missed from my Mac days is the “Snipping Tool,” which lets you choose which part of a screenshot you want to copy. (Like Snag-It — but free!).
You might not find this feature unless you know to look for it, because it isn’t automatically installed by Windows. Go to your START button and start typing “snipping tool” in the search box. If you have just the right version of Vista (it doesn’t work on the most basic version of Vista), snipping tool will come up in the menu above. Make sure you are on the page from which you’ll take the screenshot, then start up the snipping tool.
Here are some tricks for using the snipping tool.
September 15th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Oh, sweet! I had similar circumstances, having to buy a new laptop when my old desktop came to a grinding halt (though it was a great excuse to upgrade!). It is great to see new tricks! The Snipping Tool will come in handy with my own course and school work, and I can’t wait to share it with my staff. Thanks!