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How to Use Snip & Sketch to Capture, Edit, and Share Images
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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If you used to make any captions with the old Snipping Tool, you can still use it even in the latest Windows 10 versions.
However, as for the last years,SnippingTool will display the message saying thatSnippingTool will move to a new home and the recommendation to use Snip & Sketch or to try the new shortcut Win + Shift + S.
If you read theMicrosoft pageabout what’s new in the newWindows 10version 2004 update, they say thatScreen Sketch is now called Snip & Sketch.
How can I use the new Snip & Sketch?
So, if you want to capture a screen, animage, or just a portion of the screen, press the Windows key, then the Shift key, and then the S key.
If you do that, you will see a captioning toolbox just like in thepicturebelow.
The first, and default option is to capture a rectangular screen. You just need to left-click and drag with the mouse the perimeter you want to caption.
After you release the left-click, the caption will be copied into theclipboardfor you to paste wherever you need it.
The second option is for a freeform snip and the third option is for capturing the active window. The last one is for capturing the whole screen.
How to open and use the Snip & Sketch app?
To open the app, just search for Snip & Sketch in the Windows Search and click on it from the results.
You can also open the app by clicking on the notification you receive after you capture animage. If you do that, you will get animagewith your caption like the one below.
To edit the caption, Snip & Sketch offers options to save, copy, or share and includes a pen, highlighter, and an eraser, all with variable line widths.
How to change the settings in Snip & Sketch
To get to the settings options of Snip & Sketch, click on the three horizontal lines from the top right corner of the screen and select Settings from the drop-down menu.
From the Settings menu, you can change how Snip & Sketch behaves after you capture animage.
You might also be interested in reading our guide onhow to crop images on Windows 10.
It’s a pretty basic app with basic features. Did you try it? Tell us about your experience in the comments section below.
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Claudiu Andone
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Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft.
His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
