How to capture a Windows 10 screen area using Snipping Tool

Snipping Tool is a screen capture tool available on Windows 10, with a feature that lets you capture an area on the screen or the entire computer screen.

To be able to capture the computer screen, the fastest way is to use the PrtScn key. However, this shortcut will take a picture of the entire screen, while you just want to capture a single area on the computer screen, how to do it?

If we are using Windows 10 operating system, it is very simple, it is using the tool available Snipping Tool. Users just need to select the area on the screen and Snipping Tool will help you capture the right position. Let's see how to capture a screen area on Windows 10 with Snipping Tool together with Network Administrator.

Step 1:

First of all, at the computer screen , right-click and select New , then select Shortcut .

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Step 2:

Next, the Create Shortcut dialog box interface. Here the Type the location of the item section , enter the snippingtool / clip path and click Next .

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Step 3:

Next in Type a name for this shortcut , we can enter a new name for this shortcut and click Finish .

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Step 4:

Go back to the screen, right-click the newly created Snipping Tool shortcut and select Properties .

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Step 5:

New interface appears. At the shortcut tab, click the Shortcut key and enter a shortcut to launch the shortcut of Snipping Tool . By default the shortcut will include the Ctrl key, Alt key and another user-selected key.

Finally click Apply and OK to save.

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Step 6:

After that, go back to the screen of the computer and the shortcut will see the shortcut. Press the key combination set to open the shortcut of Snipping Tool. In the tool dialog, click on the New icon .

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Soon the computer screen will be blurred. Snipping Tool provides users with 4 screen capture options, including full window capture, 1 screen capture, full screen capture or shooting option. Here we will capture a screen area so you just need to drag the mouse to create the area you want to cut on the computer screen and then release the hand. Immediately, the image taken in an area on the computer will appear at the editing interface of the Snipping Tool.

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Our next job is to edit the screenshot with the Snipping Tool's available editing tools and then save it when you click the Save icon. Very simple right ?! You just need to localize the screen you want to capture as soon as the snapshot is taken with the Snipping Tool.