The Windows Snipping Tool

1. Choose Start >> All Programs >> Accessories >> Snipping Tool.

2. In the Snipping Tool window that appears, click the down-arrow on the New button and choose a snip mode from the drop-down list:

• Free Form Snip lets you draw any old kind of line you like, such as a triangle, to define what you want to snip.

• Rectangular Snip does what it says: When you click and drag over a region, it forms a rectangular snip.

• Windows Snip allows you to select an active window to snip.

• Full-Screen Snip takes the entire enchilada, capturing the whole screen in the wink of an eye.

3. If you chose Free Form or Rectangular in Step 2, click and drag on the desktop or in a document to form an area to snip. If you chose Windows, click the window you want to snip. If you chose Full-Screen, the snip happens automatically.

4. In the mark-up window that appears, use the Pen, Highlighter, and Eraser tools to mark up or modify the image.

5. Click the Save Snip button that looks like a computer disk to display the Save As dialog box, where you can enter a filename, specify the location to save the file to, and then click Save.