Tuesday's Tip #22: Super Simple Screen Snip Shortcut

Using Snip your Screen keyboard Shortcut

Today's Tip is going to be pretty short and to the point but I am positive you will use it and love it! (did you like my alliteration :) )

Do you ever need to copy part of your screen to send to someone or create steps for someone that include screens of how to do something or maybe you are getting an error message and you need to show it to your IT department or programmer.

I use print screens or snip part of my screen almost everyday. Almost daily I providing documentation with screenshots or show a feature to someone via email. I used to just use the PrtScrn button on my keyboard (if you've never looked it's usually either up by your function keys (F1,F2 etc) or if you're on a larger desktop keyboard, it might be it's own key over by the number keypad.  This worked great at first - but if you use more than one screen, you get all the screens which can be annoying. Then you need to crop the part of the screen you want or edit it somehow - which isn't hard - but takes some extra clicks and steps.

Now I don't know if you do this as often as I do, but I'm guessing almost all of you have some practical need for sharing a part of your screen at one time or another. Snip and Sketch is Windows newest app for taking and editing screen clips. If you have Win10, you probably have it - but you maybe don't know it yet.  Snip and Sketch is replacing the prior program - Snipping Tool. It's even easier and you can usually get what you need with 2 keystrokes. In 2 steps - I'll show you. Also - watch the super short video which shows it very simply!

Brand new SUPER easy shortcut

1. With the something on your screen you want to copy use the shortcut Windows Logo Key (usually by your space bar) + Shift+S ( I remember Shift and S because they both start with S and so does snip) My very basic brain needs super simple things to recall!!
   
   
2. You will see the small toolbar show up at the top of your screen and your screen will get slightly dark.
   
   
3. Just use your mouse to Click & Drag across whatever part of the screen you want to copy.
4. As soon as you snip something - you will see it show up in the lower right hand corner of your screen and you can click on it if you want to open up Snip and Sketch.
   
   
   
5. Then go to wherever you want to paste it (Word doc, email, OneNote or anywhere else) and paste it with a paste button or Ctrl+V.

That's it!

Other variations on this or additional things you can do.

• Edit the screen snip
• Save the screen snip
• Add annotation (lines, arrows etc) to it
• Crop it
• Print it
•  Delay the snip

So Snip Away!

Using the Snip & Sketch App

If you click the window after you snip part of your screen - you will open the app. You can also find the app in the search screen in Win10 too.

Once you are in the app - you will see this toolbar where you can do other things with your snip too.

• Save
• Print
• Annotate with markers or highlighting tools
• Crop
• Resize
• Share

Happy Tuesday!

Kari