Lost snipping tool

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Last edited: Aug 20, Joined Aug 1, Messages 52 Reaction score Joined Jun 24, Messages Reaction score Click to expand Last edited: Aug 22, Though the Snipping Tool is light weight and simple, you may think it too simple to meet your need. Now that it's not working properly, how about trying another screenshot tool? FonePaw Screen Recorder opens new window is highly recommended, as it can be a more powerful snapshot tool for Windows however as easy to use as Snipping Tool.

Download it and have a try! Step Two: Click the third button with a camera icon on the panel, then drag your mouse to select the area to take a screenshot; otherwise it will capture full screen. Step Three: Click the screenshot button to take a snapshot. In the snapshot window, you'll find the annotation tools to add line, circle, texts, etc. And you can choose to save the screenshot or pin the screenshot on computer. You can easily find all the screenshot files by clicking the media manager, the button at the top-right corner.

Then you can share the pictures to your friends or to social media like YouTube or Facebook. FonePaw Screen Recorder is also a powerful screen recorder. Listed below are some of the most popular ones that you can use for free and that come installed on most versions of Windows. It will get the job done but the interface is old and outdated matching the more vintage style of Windows from years past.

This is the newest method added by Microsoft and surpasses the Snipping Tool with a modern interface and a much more elegant design. When you use this method, it has a similar process to that of the Snipping Tool. This allows you to take a screenshot of your entire screen which will then save it to your clipboard. If you want to then interact with the screenshot, you can paste it into a compatible app such as Microsoft Paint, WordPad, Microsoft Word, or Google Docs.

If you want to take a picture of your screen and have it automatically saved to your computer, you can do that too. When taking a screenshot it is a good idea to give it a name then so when it comes time to retrieve it at a later date, searching for it will be a much easier process.