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Where is the Snipping Tool in Windows 10?

Where is the Snipping Tool in Windows 10? I can't get it to appear in my start menu when I'm typing its name, like I could before Windows 10. Is there a built-in alternative? (Of course, we know about PrintScreen and Alt+PrintScreen, that's not the…
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How to snip same part of screen as last time?

In windows 10, I can use the Snipping Tool or Snip & Sketch to snip a part my screen (basically a screenshot + crop to selection). I would like to snip the same part of the screen after I perform some other operation in another application that…
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Windows snipping tool highlight straight

In the Windows Snipping Tool, I would like to know how I can use the highlighter tool to draw straight lines?
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Can Windows 7 or Vista's Snipping Tool capture a screen 10 seconds later, and capture the mouse pointer as well?

I wonder if Windows 7 or Vista's Snipping Tool can capture a screen 10 seconds later, and capture the mouse pointer as well? The thing is that sometimes we need to capture the thing that "pops up" when the mouse is over it, so in that case,…
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Can I assign "Print Screen" as a shortcut for Snipping Tool?

I'm using the Snipping Tool on Windows 7. When I click on the Snipping Tool's Properties in the Start menu, I can assign a shortcut like Ctrl+F12 to it Can I also assign only the key PrintScreen as a shortcut for Snipping Tool?
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windows snip tool, capture scrolling page

I'm trying to capture a scrolling page using windows 8 snip tool. I've tried the window capture option but it just captures the visible part of the page, not the part that would be revealed by scrolling. any ideas?
Ejaz
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Cannot get Windows snipping tool to auto run with AutoHotKey

I am trying to get Windows 7 sniping tool to run when I hit my PRINTSCREEN keyboard button with AUTOHOTKEY. I have been unsuccessful so far though. Here is what I have for the AutoHotKey script. I have tried this PRINTSCREEN::Run,…
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Screen shot drop down menu with snipping tool

Using the Windows snipping tool, it is not possible (or is it?) to get a screenshot of a drop down menu. As soon as you select "New" in the snipping tool's toolbar, then the drop down menu disappears. Is there a way to do this?
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Snipping tool in Windows 7 + 10: Save images with lowercase PNG file extension?

The snipping tool in Windows is sufficient for quick screenshots. The only (and annoying) problem is that it saves all files with a uppercase PNG extension, e. g. screenshot.PNG As there are no options in the software to change this behavior, can…
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Auto-snip with snipping tool Windows 8

I would like to use Windows Snipping tool in a simple matter: When I start the program I want it to automaticly start a rectangular snip. I am using Windows 8. When I used the same program in Windows 7, I could do it.
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How can I open multiple Snipping Tool instances in Windows (7)?

It's faster for me to open a new Windows Explorer instance with Windows + E than it is to find an open one, and I really wish that when I have Snipping Tool running, I could hit Ctrl + Alt + S and either open a new Snipping Tool instance or at least…
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Windows snipping tool highlights the wrong area

Using the Windows snipping tool, when I go to highlight, it highlights the wrong place, an inch or so above the area I was pointing. It appears to be some kind of mouse pointer scaling issue - a small move of the mouse will a create a large…
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"The Snipping Tool is not working on your computer right now"

I've got a couple of users who get this message when starting the Snipping Tool (the one that comes shipped with Windows Vista). As the error says, the problem is solved by rebooting the computer but it quickly reappears afterwards. I've tried…
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Since Win 10 1709 upgrade, Snipping tool 'Send Snip' does not work

Since upgrading to Windows 10 1709, the snipping tool 'send snip' button does not work. Instead of opening Outlook 2016, it give me an error message of 'The snip could not be sent. Check that an email program is installed and then try again.'…
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How to remove watermark with Windows snipping tool ( windows 8 )

When I use the snipping tool and take a screen shot I get a water mark that says 'full screen snip' in the center.Is there a preference to remove this and if so how?
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