Microsoft Windows Vista sure had it’s problems at launch. But now; post Service pack 1 and many updates, it runs pretty good on newer PC’s. There are a few lesser known tools hidden inside that many do not know about.
One of which is the “ Snipping tool”. The Snipping tool is actually part of the built in tablet PC tools bundled in all version of Vista except Home basic edition. By default, they are usually turned on. Savvy users or pre-optimized systems sometimes have this turned off.
This tool is also available in windows XP tablet edition 2005.
To use:
Click your start button and in the search line just type “Snipping tool.” It should come up toward the top of the start menu. {if not refer to the end of this article to turn it on}
It allows you to set a starting point and drag open a box and take a picture of any size of whatever is on your desktop and save it in common picture formats. You can name it whatever you want or save it to any folder.
This can be useful from anything to sending a pic of a error message to someone else to diagnose or to grab that wallpaper some website won’t let you download for your cell phone.
If it does not come up in the start menu search, follow these directions. Remember, this is in Vista only.
1. Click on Start button and select control panel
2. Click Programs link
3. Click “ Turn windows features on or off” User account control may ask for confirmation, it’s ok.
4. It may take a minute to load all the Features list. Scroll through list and make sure check box for “ Tablet-PC Optional Components” is selected.
5. Click “ok” when done.
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