Very useful!īesides Snipping Tool, both Windows 10 and 11 also have other ways to take screenshots.

Ctrl+P: You can print your screenshot with this option.Īnd that’s how you open Windows’ built-in screen capture tool to make and edit your screenshots.

Ctrl+C: This copies your current screenshot to your clipboard.

Ctrl+S: To save your current screenshot in your chosen folder and selected file format, press this shortcut.

Ctrl+N: Use this to take a new screenshot.

Here are a few of the useful shortcuts you may want to use when Snipping Tool is open:

In addition to having a keyboard shortcut for opening Snipping Tool, you have multiple shortcuts to access the features within this tool. RELATED: Where Are Screenshots Saved on Windows 10 and Windows 11? Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows’ Snipping Tool

Click this notification to open Snipping Tool with all its features. When you capture a screenshot, Snipping Tool displays a notification in the bottom-right corner of your screen. Close Snipping: If you don’t wish to take a screenshot, click this option to close the tool.Fullscreen Snip: This captures your entire screen, including all your open windows and even the taskbar.Window Snip: This option captures the entire window of a specific app open on your PC.Freeform Snip: If you’d like to capture screenshots in a freeform way, select this option.Rectangular Snip: This is the default option and it captures your screenshots in a rectangular shape.Here’s what clicking each icon does, from left to right:

Open screen snip shortcut