More Skills 11 Capture a Screen with the Snipping Tool

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INTRODUCTION Office

᭤ The Snipping Tool is a Windows Vista program that creates screen captures. ᭤ A screen capture is a picture of your computer screen, a window, or a selected region saved as a file that can be printed or shared electronically.

To complete this activity, you will need the following folder: ᭿ Introduction folder

You will save your file as: ᭿ i_Snip_Your_Name

1. If you are saving your work on a USB flash drive, be sure that it is inserted into your computer. 2. Click the Start button , and then click the Computer command. 3. In the displayed Computer folder window, in the Folder List, expand the drive and folders in which you are saving your work, and then click your Introduction folder.

4. If necessary, Maximize the window. Compare your screen with Figure 1.

Introduction folder contents

Figure 1

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5. Display the Start menu.Point to All Programs, click the Accessories folder, and then click Snipping Tool. If a message displays asking if you want to add the Snipping Tool to the Quick Launch Toolbar, click No. 6. In the displayed Snipping Tool program, click the New button arrow, and then compare your screen with Figure 2. The Snipping Tool is used to create four types of screen captures as summarized in the table in Figure 3.

Snipping Tool program

Capture types

Figure 2

Snipping Tool Screen Capture Types Type Description Free-form Snip Captures an area drawn with your mouse. Rectangular Snip Captures a rectangular region drawn with your mouse. Window Snip Captures the window clicked on with your mouse. Full-screen Snip Captures the entire screen including the taskbar. Figure 3

7. In the displayed New menu, click Full-screen Snip, and then compare your screen with Figure 4. The Snipping Tool window displays the screen capture. Here you can save the screen capture file, add comments, or send the screen capture using e-mail.

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Snipping Tool window

Snipping Tool toolbar

Screen capture

Figure 4

8. In the toolbar, click the Pen button . In the screen capture of the Content pane, use the mouse to draw a circle around the file i_Cypress_Salon_Your_Name. 9. In the toolbar, click the Highlighter button . In the screen capture of the Folders list, drag through your Introduction folder.

10. Compare your screen with Figure 5. If necessary, click the Eraser button and then use the mouse to erase your original circle or highlight, and then try again.

Circled file name

Highlighted folder name

Figure 5

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11. Click the Save Snip button . In the displayed Save As dialog box, navigate to your Introduction Chapter folder. 12. Click in the File name box, and then using your own name, type i_Snip_Your_Name and then press J. 13. Close the Snipping Tool mark-up window. In the Introduction folder window, double- click i_Snip_Your_Name to open the file, and then compare your screen with Figure 6.

In Figure 6, the Snip is opened in Windows Photo Gallery. Your computer may be configured to open the file in a different program.

Windows Photo Gallery (Your program may be different)

Figure 6

14. If you are using Windows Photo Gallery, in the toolbar, click the Print button, and then click Print. Clear the Fit picture to frame check box as shown in Figure 7, and then click Print.

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Print Pictures dialog box

Fit picture to frame cleared

Figure 7

15. If you are using a program other than Windows Photo Gallery, locate and click the Print command, and then print the Snip. 16. Close all open windows. 17. Submit your printout or the i_Snip_Your_Name file electronically as directed by your instructor. ᭿ You have completed More Skills 11

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