The Snipping Tool application is a screenshot program included by default in the Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 operating systems.
This application can be used to easily take a screenshot of a section of the screen and save it to a file.
Application is also available in Windows 10, but it is not installed by default.
Snipping Tool is not available in any earlier version of Windows.
The function of the Snipping Tool application is to take a screenshot of a selected area of the desktop, which can be anything inside the rectangular area.
Application is not only used for taking a screenshot of a desktop but also for taking screenshot of any other window.
The last thing that the Snipping Tool does is to give the user the option of saving the screenshot as an image file, or to save it as a file with a .snip extension.
The Snipping Tool application is designed to be a screen-capture application.
Snipping Tool can be used to capture anything that appears on the desktop, including windows, menus, and cursor.
App can be used to take screenshots even while taking the screenshot, which is helpful for recording instructions with screenshots.
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