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anandk
04-04-2007, 06:43 PM
situated in c\windows\system32\ is vista's 'SnippingTool.exe'. another useful in-built utility in vista to capture screen-shots. its shortcut can be found in the start menu>all programs >accessories.

http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2007/01/snippingtool-2.png

it can take full-screen, particular window, any rectangle or free-form "snips" of ur screen & open it in an editor. here u can highlight parts of the screenshot and draw on it with a free form pen of different colors, thickness and tip styles. it is pretty easy to configure it as u wish to.

its appears 2 b a huge improvement over XP's built-in screenshot capability but yet still lacks some useful options like image resizing or timecapturing.

addl info here (http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/1337cdba-52a2-4704-ad4d-2d7bace605b41033.mspx) and a detailed how-to-config here at bleepingcomputer (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial135.html)

iMav
04-04-2007, 07:34 PM
yeah its a very handy tool

casanova
04-04-2007, 09:52 PM
Great share anandk. Thanks

EagerBeaver
16-04-2007, 07:53 PM
Thanks 4 da information. But when will I get a vista :-( Can anyone help me ;-)

shantanu
16-04-2007, 08:41 PM
you can get Windows Vista , When you want to buy it :D:D

its availablke in market.. well i suppose in DELHI AND MUMBAI atleast.... and yes in bangalore too

aryayush
17-04-2007, 12:19 AM
Finally...

Thankfully, they at least used a somewhat different icon!

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/2931/grabgb8.png

gx_saurav
17-04-2007, 12:37 AM
Finally...

Thankfully, they at least used a somewhat different icon!

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/2931/grabgb8.png

Once a macboy, always a macboy

iMav
17-04-2007, 12:59 AM
i wonder what did printscreen do .... and i think it has been thr since windows' advent

aryayush
17-04-2007, 01:09 AM
No, it hasn't.

Print Screen takes a picture of the whole screen and copies it to the clipboard. Period. That is the only thing it does.

I am guessing you can capture screenshots of individual windows and selective areas on the screen with this new tool in Vista. And hopefully, you won't have to go through a completely warped process of copying the image onto an image editing program and then save it. I haven't used this tool though, so I have no idea how powerful it is.

iMav
17-04-2007, 01:10 AM
the point is .... snip just makes printscreen a little more easier to use ;)

aryayush
17-04-2007, 01:15 AM
Not just a little more, far more. :)

T159
17-04-2007, 01:47 AM
printscreen in VISTA is capable of taking video screenshots !

gx_saurav
17-04-2007, 01:59 AM
Printscreen - Takes screenshot of whole screen

Alt + Printscreen = Screenshot of just the active window.

Been there since ages. All screesnshot apps do the same thing.

Snag-it kicks the ass of all such tools though :D

techtronic
17-04-2007, 02:57 AM
Printscreen - Takes screenshot of whole screen

Alt + Printscreen = Screenshot of just the active window.

Been there since ages. All screesnshot apps do the same thing.

Snag-it kicks the ass of all such tools though :D

Completely agreed
Snag It rocks man. What a tool ! :D