Snipping Tool Keyboard Shortcut

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How to create a keyboard shortcut for Snipping Tool of Windows 10 and Windows 8.1. Step 1: Find the Snipping Tool by clicking on the Start Menu, and then select All Apps. Click on the Windows Accessories and then right-click on the Snipping Tool More Open file location. When you open Snipping Tool, you’ll see an invitation and keyboard shortcut to Snip & Sketch. For more info on this app, see How to take and annotate screenshots on Windows 10. Capture any of the following types of snips: When you capture a snip, it's automatically copied to the Snipping Tool window where you make changes, save, and share.

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To use the Snipping Tool when you have a mouse and a keyboard:

  1. Select Start , type snipping tool, and then select it in the search results.
  2. To take a new screenshot using the same mode you used last, select New. Or, to choose the type of snip you want, select Mode (or, in older versions of Windows, the arrow next to New), and then choose a capture mode. When making free-form or rectangular snips, use your mouse to select the area that you want to capture.
  3. Use the Save and Copy buttons at the top of the snip to save or copy it to the clipboard.

The available snipping modes are Free-form, Rectangular, Window, and Full-screen Snip.

To use the Snipping Tool when you only have a mouse:

  1. To open the Snipping Tool, press the Start key, type snipping tool, and then press Enter. (There’s no keyboard shortcut to open Snipping Tool.)

  2. To choose the type of snip you want, press Alt + M keys and then use the arrow keys to choose Free-form, Rectangular, Window, or Full-screen Snip, and then press Enter. (Alt + M is available only with the latest update to Windows 10). When making a rectangular snip, hold down Shift and use the arrow keys to select the area you want to snip.

  3. To take a new screenshot using the same mode you used last, press Alt + N keys.

  4. To save your snip, press Ctrl + S keys. To copy it to the clipboard, press Ctrl + C keys.

here some additional 30 Shortcuts you can use for Windows 10 and inside the Snipping Tool

Snipping Tool Shortcuts:

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Alt + M: Select a screen capture mode. You can use the Up and Down arrow keys to select the preferred mode. Snipping Tool offers 4 modes: Free-form snip, Rectangular tool, Window snip, Full-screen snip.

Alt + N/Ctrl + N: Start a new screenshot in the same mode as last one.

Alt + D: Delay the screenshot by 1-5 seconds.

Ctrl + S: Save the screenshot.

Esc: Cancel the snipping.

Ctrl + C: Copy the screenshot to clipboard.

Ctrl + P: Print the screenshot.

Ctrl + E: Edit the screenshot in Paint 3D.

Alt + F: Open File menu.

Alt + F, then press T, E: Send the screenshot as an email in Outlook.

Alt + F, then press T, A: Send the screenshot as an attachment in an email in Outlook.

Alt + T, then press P: Open Pen menu. Then you can press letter key on the keyboard to select preferred color pen, e.g. press R to select Red Pen, B to select Blue Pen, L to select Black Pen, P to select Custom Pen.

Alt + T, then press T: Select Highlighter tool.

Alt + T, then press E: Select Eraser tool.

Alt + T, then press O: Open Snipping Tool Options.

F1: Open Snipping Tool Help.

Related: Total Keyboard Shortcuts for all Computers

Snipping Tool Keyboard Shortcut

Snip & Sketch Keyboard Shortcuts:

Shift + Windows + S: Open Snip & Sketch screenshot bar.

Alt + N: Start a new snipping.

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Ctrl + O: Open a screenshot for editing.

Ctrl + P: Print the screen capture.

Ctrl + Z: Undo the editing. (Related: Undo and Redo Shortcut)

Ctrl + Y: Redo the editing.

Ctrl + B: Open Ballpoint pen tool.

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Ctrl + C: Open Pencil tool.

Ctrl + H: Open Highlighter tool.

Ctrl + E: Open Eraser tool.

Ctrl + R: Open Crop tool.

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Ctrl + Z: Open Zoom tool.

Ctrl + S: Save the screen capture.

Ctrl + C: Copy the screenshot.

Ctrl + A: Share screenshot.

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It’s very easy in Windows 10 to set up a keyboard shortcut to start up the Snipping Tool or any other application for that matter. Just follow these steps

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1. Right click on the Snipping Tool in the App menu (or its tile if you have one setup) and select ‘Open File Location’

2. This opens the Windows Accessories folder in Windows Explorer

3. Right click on the Snipping Tool shortcut and select Properties

4. On the Shortcut tab click in the Shortcut key field and then press the key you wish to use as the keyboard HotKey or Shortcut Key for the Snipping Tool

5. Click on Apply. Depending on your User permissions you may have to click Continue on an Access Denied window

6. Click OK on the Snipping Tool Properties

7. You can now quick open the Snipping Tool by pressing the keyboard HotKey you chose in step 4