One of the things I do a lot is send “snippets” of my screen to others to show them things I am talking about, or to capture images that I use for some of the websites I maintain, or even in this blog posting (hint: the image to your right in a snippet from the Microsoft Windows 7 homepage). Up until now you had to rely on third-party tool to perform such a function, or use the old shift+PrintScreen trick that resulted in a huge capture of everything on the screen. In Windows 7 your digital life gets a whole lot simpler with the introduction of the Snipping Tool.
This guy has been around since the Vista days, but in Windows 7 it is now installed by default in Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate. It’s a great way to help communicate with your friends, family and co-workers visually – share as little or as much as you want!
I have no doubt this little tool will soon find itself amongst those “can’t live without” tools that you use everyday!
Windows 7 in 77 Seconds – Snipping Tool