Snipping in Windows 7 is an interesting tool that can help us make personalized captures of any environment on which we are working on the screen of our personal computer. Many people did not get to know this small application that was implemented since said revision of the Microsoft operating system, which is also found in the new Windows 8.1.
A Cuts in Windows 7 and Windows 8, unfortunately It cannot be found in Windows XP and previous versions, although there are a few alternatives that could be used, but without the benefits that this tool that we are mentioning currently offers us. There are a few characteristics that are worth rescuing from it, something that we will analyze in the following Review presented in Vinagre Asesino.
Finding and running clippings in Windows 7
As we had mentioned previously, this snipping tool in Windows 7 very few people have gotten to know her; The utility is quite large, since with it you can capture a section or a segment of the visible area within the computer screen. Act as if we were working with small scissors that selects only one area of interest, this being the reason why it has been given that name. In order to find it, we only need to follow the following steps:
- We start our operating system Windows 7.
- Later we click on the Start Menu button.
- In the search space we write "Cuttings".
- From the results shown, We choose Clippings with the right button of our mouse.
- From the context menu we choose the option "pin to start menu".
The last 2 options that we have mentioned are optional, which will actually help us to always have this Snipping tool visible in Windows 7; If we continue with each of these steps, the application icon will always remain in the list of our favorite applications and at the top of the Start Menu drop-down bar.
How does Snipping work in Windows 7?
Once we have run the tool Cuts in Windows 7 A small window will appear, all while the background behind it will appear a little blurred. This is because the tool is waiting for an action from us; only we will have to select a rectangular area that is of interest to us so that the capture is recorded with this small tool. TO Cuts in Windows 7 We can customize it according to our convenience through its Options tab, being able to:
- Make the captured image remain in the clipboard memory.
- Be able to include a URL address from where the capture was made.
- Make it ask if we want to save the capture before closing the tool.
- Choose the color of the pencil that is used to paint inside the tool.
Although the cut can be done by means of a rectangular selection by the user, this situation can be varied if we consider it necessary; Once we have decided which capture area we need to execute, after having executed Cuts in Windows 7 The user can click on the small inverted arrow (next to the New option) to display additional options, where you will see:
- Free-form cutting.
- Rectangular cutout.
- Window Cutout.
- Full screen crop.
Depending on each of the needs we have, any of these options are valid when taking a personalized capture of the environment we are visiting at that moment. After having made this capture under any of the methods described above, the user can use additional tools such as:
- Save the cropped selection in jpeg, png, gif or MHT format.
- Copy the cut made to use it in any other specialized tool.
- Send the clipping via email (with the option to send it as an attachment).
- Make certain strokes with the pencil and in different colors.
- Use the marker (with the color we customized previously).
- Use the eraser to eliminate any changes we have made to the cutout.
As we can see, the tool Cuts in Windows 7 It can be an excellent alternative so that our captures go according to what we need to do at any given time, all without having to use third-party applications.
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