Tag: snipping tool

Snipping Tool and Shortcut in windows

There are many ways to take screenshots in your windows machine:

  1. Method 1:
    Press the PrntScrn button on keyboard, open paint and Ctrl + V to save the picture.
  2. Method 2:
    Open the snipping tool app, click new and save the picture.
  3. Method 3(Snipping tool shortcut):
    Create your own shortcut. Open snipping tool file location and then right click to open properties and add a shortcut.
    Press Ctrl + Alt + S is set as the shortcut, this would open the snipping tools menu. Save the picture as in method 2.
  4. Method 4: ScreenShot
    Press ⊞ Win + PrntScn
  5. Method 5: Windows 10 only
    Press ⊞ Win + Shift + S
    This would copy the image to the clipboard. The users can save it through the tool like paint

Ubuntu Snipping Tool

Unlike Windows, Ubuntu has a snipping tool of it’s own.

It’s named as gnome-screenshot.

Have a look at Screenshot. You can find it in Ubuntu Software.

http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/gnome-screenshot

However, there’s also a shortcut key associated in Ubuntu for taking snippets.

Hold down the Shift + PrtScn keys together.

Your mouse will change to a cross-like pointer.
Hold down your left-click key on the mouse and drag.

This uses gnome-screenshot behind the scenes.

You can change the keyboard shortcut via the regular keyboard settings.