- Lab 1.1 Getting Started in Windows 7
- Lab 1.2 Getting Started in Windows 8
- Lab 1.3 Getting Started in Windows 10
- Lab 1.4 Using a Search Engine
- Lab 1.5 Performing a Screen Capture with Snipping Tool
- Lab 1.6 Creating a Text File
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Lab 1.5 Performing a Screen Capture with Snipping Tool
Objective: To use the Microsoft Windows Snipping Tool to effectively capture information
Parts: Windows 7, 8, or 10 computer with the Snipping Tool application
Procedure: Complete the following procedure and answer the accompanying questions. If you are not familiar with launching an application, complete Lab 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 before doing this lab.
Power on the computer. Log in or unlock the screen.
Access a web browser. Leave it on the screen.
Many times when you are solving a problem, performing a task, or helping someone else, a picture is worth a thousand words. Locate and launch the Snipping Tool by expanding Windows Accessories or searching using the Windows Search textbox. The Snipping Tool application starts, as shown in Lab Figure 1.9, with a small window opening.
Lab Figure 1.9 Snipping Tool application window
The Snipping Tool enables you to capture everything that shows on the screen (full-screen snip), a particular window that is open on the screen (window snip), a particular section of the screen that could be captured in a rectangle (rectangular snip), a particular part of the screen that is odd shaped, or simply an icon or a symbol. Click the
beside the New menu option. Four options display. The default one has a 
beside it.Click on the Options (Tools > Options) menu item. One particular option that you can select by clicking inside a box is the Ink color drop-down menu to select an ink color along with the related option of Show selection ink after snips are captured option. This feature automatically creates a box around whatever information is captured. Do not select it yet. Click Cancel.
Ensure that the browser window is not taking up the entire desktop area. You can use the Maximize/Restore Down button located in the top-right corner to size the window (refer to Lab Figure 1.3 and Lab Table 1.1 in Lab 1.1 for information on the buttons that are in the top-right corner).
In the Snipping Tool window, click the
beside the New menu option and select Full-screen Snip. The Snipping Tool application captures whatever is on the screen. If that is not what you want to capture and you only want to capture the search textbox, click New, and the Snipping Tool reverts to the small window.Click on the
beside New again and select Window Snip. With a window snip, you must take the additional step of clicking on the window that you want. Click anywhere in the browser window.What information is shown inside the Snipping Tool window?
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Pretend this still is not what you wanted because it is too big, and you want to just capture the search textbox. Click the Minimize button (the button to the left of the Maximize/Restore Down button you used before).
Re-access the browser window by clicking anywhere on it. In the address bar of the browser window, type www.pearson.com in the textbox at the top of the screen but do not press the
key.With the browser window open, re-access the Snipping Tool by clicking on the Snipping Tool icon located in the taskbar (the icon showing scissors within a red circle) at the bottom of the screen. If the taskbar is not there, which may be the case on a Window 8 computer, hold down the
key and, while continuing to hold it down, press 
. The currently running programs appear. Press the key again until the Snipping Tool is selected. Let go of both keys, and the Snipping Tool application window appears on the screen. Ensure that the Snipping Tool application window is on a part of the desktop by itself (not on top of the browser window). In order to move a window, you can click on the top part of the Snipping Tool window and, while continuing to hold down the mouse or touchpad, drag the window to a different part of the screen.Click the New menu option and select Rectangular Snip. The screen appears grayed out. This is normal. A crosshairs symbol (which looks like a plus symbol) appears on the screen. Move the screen cursor (which, in turn, moves the crosshairs symbol) to the top part of the browser window, which contains the search textbox. Click and drag the crosshairs until it captures the part of the browser window that shows www.pearson.com.
List one instance in which you think an IT person might use the rectangular snip option.
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After taking a screen capture, the Snipping Tool window has more menu options available. Click the File menu option.
Which four menu options are available?
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Click the Edit menu option. This option can be used to select Copy so you can simply paste into an email or word processing document. Select the Tools menu item. Point to the Pen option and select Blue Pen from the menu. Use the pen to circle the words pearson.com.
Access the Tools menu item again and select the Highlighter option. Highlight www.
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Close the Snipping Tool window by clicking on the Close button, which is located to the immediate right of the Maximize/Restore Down button. The Close button is in the top right of the Snipping Tool application window and has an X on the icon.
When asked if you want to save the snipped document, click No.
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