Pro Tip #2

The Snipping Tool is possibly the greatest tool on your computer that you didn't know had.  I am taking a Learning Technologies course this semester and in it the instructor has included information about cool tools that enhance your use of technology within the classroom.

The Snipping Tool allows you to capture the portion of the screen that you need and copy it to a clipboard or save the item as a picture in four different file formats.

Here is a picture of my dog that I snipped from a larger image.  An interesting caveat for use of this tool is to make sure that you are legally allowed to use the image or item that you have snipped.  And you will need to credit the source that you took the item from.  I am allowed to share this picture, because I took it!

Why would you use this feature?  Well, you could use print screen, but then you would need to crop your image and right click copy image is not always an option, especially if it is only a portion of an item that you need.  From there it is super easy to save, paste and share your snip!