User:Wonghk3/sandbox/Snip&Sketch

Snipping Tool
Many times when looking for images for our articles, you might find what you are looking for, but it is part of a larger image. To be able to grab a portion of an image, there is a free program that comes with Windows called "Snip & Sketch". This frequently used program allows us to to take screenshots (snip) and make changes to the resulting images (sketch), then save that snipped part rather than the whole image.

Here is how it's done:
 * Bring up the article that contains the image you desire to capture and personalize.
 * Access Snip & Sketch by holding down both the Windows icon key and the Shift key, then pressing "S".
 * The article on your screen will be shaded.
 * As you move your mouse, you will see a white cross appear on the page.
 * With your mouse, move this white cross to the place on the subject image that will be one of the corners of the image you want to save.
 * Press the left button on the mouse and drag the white cross to the opposite corner of the image you want to capture. As you do so a white box appears showing you the area you will be saving.
 * Release the left mouse button and the bottom right side of your screen will display a black box containing the image selected and the words: "Snip saved to clipboard".
 * Click on that box and the clipped image appears on your screen.
 * Using the icons above the image, you can select to edit and/or save the clipped image.
 * Once the image is saved to your computer, it is ready to be uploaded into Wiki.

Click on this Snip & Sketch link to view a short youtube demonstration from a member of the Windows engineering team.