It provides the samescreenshot capabilities, but with even greater functionality.

Learn how to use it to take a screenshot on Windows 10.

How to Take a Screenshot

Taking a screenshot with Snip and Sketch is fast and easy.

Snip & Sketch in Windows Search results

The quickest way to screenshot Window 10 with Snip & Sketch is by pressing the keyboard shortcutWindows Key+Shift+S.

To open Snip & Sketch, take a screenshot, and edit or manage it, do these things.

Open Snip & Sketch.

Delay in Snip & Sketch

go for the arrow next toNewto open theDelaydrop-down menu and select a delay time, if desired.

The Snipping Bar will open.

If you selectWindow SniporFullscreen Snip, select any area on the screen to take a snip.

Snipping Bar

If you selectRectangular SniporFreeform Snip, click and drag the area of the screen you want to snip.

Your snip will appear in the Snip & Sketch window.

Select theSharebutton to share the snip with others.

Screenshot of screenshot in Snip & Sketch window

wrap up the window when you are finished.

Select theBallpoint PenorPencilto write or draw on the snip.

Select either tool twice to pop launch the color palette and select a different color or size.

The copy button.

go for the Eraser tool and drag it on the snip to remove specific strokes.

Click it twice and selectErase All Inkto erase any annotations you have made.

pick the ruler or protractor tools to make it easier to draw straight lines or arches.

Screenshot of Share in Snip & Sketch

grab the button again to hide the tool.

Two-finger touch gestures will resize or rotate the tools if touch is activated.

Select theCropbutton and use the dragging handles to crop the image.

Ballpoint pen and pencil settings.

snag the crop tool again and selectCancelto undo a crop before applying it.

Select theSaveicon to save the screenshot.

Delay

TheDelayoption in the Snipping Tool offered delays from 1 - 5 seconds.

Erase All Ink in Snip & Sketch

In addition, there is aPen, aHighlighter, and anEraserjust like the Snipping Tool made popular.

But, unlike the Snipping Tool, there is no option to edit your snip in Paint.

Instead, Snip & Sketch offers its own, richer editing capabilities.

Protractor tool in Snip & Sketch

Cropping tool in Snip & Sketch

Save As in Snip & Sketch