Best way to take screen shots using Windows 7

I had to do some research to find the best way to take a screen shot using Windows 7. The 1rst method I found worked but required pasting your picture in Paint to save it.
This feature is simple, allows you to Crop as you take the picture & saves in PNG, Jpeg etc. All you need is to be running Windows 7 & you can use this anywhere, not just in a game.

Start Menu
Search Bar
Snipping Tool

This will bring up a small box on your screen & the whole screen is slightly highlighted blue
Now click anywhere on the screen & this prompts a Sizable box, simply drag the box to how big you want & let go of your mouse
This pops up the picture you just took
Now you can Edit the picture our Save it to your hard drive

I pinned the Snipping tool to my Taskbar so when I want to take a screen shot it is right there, easy to click (as long as I'm not full screened )

Let me know what ya think, I absolutely love it!

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Heres an example of a Cropped Picture I took using Snipping Tool

The chrome browser has a screenshot app you can download and it puts a little icon in your bar so it's just a click away and you can keystroke it as well :)

I'll post the name when I het back to CPU

I play on Mac and I have a native screenshot shortcut, pc's don't I guess?
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Originally Posted by mugen

The chrome browser has a screenshot app you can download and it puts a little icon in your bar so it's just a click away and you can keystroke it as well :)

I'll post the name when I het back to CPU

I play on Mac and I have a native screenshot shortcut, pc's don't I guess?
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I tried the G+ screen shot app as well but prefer the Snipping Tool. PC's did not have an Official Snapshot, it was Print Screen / Paste in Paint / And Save File. Kind of a pain. But they fixed that with the Snipping Tool in Windows 7. Pretty cool little feature!

I have a program I downloaded called Lightshot. Whenever you press "Print Screen" on your computer you can click and drag to tje size of the photo like you said.

Wow. I'm on forum app now but when I get on windows 7 on my computer I'll try these methods. I like the snipping tool idea and the screenshot app from chrome, but what is better? Theres only 1 way to find out - FIGHT!

Hoversnap. Free windows program that replace print screen function. It automatically creates a jpeg file. Google it!

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Originally Posted by skeletonlord

I like the snipping tool idea and the screenshot app from chrome, but what is better? Theres only 1 way to find out - FIGHT!

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Lmao! Only British people will get this tho :p

Was there something wrong with:

1) Print Screen Button
2) Open Paint
3) Ctrl + V

lol

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Originally Posted by Rodvik

Was there something wrong with:

1) Print Screen Button
2) Open Paint
3) Ctrl + V

lol

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Guessing so :p though this does seem alot more efficient ;)

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Originally Posted by skeletonlord

Wow. I'm on forum app now but when I get on windows 7 on my computer I'll try these methods. I like the snipping tool idea and the screenshot app from chrome, but what is better? Theres only 1 way to find out - FIGHT!

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LOL i have been using that all day. XD

i like bods sig but i like my sig but which is better theres only one way to find out... FIGHT!!!
Also i think just print screen and crop in word?

I have mac(best computer system ever).
And I use grab.
Applications--> utilities--> grab

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Originally Posted by Qqqxxxzzz

I have mac(best computer system ever).
And I use grab.
Applications--> utilities--> grab

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Yay more mac users :D and in dark legion :D lol