{"id":8134,"date":"2016-10-27T07:08:24","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T07:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=8134"},"modified":"2016-10-27T07:11:33","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T07:11:33","slug":"quick-ways-to-open-snipping-tool-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/quick-ways-to-open-snipping-tool-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Ways to Open Snipping Tool in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Snipping Tool is a built-in screen grabbing software available in all versions of Windows, which makes it easy to capture snapshot. In this article we&#8217;ll show you 4 quick ways to open Snipping Tool in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Open Snipping Tool from Start Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To launch the Snipping Tool in Windows 10, click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button. From the Start Menu, expand <strong>Windows Accessories<\/strong> and click the <strong>Snipping Tool<\/strong> shortcut.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/snipping-tool-in-start-menu.png\" alt=\"snipping-tool-in-start-menu\" width=\"548\" height=\"519\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8135\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Open Snipping Tool from Run or Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the <strong>Windows<\/strong> key + <strong>R<\/strong> keyboard shortcut, then type <strong>snippingtool<\/strong> in the Run box and press Enter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/run-snipping-tool.png\" alt=\"run-snipping-tool\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8136\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can also launch the Snipping Tool from Command Prompt. Just type <strong>snippingtool<\/strong> at the Command Prompt and press Enter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/snipping-tool-using-cmd.png\" alt=\"snipping-tool-using-cmd\" width=\"461\" height=\"137\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8137\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Open Snipping Tool via Cortana Search<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just click the Search or Cortana icon in the Windows 10 taskbar and type &#8220;<strong>snipping<\/strong>&#8220;, You&#8217;ll see the <strong>Snipping Tool<\/strong> shortcut appear at the top of the list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/search-snipping-tool.png\" alt=\"search-snipping-tool\" width=\"393\" height=\"452\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8138\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click the shortcut and Snipping Tool will open immediately.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 4: Create a Keyboard Shortcut for Snipping Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you need to use the Snipping Tool regularly, you can create a keyboard shortcut that lets you open Snipping Tool by pressing a hotkey. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the Search or Cortana icon in the Windows 10 taskbar and type &#8220;<strong>snipping<\/strong>&#8220;. Right-click the <strong>Snipping Tool<\/strong> shortcut from the result, and select &#8220;<strong>Open file location<\/strong>&#8220;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/snipping-tool-location.png\" alt=\"snipping-tool-location\" width=\"393\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8139\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Windows Explorer will open the Snipping Tool shortcut in the Program\/Accessories folder. Right-click on Snipping Tool and select <strong>Properties<\/strong> from the context menu.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/snipping-tool-shortcut.png\" alt=\"snipping-tool-shortcut\" width=\"583\" height=\"498\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8140\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Shortcut<\/strong> tab, click the <strong>Shortcut key<\/strong> text box, and then enter a keyboard shortcut that you would like to use to launch Snipping Tool. For example, if you want to use Ctrl + F12 keyboard shortcut, just hold down the Ctrl key and press F12.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/snipping-tool-keyboard-shortcut.png\" alt=\"snipping-tool-keyboard-shortcut\" width=\"363\" height=\"509\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8141\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snipping Tool is a built-in screen grabbing software available in all versions of Windows, which makes it easy to capture snapshot. In this article we&#8217;ll show you 4 quick ways to open Snipping Tool in Windows 10. 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