Screen+shots+in+Vista

 As you all probably know, the older versions of Windows mainly made use of the **Printscreen** button (PrtScr) on the keyboard to make screenshots. So, whenever you wanted to make a screenshot for yourself, you had to click that button and then go into a photo editing program and crop it, sharpen it, etc., etc. until it finally looked the way you wanted it to. Well, in Windows Vista, you can actually bypass a lot of that work Windows Vista **Snipping Tool**, to open the Snipping Tool, go to **Start**, **Accessories**, **Snipping Tool**. (You can also access it by typing the word "snip" into the search box under the Start menu). When it opens, you will see a box with three commands in it. Those are: New, Cancel and Options. The **New** button is what you can use to decide what part of the screen you want to capture. The **Cancel** button can be used to cancel any action after you have already started a screen capture The Options button is there to help you choose which way you want your Snipping Tool to work. The box with all of these choices will come up every time you want to do a screenshot. When you are ready to take your screenshot, get the Snipping Tool open and click on the **New** button. From there, you can choose which type of shot you would like to do. The choices are:- Free-form snip, rectangular snip, window snip or full-screen snip. When you have decided which one you want to do, focus in on what you want to capture. You may have a photo you want to make a screenshot for or you might have part of a Web site that you would like to send to a friend. Either way, make sure it is up on your screen so you can start to "Snip" it. To snip what you want, just drag your mouse until you have captured what you want. Once you have got it snipped, you can choose from different customizing options to add certain things to your image. For example, you can use a **highlighter** to highlight certain things in whatever color you would like to use. You can use the **pen** tool to write in some colorful text and if you make a mistake. The **eraser** tool is always there to bring you back so you can start over.  Now, if none of those tickle your fancy, you can click the **Options** choice to change your image around even more. This is what the Options window looks like:  Now, when you are done with your screenshot, you can either save it or you can even send it to someone in an e-mail.
 * Screen shots in Vista **