Snipping

Learned a new trick today.  For those of you using Windows 8,  finding the Snipping Tool is a little more challenging as there is not a Start button.

Here is what I did to find the Snipping tool. 


Where to Find the Snipping Tool

As you might be aware Windows 8 does not look like any previous version on Windows.  To find the Snipping Tool while using Windows 8, flick on the right side of the screen and pull up the search/settings menu.






Snipping Tool

Click on the Search icon.  Type in Snip and make sure apps is selected.  The Snip Tool appears on the left side of the screen.  Click on the Snip Tool icon.








This is a great little tool.  Images can be grabbed from the web and displayed in presentations.  I do use this tool frequently.  It is extremely easy to grab screenshots of examples off the web and display on an projector for great illustrations of the current topic being taught.

I do use the PNG format when saving screenshots.  PNGs work better in Photoshop and GIMP (free Photoshop).