Snipping Tool: Print Screen on Windows 7

It all started because I wanted to use the Prt Sc button on my Sony Vaio laptop running Windows 7, and could not get it to work, at the same time, I went into accessories and came upon Snipping Tool!

These combinations failed:

Ctrl + Fn + Prt Sc

Fn + Prt Sc

Ctrl + Prt Sc + Insert

Fn + Alt + Prt Sc

Solution:
Start Menu --> All Programs --> Accesories --> Snipping Tool --> New (Pull Down Arrow)

You can now choose to snip the page and get a Free Form Snip, just use your cursor to cut out the section you need a screen shot of. I provided a sample below:

You can also choose to perform a retangular section, like the example below:

 

 

Other Options include Window Snip and, Full Page Snip. Even an option to send it off in an email, that is of course if you do not need to perform any editing to your selection.

Once you have selected the section you want to crop out go to:
Select File-->Save  As --> File type-->chose save as .png, .jpeg, .gif, or single file (HTML).

After, if no editing is needed just upload them to whatever source you needed them for in the first place, or open them up in a photo editor, fix them up and post as normal. Its so easy even a 5th grader could do it, lol. Some probably could!

You have other option under Snipping Tool, such as you can change color of your free form pen. Also, you have the option to Highlight important details and a handy eraser for mistakes. Here is a sample below where I have Highlighted the words "Edit HTML":

 

Now you can enjoy screen shots and you didn't even have to download any extra software, beautiful!