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Screen snip on Windows with Win+Shift+S

Capture part of your screen on Windows quickly with the Win+Shift+S shortcut.

Time
⏱ 1 min
Difficulty
◆ easy

How to do it

  1. Press Win+Shift+S. The screen dims and the toolbar appears at the top.
  2. Hold the left mouse button and mark a rectangular area.
  3. Release the button. The snip is on the clipboard and can be pasted into other programs.

Variations

  • To save the snip as a file, use the Snipping Tool.

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