How to open the Windows 11 Snipping Tool with a keyboard shortcut to capture, edit, and save screenshots — OnMSFT.com

Dave W Shanahan
5 min readJun 17, 2022

Think about how you take a screenshot on Windows. There is a much easier way to capture, edit, and save a screenshot using the Windows 11 Snipping Tool.

Follow these steps to activate it.

1. Use the Windows logo key + Shift + S keyboard shortcut to activate the Windows 11 Snipping Tool.
2. Pick a Rectangular, Freeform, Windows or Fullscreen snip option.
3. Edit the screenshot how you want using the features…

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Dave W Shanahan

OnMSFT.com. Tech Writer. I love to write about Microsoft and other stuff.