Press the ruler/protractor button again to hide the ruler/protractor.

Use the ruler or protractor tools and draw straight lines or arches.

Use the Eraser tool to remove specific strokes or click it twice to get the option to erase all ink.

The tools work better with a pen device, but they can also be used with mouse or touch if you select the Touch Writing button icon. Once you click a tool to select it, you can click it again to change its color or thickness. Snip & Sketch provides a few tools for annotating images, namely pen, pencil and highlighter. To open an image from Snip & Sketch, select Open File or drag and drop an image from apps like File Explorer or Photos i n the Snip & Sketch window. Opening images for editing with Snip & Sketch

Pressing the S key + Windows logo + Shift keys down initiates the snipping bar at any time.

Option 3: With the Window logo key + Shift + S shortcut To turn on the new snipping feature keyboard shortcut S elect Start > Settings > Ease of Access > Keyboard For better control of your screen capturing options, you can opt to have your PrtScn key open the new snipping bar instead of having to type Windows logo key + Shift + S. While the PrtScn key already captures your full screen and sends it to your clipboard, opening the snipping bar provides you with more snipping tools you can use for precise snipping. A screen prompt will also allow you to annotate, save or share it using the Snip & Sketch app. Once you snip an area of your screen - the snipped image is added to your clipboard and you can paste it immediately in another app. Drag the cursor around an object to form a rectangle. The snipping bar allows you to capture the following types of snips:

Press the New button to start snipping with the snipping bar.

Press the Start button and enter Snip & Sketch in the search field.

Here are some common ways to take and annotate screenshots in Snip & Sketch on Windows 10.

While you can already capture your screen using your keyboard’s PrtScn button, you can now press Windows logo key + Shift + S to open the new modern snipping experience (also called the snipping bar), then drag the cursor over the area you want to capture.

Sometimes the easiest way to make a copy of something is to take a snapshot of your screen.

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