How to take and annotate screenshots on Windows 10

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

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

Take a screenshot

Option 1: Using the Snip & Sketch app

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

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

The snipping bar allows you to capture the following types of snips:

Rectangular snip. Drag the cursor around an object to form a rectangle.

Free-form snip. Draw a free-form shape around an object.

Full-screen snip. Capture the entire screen.

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. A screen prompt will also allow you to annotate, save or share it using the Snip & Sketch app.

Option 2: With the Print Screen key

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. 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.

To turn on the new snipping feature keyboard shortcut Select Start > Settings > Ease of Access > Keyboard

Option 3: With the Window logo key + Shift + S shortcut

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

Annotate snips with Snip & Sketch

Opening images for editing with Snip & Sketch

To open an image from Snip & Sketch, select Open File or drag and drop an image from apps like File Explorer or Photos in the Snip & Sketch window.

Annotating images with Snip & Sketch

Snip & Sketch provides a few tools for annotating images, namely pen, pencil and highlighter. Once you click a tool to select it, you can click it again to change its color or thickness.

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.

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

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

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

Reside or rotate the ruler/protractor by using two finger touch gestures (if the Touch Writing button is selected) or with the mouse wheel.

Use the crop tool to crop the annotated image.

To undo cropping, select the crop tool again and press Cancel to restore the image to its full original area.

Panning the view

Some of the images you annotate might be larger than the size of the Snip & Sketch window. You can use the scroll bars to pan the view, but you can also pan the view with touch input (if the Touch Writing button is not selected) or by dragging with your mouse button while holding the Ctrl key down.

Zoom in and out of screenshots to make them easier to mark up using the magnifying glass icon. You can also zoom in and out of screenshots by pressing the Ctrl key down and tapping the + or — buttons.

Sharing and saving snips

Snip & Sketch copies the annotated snip to your clipboard when you open it and every time you make edits. Snip & Sketch allows you to save the annotated image to a file, share it or open with another app, or print it on paper or to a pdf file.

Using keyboard in Snip & Sketch

While annotating is best done using a pen or mouse — Snip & Sketch provides a lot of keyboard shortcuts you can use. Access keys are activated if you press and hold the Alt key.

Моментальные снимки системы

Моментальные снимки являются основой функций справки средства. Моментальный снимок — это доступная только для чтения копия текущего состояния одного или нескольких следующих списков, расположенных в системной памяти: процессов, потоков, модулей и куч.

Процессы, использующие функции справки средства, обращаются к этим спискам из моментальных снимков, а не непосредственно из операционной системы. Списки в системной памяти изменяются при запуске и завершении процессов, создании и уничтожении потоков, при загрузке и выгрузке исполняемых модулей из системной памяти, а также при создании и уничтожении куч. Использование сведений из моментального снимка предотвращает несоответствия. В противном случае изменения в списке могут привести к неправильному просмотру списка или вызвать нарушение прав доступа (ошибка GP). Например, если приложение проходит по списку потоков во время создания или завершения других потоков, то сведения, используемые приложением для обхода списка потоков, могут стать устаревшими и могут вызвать ошибку при прохождении приложения в списке.

Чтобы создать снимок системной памяти, используйте функцию CreateToolhelp32Snapshot . Вы можете управлять содержимым моментального снимка, указав одно или несколько следующих значений при вызове этой функции:

• TH32CS _ снафеаплист
• TH32CS _ снапмодуле
• TH32CS _ снаппроцесс
• TH32CS _ снапсреад

Значения TH32CS _ Снафеаплист и TH32CS _ снапмодуле обрабатываются отдельно. Если эти значения заданы, то списки кучи и модулей указанного процесса включаются в моментальный снимок. Если в качестве идентификатора процесса указать нуль, используется текущий процесс. Значение TH32CS _ снапсреад всегда создает моментальный снимок на уровне системы, даже если идентификатор процесса передается в CreateToolhelp32Snapshot.

Чтобы перечислить кучу или состояние модуля для всех процессов, укажите значение TH32CS _ снапалл и идентификатор процесса текущего процесса. Затем для каждого дополнительного процесса в моментальном снимке вызовите CreateToolhelp32Snapshot еще раз, указав идентификатор процесса и значение TH32CS _ снафеаплист или TH32CS _ снапмодуле .

Код расширенного состояния ошибки для CreateToolhelp32Snapshot можно получить с помощью функции GetLastError .

Когда процесс завершит использование моментального снимка, удалите его с помощью функции CloseHandle . Если не уничтожить моментальный снимок, то процесс будет утечкой памяти до тех пор, пока он не завершит работу, после чего система освободит память.

Обработчик моментальных снимков выступает в качестве маркера файла и подчиняется тем же правилам, что и для процессов и потоков, в которых он может использоваться. Чтобы указать, что маркер наследуется, Создайте моментальный снимок, используя значение _ inherit TH32CS .

snapshot

Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8

Manages snapshots of the volumes that contain the ActiveВ Directory database and log files, which you can view on a domain controller without starting in Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM). You can also run the snapshot subcommand on an ActiveВ Directory Lightweight Directory Services (ADВ LDS) server.

In the command-line tool Ntdsutil.exe, you can use the snapshot subcommand to manage the snapshots, but you must use Dsamain.exe to expose the snapshot as a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server. For more information about using Dsamain, see Dsamain.

This is a subcommand of Ntdsutil and Dsdbutil. Ntdsutil and Dsdbutil are command-line tools that are built into Windows ServerВ 2008 and Windows ServerВ 2008В R2. Ntdsutil is available if you have the ActiveВ Directory Domain Services (ADВ DS) or ADВ LDS server role installed. Dsdbutil is available if you have the ADВ LDS server role installed. These tools are also available if you install the ActiveВ Directory Domain Services Tools that are part of the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT). For more information, see How to Administer Microsoft Windows Client and Server Computers Locally and Remotely (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=177813).

To use either of these tools, you must run them from an elevated command prompt. To open an elevated command prompt, click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.

Syntax

Parameters

activate instance %s

Sets an active instance for the command. You can either specify «ntds» to set ADВ DS as the active instance or you can specify the name of an ADВ LDS instance.

Creates a snapshot.

Deletes a snapshot with globally unique identifier (GUID) %s. Use * to delete all snapshots.

Lists all mounted snapshots. You can run this command to obtain an index number for a mounted snapshot. You can then use the index number, instead of a GUID, to mount or unmount a snapshot.

Lists mounted snapshots. You can run this command to obtain an index number for a mounted snapshot. You can then use the index number instead of a GUID to mount or unmount a snapshot.

Mounts a snapshot with GUID %s. You can refer to an index number of any mounted snapshot instead of its GUID.

Unmounts a snapshot with GUID %s. Use * to unmount all mounted snapshots.

Returns to the prior menu.

Displays Help for this command.

Displays Help for this command.

Remarks

Before you can run the snapshot subcommand, you must run the activate instance subcommand in Ntdsutil to set an active instance. For examples of how to set an active instance, see Examples.

You are not required to run the snapshot subcommand to use Dsamain.exe. Instead, you can use a backup of the ADВ DS or ADВ LDS database or another domain controller or ADВ LDS server. Running the snapshot subcommand simply provides convenient data input for Dsamain.exe.

You should protect snapshots in a manner that is similar to how you protect domain controller backups. For example, use encryption or other data security precautions with ADВ DS snapshots to help mitigate the chance of unauthorized access to them.

When you use Dsamain.exe to expose the data that is contained in a snapshot:

All permissions that apply to the data in the snapshot are enforced.

By default, only members of the Domain Admins group and the Enterprise Admins group are allowed to view a snapshot because it can contain sensitive ADВ DS data.

Ntdsutil does not correctly handle special characters, such as the apostrophe character (‘), that you can enter at the ntdsutil: prompt at the command line. In some situations, there may be an alternative workaround. For more information, see local roles.

Examples

The following example sets NTDS as the active instance:

The following example is another way to set NTDS as the active instance:

The following example mounts a snapshot that has the GUID 8ec8ff74-c0d7-435a-b6b1-54ef185926be:

The following example unmounts the same snapshot:

The following example lists the mounted snapshots:

Use Snipping Tool to capture screenshots

Take a snapshot to copy words or images from all or part of your PC screen. Use Snipping Tool to make changes or notes, then save, and share.

Windows 10 has another screenshot app you might also like to try. When you open Snipping Tool, you’ll see an invitation and keyboard shortcut to Snip & Sketch. For more info on this app, see How to take and annotate screenshots on Windows 10.

Capture any of the following types of snips:

Draw a free-form shape around an object.

Drag the cursor around an object to form a rectangle.

Select a window, such as a dialog box, that you want to capture.

Capture the entire screen.

When you capture a snip, it’s automatically copied to the Snipping Tool window where you make changes, save, and share.

Open Snipping Tool

Select the Start button, type snipping tool in the search box on the taskbar, and then select Snipping Tool from the list of results.

For Windows 8.1 / Windows RT 8.1

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Search (or if you’re using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, and then select Search), type snipping tool in the search box, and then select Snipping Tool from the list of results.

Select the Start button, then type snipping tool in the search box, and then select Snipping Tool from the list of results.

Work with your screenshots

With your Snipping Tool open, select one of the following to create and work with your screenshots.

In Snipping Tool, select Mode. In earlier versions of Windows, select the arrow next to the New button. Next, when you choose the kind of snip you want, you’ll see the whole screen change slightly to gray. Then, choosing from anything currently displayed on the screen, select the area of your screen that you want to capture.

After you open Snipping Tool, open the menu that you want to capture. For Windows 7, press the Esc key before opening the menu.

Press Ctrl + PrtScn keys. The entire screen changes to gray including the open menu.

Select Mode, or in earlier versions of Windows, select the arrow next to the New button. Select the kind of snip you want, and then select the area of the screen capture that you want to capture.

After you capture a snip, you can write or draw on or around it by selecting the Pen or Highlighter buttons. Select Eraser to remove the lines you’ve drawn.

After you capture a snip, select the Save Snip button.

In the Save As box, type a file name, location, and type, and then select Save.

When you capture a snip from a browser window and save it as an HTML file, the URL appears below the snip. To prevent the URL from appearing:

In the Snipping Tool, select the Options button.

In the Snipping Tools Options box, clear the Include URL below snips (HTML only) check box, then select OK.

After you capture a snip, select the arrow next to the Send Snip button, and then select an option from the list.