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.

Toggle between full screen mode and Windows mode in Windows Media Center

This article helps a user to switch over from full mode to windows mode and the other way around by pressing [Alt] and [Enter] keys at a time.

Original product version: В Windows XP
Original KB number: В 556062

Just press Alt and Enter keys together to toggle between full screen mode and windows mode.

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Toggle switches

The toggle switch represents a physical switch that allows users to turn things on or off, like a light switch. Use toggle switch controls to present users with two mutually exclusive options (such as on/off), where choosing an option provides immediate results.

To create a toggle switch control, you use the ToggleSwitch class.

Is this the right control?

Use a toggle switch for binary operations that take effect right after the user flips the toggle switch.

Think of the toggle switch as a physical power switch for a device: you flip it on or off when you want to enable or disable the action performed by the device.

To make the toggle switch easy to understand, label it with one or two words, preferably nouns, that describe the functionality it controls. For example, «WiFi» or «Kitchen lights.»

Examples

If you have the XAML Controls Gallery app installed, click here to open the app and see the ToggleSwitch or ToggleButton in action.

Choosing between toggle switch and check box

For some actions, either a toggle switch or a check box might work. To decide which control would work better, follow these tips:

Use a toggle switch for binary settings when changes become effective immediately after the user changes them.

In this example, it’s clear with the toggle switch that the kitchen lights are set to «On.» But with the checkbox, the user needs to think about whether the lights are on now or whether they need to check the box to turn the lights on.

Use check boxes for optional («nice to have») items.

Use a checkbox when the user has to perform extra steps for changes to be effective. For example, if the user must click a «submit» or «next» button to apply changes, use a check box.

Use check boxes when the user can select multiple items that are related to a single setting or feature.

Toggle switches in the Windows UI

These images show how the Windows UI uses toggle switches. Here’s how the Smart Storage Settings screen uses toggle switches:

This example is from the Night Light Settings page:

Create a toggle switch

Here’s how to create a simple toggle switch. This XAML creates the toggle switch shown previously.

Here’s how to create the same toggle switch in code.

The switch can be either on or off. Use the IsOn property to determine the state of the switch. When the switch is used to control the state of another binary property, you can use a binding as shown here.

Toggled

In other cases, you can handle the Toggled event to respond to changes in the state.

This example shows how to add a Toggled event handler in XAML and in code. The Toggled event is handled to turn a progress ring on or off, and change its visibility.

Here’s how to create the same toggle switch in code.

Here’s the handler for the Toggled event.

On/Off labels

By default, the toggle switch includes literal On and Off labels, which are localized automatically. You can replace these labels by setting the OnContent, and OffContent properties.

This example replaces the On/Off labels with Show/Hide labels.

You can also use more complex content by setting the OnContentTemplate and OffContentTemplate properties.

How to toggle a screen on and off?

I have a current setup of two screens on my desktop, but every now and then I want to connect my tv as well. I currently have a HDMI switch to toggle from a screen to the tv, but that isn’t working all too well.

If I just connect the tv straight into the pc, Windows will switch to three screens, as expected, but will do so regardless of whether the tv is on or not. So I’m looking for a way to be able to toggle the third screen on and off from within Windows. I can’t find whether that is possible or not, because when I google, all I can find is stuff about turning touch-screens on or off.

1 Answer 1

You can set a monitor as connected or disconnected through the settings in Windows 10. This effectively enables/disables that monitor, but if you unplug the cable or on some monitors turn off the power, the monitor itself may get uninstalled and reinstalled upon turning on the monitor or plugging the cable in, and this may reset your settings.

In order to do this, do the following:

• Open the Start menu
• Press the Gear (settings) icon
• Navigate to System
• Click on Display
• Choose the display you want to enable/disable
• Scroll down to the section called Multiple Displays.
• In the combobox alter the connection type
  • Extend to this display: The monitor is enabled.
  • Disconnect this display: The monitor is disabled.

It is not directly possible to do this from the commandline, but there are some tools available that do this for you, such as Nircmd.

How to rotate screen on Windows 10

Source: Windows Central

On Windows 10, the ability to rotate the screen can come in handy in many scenarios. For instance, if you’re a programmer using an external monitor, turning the screen to portrait mode can improve efficiency when viewing code. If you’re using a tablet, switching the orientation of the screen can be a better way to read a book or document. You can even flip the screen upside down to play a prank to a friend, or to return to landscape mode after accidentally invoking the rotate shortcut.

Whatever the reason it might be, Windows 10 includes multiple ways to rotate the screen in landscape, portrait, or flipped mode using the Settings app and keyboard shortcuts, or through the vendor graphics control panel software.

In this Windows 10 guide, we’ll walk you through the different methods to rotate the screen on your desktop, laptop, or tablet.

How to rotate screen using Settings

To rotate the screen with the Settings app, use these steps:

1. Open Settings.
2. Click on System.
3. Click on Display.
4. Under the «Rearrange your displays» section, select the screen that you want to rotate (if applicable).

Under the «Scale and layout» section, use the Display orientation drop-down menu to select one of the orientation:

• Landscape.
• Portrait.
• Landscape (flipped).
• Portrait (flipped).

Source: Windows Central

Once you complete the steps, the display will change to your preferred orientation.

If the rotation option is grayed out, or the keyboard shortcuts aren’t working, you may need to update the video drivers. In the case that you need assistance, you can use refer to these instructions.

How to rotate screen using keyboard shortcut

Alternatively, if your tablet, laptop, or desktop supports it, you can also use keyboard shortcuts to rotate the screen on Windows 10:

Important: This option may only work with some graphics cards. If it’s not working for you, then use the Settings app option.

• Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow – rotates to landscape mode.
• Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow – rotates the screen upside down.
• Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow – rotates the screen 90 degrees (right).
• Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow – rotates the screen 90 degrees (left).

To return to the normal orientation, use the Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow keyboard shortcut.

How to rotate screen using graphics control panel

Whether you use a graphics card from Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD, each vendor offers a control panel software to control various aspects of the video settings, including an option to rotate the screen.

To rotate the screen using the NVIDIA Control Panel, use these steps:

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Click on Hardware and Sound.
3. Click on NVIDIA Control Panel.
4. Under the «Display» section, click on Rotate display.
5. Select the display (if applicable).

Choose the orientation (or use the controls on the right).

Source: Windows Central

Once you complete the steps, the screen will switch to the orientation you specified.

We’re focusing these instructions for the control panel from NVIDIA, but you can find similar options in the control panel provided by Intel and AMD.

How to rotate screen disabling rotation lock on Windows 10

If you’re using a tablet or 2-in-1 device, and rotating the device doesn’t rotate the screen, you may need to change the system settings.

To disable rotation lock on Windows 10, use these steps:

1. Open Settings.
2. Click on System.
3. Click on Display.

Under the «Scale and layout» section, turn off the Rotation lock option.

Source: Windows Central

Quick tip: This option is only available on supported devices.

Alternatively, you can also enable or disable the feature from the Quick action settings on Action center (Windows key + A keyboard shortcut), and clicking the Rotation lock button.

In the case that the option is grayed out, then it’s likely that you have a keyboard attached to the device.

More Windows 10 resources

For more helpful articles, coverage, and answers to common questions about Windows 10, visit the following resources:

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