The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Snipping tool for Vista Basic users

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Nocturnal310, Jan 26, 2008.

  1. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    792
    Messages:
    2,708
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    I use Vista basic..what i want to know is that is there a 3rd Party App which is an alternative to Snipping tool?


    I can update to Vista premium but i dont need Aero so sticking to Basic
     
    Nocturnal310, Jan 26, 2008
    #1
  2. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

    Reputations:
    2,071
    Messages:
    5,234
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    Press the PrintScreen key, then open MS Paint, then choose Edit > Paste (or press Ctrl-V).

    Then crop it, draw on it, whatever.

    It's the poor man's snipping tool.

    ok, ok, I'm sure there are better screen capture programs... but that's always there and it will do the job.
     
    swarmer, Jan 26, 2008
    #2
  3. BlackRussian

    BlackRussian Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    239
    Messages:
    1,206
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    No No!!
    Keys are Fn and Print Scrn/Screen or Ctrl and Print Scrn/Screen
     
    BlackRussian, Jan 26, 2008
    #3
  4. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

    Reputations:
    2,221
    Messages:
    5,540
    Likes Received:
    13
    Trophy Points:
    206
    ?? I have a dedicated print screen button, no need to push Fn.

    And alt+prnt scrn takes a screen shot of just the active window, if that's what you're talking about.
     
    crash, Jan 26, 2008
    #4
  5. ProntoR2

    ProntoR2 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    21
    Messages:
    190
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Get Fastone Capture 5.3, it's a beaut of a program. Use this version because it's the last free one without crippled functionality.
     
    ProntoR2, Jan 26, 2008
    #5
  6. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    2,886
    Messages:
    6,566
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    I also recommend this program. I used it back on xp. But i have some screen capture utilities on my best free software for windows list if you'd like to try something else.
     
    Gintoki, Jan 26, 2008
    #6
  7. orev

    orev Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    809
    Messages:
    2,829
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Some keyboards have their own printscreen key, others put it as an Fn function. They are all different so it doesn't warrant a violent reaction like that.
     
    orev, Jan 26, 2008
    #7
  8. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

    Reputations:
    3,741
    Messages:
    2,382
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Yup, this is the best one for simple everyday usage. I also recommend the Other Faststone apps, which are FREE. I use FastStone Image Viewer as my default image viewer and FastStone Photo Resizer is Priceless IMO.

    http://www.faststone.org/



    BTW...Snag-it is the best capture tool for more robust usage, but it's not free.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Jan 26, 2008
    #8
  9. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

    Reputations:
    4,674
    Messages:
    3,803
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
     
    Padmé, Jan 27, 2008
    #9