Only capture what you want or need

Do you take screenshots regularly? If so, you know that sometimes you want to take a screenshot of your entire screen, but other times you only need to capture a portion of your screen.

Luckily, there are plenty of ways to take a partial screenshot, whether you’re using a PC, Mac, or Chromebook—or even if you’re playing a game on Steam. Here’s how to take partial screenshots on Windows computers.

The Snipping Tool has been installed on Windows PCs since the days of Windows Vista. It is so useful and popular that it has remained a part of the operating system ever since. You can use the Snipping Tool to take full and partial screenshots.