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How to take a Screen Shot in Microsoft Windows using the Snipping Tool

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This video will show you how to take a Screen Shot in Microsoft Windows using the Snipping Tool and Print Screen function.

Step 1. To open the snipping tool go to Start > All Programs > Accessories or Press the Windows Key on your keyboard and then type snip.

Snipping Tool

Step 2.Choose the kind of snip that you want to use. Click on the down arrow right beside the New button and you will have the following options.

Snipping tool menu

* Free-form snip. This allows you to cut out any shape you wish.

Free Form Snip

* Rectangular snip. As the name suggests it snips a rectangular box anywhere on the screen.

Rectangular Snip

* Window Snip. Allows you to take a screen shot of any Windows on your screen. Could be the task bar Internet Explorer screen.

Window Snip

* Full-screen snip. This screen shot allows you to capture everything on the screen.

Step 3. The image you have just captured will be automatically copied into the mark-up window. From this window you can Save, create, copy, email or edit the snip.

Save Snip

* Annotations within the Snipping tool allow you to draw and write with a pen and you can customise the colour width and it can all be removed by an eraser.

Snipping Tool Toolbar

* Share and Email The snipping tool also allows you to cut a screen shot and email it directly from the tool.

Snipping Tool Email

In windows you can also press > CTRL > ALT > DELETE on your keyboard and it will save a Screen shot to your clip board. Simply open MS paint or MS word and go right click paste and it will paste the screen capture for you.

I hope that helps out.
Good Luck 🙂

New iPhone 5S To Have Fingerprint Scanner

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Apple’s upcoming iPhone offering is said to have a major security enhancement, utilising the latest fingerprint scanner technology.

The latest operating system, iOS7 beta 4 was released last week and there’s definitely more than a hint of the new fingerprint technology being an important feature in Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5S.

iPhone 5S Fingerprint Scanner

Recently Apple acquired AuthenTec which is a company that specialises in fingerprint-scanning technology. They bought the company for $A392 million last July, which started the rumors last year about the new security advancement being used in their latest smartphone offering.

To fuel speculation ever more, only a few weeks ago Apple also decided to file a patent for a fingerprint sensor embedded within the touchscreen display.

It’s likely that the new technology, embedded in the home button or inside the touch screen will allow for greater security when locking and unlocking the smartphone.

It’s not only security that could benefit from fingerprint sensoring either. There’s also the possibility that you could do different functions on your phone simply by using different fingers.