Get Organized! by Dr. Frank Buck

How to Improve Your Workflow with the Windows Snipping Tool

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Dec 23, 2025
Discover the power of the Windows Snipping Tool to enhance your productivity! Learn to capture screenshots and extract editable text from images effortlessly. Frank reveals how to record screen tutorials with audio and markup your images before saving. Find out how to use the color picker for accurate color matching. He also shares handy tips for dealing with fancy fonts and optimizing your workflow by mapping the Print Screen key to launch the tool. Tune in for these game-changing insights!
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ANECDOTE

Daily Tool Use Sparked This Episode

  • Frank Buck says he uses the Windows Snipping Tool multiple times every day and has for years.
  • He recorded this episode to share new capabilities he recently discovered.
ADVICE

Quickly Capture And Save Screen Snips

  • Use Print Screen (or Shift+Windows) to capture any on-screen area quickly with the Snipping Tool.
  • Paste directly from the clipboard or save markups to files for reuse and sharing.
ADVICE

Annotate Snips With Quick Markup

  • Enable Quick Markup to annotate captures before saving or pasting.
  • Use pen and highlighter to mark images while keeping the original unchanged.
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