General Chat

I use the snipping (windows) or grab (Mac) tool all the time but I have never even been on ebay?

It's great for Ancestry records, especially overseas docs and military records.
Also for wills and probate. Who needs a whole page?
Simply snip off the bits of a page that you want and save it ... simples!

At last.... sorted it out phew that was hard work with help from this thread..Thanks :-D

Sorry, I don't know, but would imagine its grouped in with "Windows Accessories".

Thanks very much Shane will give that a go.

Emma xx :-)

Emma,
Snipping tool ... Windows 8

I. Side swipe from left of screen .
2. Click on search (Magnifing glass)
3. Type snipping tool in search box... Snipping tool App will appear on left of screen.
4. RIGHT click on snipping tool App.(box)
5. In menu bottom of screen click on Pin to Task Bar... (Job done).

Shane xx

Emma - if you search "snipping tool windows 8" quite a lot comes up., It is obviously a separate tool - I see it isn't even in the index of "Windows 7 for Dummies"!

Emma it's much easier than copy/paste (which I can never do) that is when it works properly had friend up today who is good at this sort of thing but even she can't sort it :-0

Snipping Tools? Thought you were talking about "Mrs. Bobbit" for a moment.:o))>

I have Windows 8 Elizabeth and it does sound better than
copy and paste, which I might add am hopeless with so
anything simple is OK by me.

Emma :-)

GG - I think it must be fairly new, I'd never heard of it until it appeared when I updated to Windows 7 a few months ago. I don't know if it is possible to add it to earlier versions, but I expect the techies on here could adviser.

It is a useful alternative to copy and paste - and since reading the earlier comments on this thread I experimented with photographs and found it a splendid way of editing and copy bits from them!

Well I don't know what you are talking about folks,
can't find it/see it and if I did wouldn't know what
to do with it.

Emma :-S

We don't have e-bay.. but we have Trade me and can set our bidding to gazump the next one up to what ever limit one choses. It is a great option when you cannot be there to bid. Sniping sounds okay to me..

As for snipping that is one of the best things they have provided us with in a long time.. snip streetviews, snip things that can't be saved as a picture and snip things that cannot be copied.. Brilliant tool.

Persie

Ohh get it on quick Chris.....I know how to go on here but not on gumtree or ebay like you am still waiting kids to do it for me can only stay on the same site

Nolls - I shall have to put it on my list - at the moment I am waiting for gson to show me how to put photos on Gumtree - I have loads of stuff which needs to go.

Am in shock when I saw a kitbag going for £50. OH has one - perfect condition 1956 - have not told him yet!!!

Sharron - I shall tag you on FB soon. Time to go to bed with David Dimbleby now ;-) :-D <3

Chris I can assure you it is simple if my DIL on f/bk puts on a photo I can cut round the bit of my g/kids (without the in-laws - shh) or just their heads and trans to my pictures/documents . It is so easy click on icon then click on "new" in the box that comes up the page goes dull take the mouse arrow and draw round what you want stop drawing and another box comes up click on a wee icon like a tv at top and add name .. easy !

OMG - I thought you were using a snpping tool to cut rows of stitches - never heard of one before - having read rest of thread I am in complete bewilderment - worse even than Sharron.

Budgie I have tried options and nothing there just don't know how to get rid of frame as you have to click on it to see photo and is no use as a photo album!
Sharron and anyone else if you haven't used the tool it's great (or was) and well worth a go and so easy to use
OK McB your forgiven hadn't read right through the posts ;-)

Nolls, i explained earlier in the thread.

Still grovalling lol

Sorry folks forgot I had put up this thread
McB what the heck are you on about I only use it for transferring photos ...what am I missing lol! :-D :-D :-D