What are Windows scissors and how to use them?

Many of us, at the first mention of the computer and the Internet in particular, present in our heads some colorful pictures, memories from the past, when we played computer games or surfing the Internet, but how to capture what we saw, so that we can review it later or just for memory? For this, there are specialized programs - screenshots. They are a standard set of any operating system, because in which case they can help the user to make an image from a computer. In this article, we will tell you about a screenshot such as Windows scissors. This article is recommended for novice users of the Windows operating system.

How to use scissors?

Windows scissors appeared from earlier versions, approximately from ME. They served as practically the only means for creating screenshots, because at that time the world of computer programs was very, very scarce, there were much more single programmers creating their own programs for themselves than large corporations providing a full range of application programs.

Time passed, competition grew, and now almost no one uses scissors, but why? Their main disadvantage is the partial absence of macros - assigned keys capable of playing a certain role in a certain program, so as not to go to bring this function with the mouse each time - therefore, working with scissors is very, very uniform.

If you use LightShot, you will definitely notice the more high-calorie functionality of this program, because immediately when creating a screenshot you are offered to adjust the size, but this is not in the scissors, there is such a function only when creating the screenshot itself, and then get out as you like. However, if there is no Internet access, then the scissors will certainly help you with this, but how, the instructions below will tell.

Instructions on how to use scissors:

1. Launch the application (if you do not know where, then immediately go to the point where we find the application, among other programs in the "Start"), after which you will see a narrow window application.
2. Click on the "Create" icon, click on the screen and swipe down at an angle, then release. Pictures will become color again, and in the scissors dialog box your fragment of the screenshot will already be.
3. Click on the floppy disk if you want to save it to your computer, or on the leaflet if you want to copy the image to the clipboard.

Scissor Features

As already mentioned, Windows scissors have very scarce tools, but you still need to learn some subtleties in order to use this standard application more or less professionally. However, the program is very easy to use, so if you are an experienced user, you can proceed to the next paragraph of the article.

Tools:

1. Create. This button is responsible for creating a screenshot, it was already described above how it works.
2. Mode. It works in tandem with "Create", if you click on the triangle down, you can select one of the screenshot creation modes, the standard mode is "Custom".
3. Hold up. As with the camera, a delay is created before the screenshot.
4. Save. The image is saved on the media.
5. Copy. The image is converted to text format, after which it is entered into the buffer, and from there it is uploaded to any place convenient for you.
6. Send snippet. Sends a picture by e-mail.
7. Pen. An ordinary brush, there are several settings, if you click on the triangle down.
8. Marker. The same as the pen, only has a much greater degree of transparency. Used to underline words.
9. Elastic. Erases a pen or marker.

As you can see, the Windows 7 scissors tool does not have great functionality, for example, shooting video, etc. But everything is clear and simple. This version was described for Windows 7, because this tool has not changed its functionality for more than 10 years, even the design has remained the same.

Where are the scissors in Windows 10?

For this operating system, a fairly quick search of applications installed on the computer is implemented, so you can use it, if you want to know the exact location of this tool, then in the next paragraph we will do this using the example of Windows 7.

1. In the lower left corner of the taskbar there will be a "Loupe", click on it.
2. Enter “Scissors”.
3. The first will be the necessary application, click on it and use the Windows scissors.

Also, if for some reason you do not have this icon on the taskbar, you can simply go to the Start menu and enter the name of the desired application.

Where are the scissors in Windows 7?

Unlike 10, in this version the search is more crooked, but nothing will hurt us, because here the Start menu is implemented more accurately (subjectively). Click on it, and then select "All applications." Well, now you have to lower it to the very bottom, where the "Standard" folder will be. One of the first applications will be scissors.

Finally

We hope that after reading this article you understand how to use Windows scissors, because this tool can help you out more than once. We also recommend that you go back to the "Standard" folder and see all the applications there, since some of them are very useful in everyday life.