snip tool in Windows 11 has 4 options to select screenshots but not for screen recording

gaffar · Oct 3, 2023

hi,
windows 11 23H2 latest snip tool has 4 options to select screenshots but has no such option for screen recording.
how to fix this problem. There was a keyboard shortcut(windows key+shift+s) to take screenshots but now it doesn't open/work with this shortcut
plz help.
thanks.

wiganken · Oct 3, 2023

Can't help regarding snip tool but PicPick allows Screen Recording. A brilliant app and no, I have no vested interest in PicPick.

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Brink · Oct 3, 2023

Hello gaffar,

Do you see this below for the record feature in the Snipping Tool app (version 11.2211.35.0 and above)?

You can't use the keyboard shortcut. You'll need to directly open the Snipping Tool app instead.

Record Screen with Snipping Tool app in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to use the Snipping Tool app for screen recording in Windows 11. The Snipping Tool app (version 11.2211.35.0) for Windows 11 includes a built-in screen recorder. You will be able to select and refine the part of your screen that you want to record before...

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gaffar · Oct 3, 2023

there are 4 options to select a screen area for screenshots.
However, these four options are not available for screen record using the snip tool.

johnlgalt · Oct 3, 2023

Because when you enable the screen recording feature, it allows you to manually draw the shape to be captured in video. It's been that way since its inception.

See our tutorial here: Record Screen with Snipping Tool app in Windows 11 Tutorial

Furthermore, since we're talking about the snipping tool, a good idea would be to take a screenshot or two of what you're talking about and post it here to better explain what you mean :)

gaffar · Oct 4, 2023

@johnlgalt I will post a screenshot or screen record of missing functionality in the snipping tool. But the problem discussed so far is simple to understand and doesn't need the knowledge of quantum mechanics.

johnlgalt · Oct 4, 2023

It's not a problem - that is the way the Snipping tool operates. That is why I linked you to the tutorial. It clearly shows how the snipping tool video capture works.

For stills (non video) you have 4 choices - rectangular select, free form select, specific app and full screen. Those are the 4 choices you mention.

For video, you only have a rectangular select. No full screen, no app only, and no free form. And you only get the rectangular select after you start the video snip, and then you get a crosshair to select the area you want to capture.

Because that is the way the snipping tool has been developed by Microsoft.

And that doesn't require a high school diploma to understand, much less knowledge of quantum mechanics.

gaffar · Oct 4, 2023

this is the video of the problem

Edwin · Oct 4, 2023

MS apps are becoming increasingly limited in their capabilities!

antspants · Oct 4, 2023

johnlgalt said:
And that doesn't require a high school diploma to understand, much less knowledge of quantum mechanics.

Drawing an area with the mouse cursor doesn’t seem too complicated. My cat just did it.

gaffar · Oct 4, 2023

johnlgalt said:
It's not a problem - that is the way the Snipping tool operates. That is why I linked you to the tutorial. It clearly shows how the snipping tool video capture works.

For stills (non video) you have 4 choices - rectangular select, free form select, specific app and full screen. Those are the 4 choices you mention.

For video, you only have a rectangular select. No full screen, no app only, and no free form. And you only get the rectangular select after you start the video snip, and then you get a crosshair to select the area you want to capture.

Because that is the way the snipping tool has been developed by Microsoft.

And that doesn't require a high school diploma to understand, much less knowledge of quantum mechanics