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Snipping Tool – How to take a Snapshot of a portion of your Windows screen….

Posted on 07/10/2013 by Jason Thomas

The Snipping Tool is a great way to take a quick Snapshot of a portion of your Windows screen. Unlike using the “Print Screen” button, by using the Snipping Tool you get to highlight the are of the screen that you want to make into a graphic.

To use this tool you simply open it either by typing in Snipping Tool and selecting it in Windows 8, or for Vista and Windows 7 go to Programs –> Accessories –> Snipping Tool. After it is launched you click on “New”, and then use the new crosshairs to select the portion of the screen you want to capture. When you release the drag of you mouse, it will make a copy of the selected portion of the screen and place it into the Snipping Tool application.

This tool also has features such as a pen tool (with different color inks) that you can draw or write on top of the new graphic, a highlighter tool, and an eraser tool (only erases the pen and highlighter tool).

After you are done taking the screen snip you can then save it as a JPG, GIF, PNG, or HTML file. This gives a wide variety in the uses of your new Snip.

Jason Thomas
J&J Computers
678-225-7045

How to get to all apps in Windows 8 and 8.1!

Posted on 06/28/2013 by Jason Thomas

How to get to all apps in Windows 8 and 8.1!

There are distinct differences on how you get to the all apps view between Windows 8 and 8.1. There is also a way in Windows 8.1 to make the all apps view of the new user interface a default instead of having to do extra steps.

Getting to all apps in Windows 8:

1. Right click on bottom blank area of the new user interface
2. Then click on “All Apps” at the bottom right hand corner of your screen
3. To switch back to the main user interface, just repeat steps one and two

Getting to all apps in Windows 8.1:

1. Click on the down arrow on the bottom left hand corner of your screen
2. To get back to the main user interface, click on the up arrow at the bottom left hand corner of your screen

Making the all apps view default in Windows 8.1 (Not available in Windows 8):

1. Got to your desktop by clicking on the “Desktop” tile
2. Right click on the Task Bar at the bottom of your screen and select “Properties”
3. Click on your Navigation tab
4. Then check mark the option of “Show the apps view automatically when I go to Start”
5. Click on “Apply” and then “OK”
6. From now on when you select the Start Button or use your Windows Key it will go directly to the all apps view and bypass the main new user interface.

Jason Thomas
J&J Computers
678-225-7045

Windows 8 Video Tutorial – 3 Ways to get back to the new UI

Posted on 06/20/2013 by Jason Thomas

Windows 8 Video Tutorial – 3 Ways to get back to the new UI

Since the release of Windows 8, there has been some confusion on how the new UI (User Interface) works, as well as how to get back to it after going to the desktop or other programs. There are currently three main ways to get back to the new user interface and they are as follows:

1. Hit the Windows button on the lower right hand side of most keyboards.

2. Put your mouse at the upper right hand corner of your screen to show the charms bar. Then click on the Windows logo start charm.

3. Put you mouse at the bottom left hand corner of your screen, and a small start box will appear. Click on that box.

Jason Thomas
J&J Computers
678-225-7045