Click Start and then type Snipping and the tool will come up. Select it. This opens the snipping app. Select New Your screen will go white, this means the tool is ready to take the screenshot. Click your mouse and drag the area of your screen you need a snapshot of. When you have this in the window, select copy. You can use any of the editing tools at the top if you choose to. Open a Word document or email and then right-click on a blank area and paste.