Again in 2023, Microsoft launched a brand new function within the Snipping Device known as Textual content Actions, which may detect textual content in captured screenshots. This function allowed customers to simply copy textual content from any picture and use it for numerous functions.

At present, Microsoft introduced a brand new replace to the Snipping Device app for Home windows 11 Insiders within the Canary and Dev Channels. This model 11.2503.27.0 replace brings the favored Textual content Extractor function to the Snipping Device seize bar. This eliminates the additional step of taking a screenshot to repeat the required textual content, as customers can now immediately copy textual content from any picture that seems on the display screen.

To make use of this new functionality, customers can open the Snipping Device app or use the Win + Shift + S keyboard shortcut and click on the brand new “Textual content Extractor” button within the toolbar. As soon as the button is pressed, customers can choose the area they want to scan for textual content after which manually choose the textual content to repeat.

Customers may also click on the “Copy all textual content” button within the toolbar to repeat all textual content inside the chosen area. The “Extra choices” dropdown menu within the toolbar may have the next two choices:

• “Take away line breaks” from copied textual content.
• Allow “Mechanically copy textual content,” which dismisses the Snipping Device sooner and mechanically copies all textual content within the chosen area on to the clipboard.

Final month, Microsoft added one other neat function to the Snipping Device app. The brand new Draw & Maintain expertise permits customers to simply create clear strains and shapes. To make use of this function, customers ought to choose the pen device and draw a line, arrow, rectangle, or oval over the screenshot. Holding the cursor or pen nonetheless for a second earlier than releasing the form will convert the stroke right into a well-formed form. Customers can then resize, transfer, or regulate it as wanted.