How to Use Snipping Tool’s New Text Extractor Feature

This guide explains how to use the Text Actions feature in the modern Snipping Tool. Why use this? It saves you from typing out information manually. What happens when done? You can paste text from any image directly into your documents or emails.

The Snipping Tool is a built-in tool in  Windows that lets you capture screenshots of your screen. You can capture full screens, specific windows, or custom areas.

With the Snipping Tool, you can redact text, disable screen capture and recording, including system audio and microphone when recording, disable automatically saving screenshots, copy content as a table, and more.

All Windows 11 users on the latest version of the app can now use powerful text and privacy tools. This update makes it easy to copy text from images or hide sensitive information without needing to take a screenshot.

Use the Text Actions feature in Snipping Tools

You can now pull text from any screenshot or image file using the Text Actions feature. You can also use the Quick Redact feature to automatically hide email addresses or phone numbers in your snips.

Here is how to do it:

1. First, capture a snip using the Win + Shift + S shortcut or by opening the app.
2. Once the image opens in the editor window, click the Text Actions icon. This looks like a document or text symbol in the toolbar.

The app will scan your image for text. You can select specific words to copy or click “Copy all text” to grab everything at once. If you need to protect your privacy, look for the Quick Redact option to mask sensitive items like phone numbers or emails before sharing.

You can also click the “More options” menu. From here, you can choose to “Remove line breaks” from your text or enable “Automatically copy text” for a faster experience.

That is all there is to it!

Reference: Microsoft blog

Conclusion

The Text Actions feature helps you work faster by turning images into editable text. Accessing it is simple: just capture your snip and click the Text Actions icon in the editor window. With added tools like Quick Redact, you can manage your digital information safely and efficiently.