Get Snipping Tool to Open Maximized?

Alonzo Mosley · Sep 9, 2023

Edwin said:
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Ohhhh. Those are the options for ScreenX you circled. I thought you found a way to hack into the properties for Snipping Tool.

antspants · Sep 9, 2023

I can’t do it. I am a total wreck. I am curled up into the fetal position crying. I’m calling for my mommy. This thing doesn’t want to play.

You’ll have to live with the Win key + Up Arrow key. This will maximise the Snipping tool app.

antspants · Sep 9, 2023

There are two other possible options if you don’t like the shortcut Win + Up Arrow. Any chance you have a keyboard that can run a macro or a mouse that you can change something like the middle clicker to maximise? (like a logitech) My mouse wheel (mouse wheel click down) is set to show desktop. It can be set to do a lot of things. Maximise, minimise, open program etc

Alonzo Mosley · Sep 9, 2023

antspants said:
I can’t do it. I am a total wreck. I am curled up into the fetal position crying. I’m calling for my mommy.

Well at least you tried. That's the important thing.

antspants said:
You’ll have to live with the Win key + Up Arrow key. This will maximise the Snipping tool app.

How. Did. I. Never. Know. This. Trick.
(Will it also do it with a zed?)

antspants said:
There are two other possible options if you don’t like the shortcut Win + Up Arrow. Any chance you have a keyboard that can run a macro or a mouse that you can change something like the middle clicker to maximise? (like a logitech) My mouse wheel (mouse wheel click down) is set to show desktop. It can be set to do a lot of things. Maximise, minimise, open program etc

It's a Surface, so just touchpad. Been carrying laptops on and off planes for so long, I don't think I've even used a mouse since 2004. That's not a joke.

Edwin · Sep 9, 2023

@Alonzo Mosley
You want the Editor to open maximized after you take a capture with the Snipping Tool app, correct???

Alonzo Mosley · Sep 9, 2023

AFAIK that piece of software is called "Snipping Tool".

Taskbar icon:

Alonzo Mosley · Sep 9, 2023

Edwin · Sep 9, 2023

antspants · Sep 9, 2023

Alonzo Mosley said:
How. Did. I. Never. Know. This. Trick.
(Will it also do it with a zed?)

Are you asking if the maximise shortcut is editable? Zed + Up Arrow? That I do not know
No win key on a Surface? Doesn’t the Surface have eiable key functions? Can you edit an “F” function, I’ve never looked at one to know.

Edit. I just had a look. If I am following you properly, you may be in luck re-assigning a Fn key on the Surface keyboard via the Windows mobility centre. Perhaps you can assign “Maximise”?

Edwin · Sep 9, 2023

Or, Touchpad Gestures...

antspants · Sep 9, 2023

Edwin said:
Or, Touchpad Gestures...

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Nice!

Alonzo Mosley · Sep 9, 2023

antspants said:
Are you asking if the maximise shortcut is editable? Zed + Up Arrow? That I do not know
No win key on a Surface? Doesn’t the Surface have eiable key functions? Can you edit an “F” function, I’ve never looked at one to know.

Edit. I just had a look. If I am following you properly, you may be in luck re-assigning a Fn key on the Surface keyboard via the Windows mobility centre. Perhaps you can assign “Maximise”?

I don't understand this "MaximiSe" with a red squiggly line. All I want is to "MaximiZe", with a Zed. The way Jesus and George Washington did it.

antspants · Sep 9, 2023

I still don’t get why the have Snipping Tool AND Snip & Sketch. I assume one is being removed in future versions? Or made downloadable in App store?

Alonzo Mosley said:
The way Jesus and George Washington did it.

Edwin · Sep 9, 2023

Snipping Tool is too stupid to remember it's previous state!
If it becomes bothersome or impossible, get rid of it and install something better.

antspants · Sep 9, 2023

Alonzo Mosley said:
I don't understand this "MaximiSe" with a red squiggly line. All I want is to "MaximiZe"

Aussie spelling. We often replace with an S what American English uses a Z for. Because life’z complicated.

Just to be clear, when you say Zed, you’re refering to the “Z” key? Because it was about when you stared mentioning Zed, I lost track of what we’re talking about now.

antspants · Sep 9, 2023

Edwin said:
Snipping Tool is too stupid to remember it's previous state!
If it becomes bothersome or impossible, get rid of it and install something better.

I agree. New is only new until the learning curb is over.

Edwin · Sep 9, 2023

antspants said:
... life’z complicated.

antspants said:
... I lost track of what we’re talking about now.

You need more coffee!

antspants · Sep 9, 2023

Edwin said:
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You need more coffee!

Funny enough, I woke 45 min ago and I am on my 3rd dbl espresso. Thank God for Bean to Cup machines.

I’m bouncing around my iPooped.

dacrone · Sep 9, 2023

use autohotkey and notepad++

#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

Run, "C:\users\YOURUSERNAME\appdata\local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\SnippingTool.exe"
Sleep 1100
;
SendInput, {LWin Down}
SendInput, {UP}
SendInput, {LWin Up}

save as .ahk
right click ahk file and Compile Script
Do whatever you want with exe that it makes

*If your pc is slower, you can make the sleep time a larger number to delay the sendkeys so that snipping tool has more time to launch, if necessary.

Edwin · Sep 9, 2023

K..., this is gettin more convoluted than the frickin app is worth!
To hell with Snipping Tool!
Just use Win/Shift/S and paste it into Paint right away!
At least Paint will remember it's maximized state!

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