Snip & Sketch gains zooming and more window options for Windows Insiders
Windows Insiders can now zoom in on snips and choose to have them open in an already opened window thanks to a new update.
What you need to know
- Windows Insiders on the Fast Ring have an update for Snip and Sketch.
- The update brings the ability to zoom in on snips.
- Insiders can also elect to have snips open in already opened windows.
Snip & Sketch received new features as part of an update available to Windows Insiders on the Fast Ring (via Aggiornamenti Lumia). The update brings new options for choosing where snips open as well as a new zooming option.
The current public release of Snip & Sketch has every new snip open in its own window. Following this update, users can elect to have snips open in the same window.
Users can now zoom in on snips to help them mark up specific portions of a snip.
Lastly, the Snip & Sketch app has a new icon. The previous icon was all white whereas the new icon has colored scissors cutting a red ring.
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Sean Endicott is a news writer and apps editor for Windows Central with 11+ years of experience. A Nottingham Trent journalism graduate, Sean has covered the industry’s arc from the Lumia era to the launch of Windows 11 and generative AI. Having started at Thrifter, he uses his expertise in price tracking to help readers find genuine hardware value.
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