How to capture screenshots in Windows 7

If you are going to do any documentation on Windows 7, you will need some way to capture screenshots.  One way is to use the Snipping Tool built into Windows 7.  In addition you can also annotate the screenshots to guide the user to focus where you want them to. 

By clicking on the New drop-down, there are 4 types of snips that is presented as options:
1)  Free-form Snip 
2)  Rectangular Snip
3)  Window Snip
4)  Full-Screen Snip

After you capture a snip, it Snipping Tool Clipboard opens up with your capture.  From here, you can now annotate to your heart's desire.