Subj : Windows 11 is about to get a nifty shortcut for copying out all t
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Apr 16 2025 14:15:08

Windows 11 is about to get a nifty shortcut for copying out all the text from 
an image

Date:
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:02:40 +0000

Description:
Got an image on your monitor that you want to extract the text from? Windows 
11 is about to make that process dead easy.

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11 is powering up the Snipping Tool in testing right now A new feature allows 
you to copy all the text from an image straight away Theres no need to take a 
screenshot first, as was previously the case, so this is a neat time-saver 

Microsoft is making it even easier for Windows 11 users to be able to extract 
text from images (or any content) on the screen. 

Windows 11 already has this OCR-powered ( Optical Character Recognition ) 
ability, as you may be aware, but at the moment, its necessary to take a 
screenshot first with the Snipping Tool before you can extract text from that 
image. 

With a new update for the Snipping Tool thats just been released ( which was 
leaked previously ), you dont need to grab a screenshot to perform text 
extraction any longer  although bear in mind this is still in testing at this 
point (so may still be wonky). 

As Neowin reports , with preview version 11.2503.27.0 of the Snipping Tool, 
you can simply hit the Windows + Shift + S keys together, and this will pop 
up the capture bar for the tool. 

However, instead of having to create a snip (screenshot), the text extractor 
option will be right there in the bar, so you can just click that, with no 
need to save a screen grab first. (Image credit: Microsoft) Analysis: 
Power(Toys) to the people 

Essentially, this is directly integrating the ability to extract text from 
images (or any screen content) into Windows 11, with no additional steps 
needed, mirroring the functionality present in Microsofts PowerToys suite of 
tools (for advanced Windows users)  and its definitely going to be 
appreciated by folks who use this capability. 

Its obviously less of a hassle than having to clear the hurdle of actually 
grabbing a screenshot, if all youre interested in doing is copying all the 
text thats currently visible on your monitor. 

I say all the text, but thats only what happens if you use the Copy all text 
option provided. If you just want a specific portion of text, you can 
manually select and extract only those words (its also possible to remove 
line breaks if you want). 

Microsoft is slowly expanding Windows 11s OCR powers, and you may recall that 
late last year, the Photos app got Optical Character Recognition built in to 
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hassle-free way



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/windows-11-is-about-to-get-a-nifty
-shortcut-for-copying-out-all-the-text-from-an-image


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