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Snipping Tool - Free-form Screen Capture
Capture Odd Shapes Easily

By Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide

Freeform Snipping Tool screen capture

A free-form capture is ready for editing in the Snipping Tool.

Graphic © J. Bear
With a free-form screen capture, the Snipping Tool lets you draw a line around any portion of the screen you want. In this example of a free-form capture the pen border (selection ink) is turned off.
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