How to Copy Text From Images

⚛️ Sometimes, using an image of a screenshot isn't what you need. I'll show you how to use Windows built-in Snipping Tool to extract the text from an image.

⚛️ Copying text from images
If you see text on your screen but can’t copy it, use Windows’ Snipping Tool. Press Shift + Windows + S, select the text area, and click “Text Actions” to extract the words. You can copy and paste the result into a message or search. While not perfect, it’s very good (and getting better) and saves a lot of typing.

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0:00 Copy Text From Images
0:30 Screenshots for tech support
2:00 Take a screenshot
3:30 Text actions
3:50 OCR Optical Character Recognition
6:00 Bigger text is better

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