Take pictures (screen shots) of all or part of your screen.

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To open the GRAB app, click the GRAB icon         in the dock.

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Four Capture Screen Options:

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1.  Capture part of the screen:

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          Choose Capture > Selection, drag the mouse         pointer across the area you want to capture, then release the mouse button.

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2. Capture window:

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          Choose Capture > Window, then click a window.

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3. Capture entire screen:

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          Choose Capture > Screen

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4. Capture an active item:

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          Choose Capture > Timed Screen, then click Start Timer.  Make the item active (For example, open a menu), and keep it active until after the Timed Screen Grab dialog closes.

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Enable sound effect:

 

          Choose Grab > Preferences, then select Enable Sound.   When a screen shot is taken, a sound effect of a picture being taken will be heard.

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Include a pointer in a screen shot:

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          Choose Grab > Preferences, then select a pointer.  The pointer appears where it's located when the picture is taken.

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View screenshot information:

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          Choose Edit > Inspector.

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Save screenshots:

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          After taking a screenshot, choose File > Save, enter a name, then click Save.  You can save screenshots as JPEG, PNG, or TIFF.

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Convert a screenshot  to another format:

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          Open the screenshot in the Preview app.  Choose File > Export, click the Format pop-up menu and choose a format, then click Save.

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