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Screen Shots on Mac

Screen shots - MacOS 7, or earlier

To make a "screen shot" on a computer running MacOS versions 7.x, or earlier:

• To save a picture of the entire screen in a PICT file, press Command+Shift+3. (Command = the "apple" or "curly-H" key).
• When you press these keys, a file named Picture 1 is created on either the startup disk or inside the System Folder. Additional pictures are named Picture 2, Picture 3, and so on.
• You can open up the picture in the SimpleText application or any application that reads PICT files.

Screen shots - MacOS 8

• MacOS 8 offers a number of options for taking "snapshots" of your screen. Use the "Help" menu to find out more.
• Here are directions taken from these instructions on how to "save a picture of part" of your screen:

To save a picture of part of the screen in a PICT file, press Command+Shift+4. (Command = the "apple" or "curly-H" key).

Now, drag across the part of the screen you want to make into a picture.

To constrain the capture area to a square, keep the Shift key pressed as you drag.

• When you release the mouse, a file named Picture 1 is created on the startup disk. Additional pictures are numbered Picture 2, Picture 3, and so on.
• You can open up the picture in the SimpleText application or any any application that reads PICT files.