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Mac Question? How to take snapshot of what appears on screen?

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Craigskis
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Do you know how to capture a screenshot on a mac?  the quick key command to snap a photo of whatever is on your screen?

Nov 19 2007 8:51PM
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williams
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apple+shift+3
Nov 19 2007 8:53PM
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steevner
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Command+Shift+3

i believe
Nov 19 2007 8:54PM
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Tucks
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all mac shortcuts down near bottom
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75459
Nov 19 2007 8:56PM
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michelle
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go to applications and then use grab!
Nov 19 2007 9:00PM
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Craigskis
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Thanks for the help.

Posting this thread took less time then I spent searching on google.
Nov 19 2007 9:02PM
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t_rob
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or to take ones of the size of your chocie use apple shift 44. then a compass will come up and hold do wn your mouse and drag to make a rectangl, let go and you have your image.
Nov 19 2007 9:28PM
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Sknsnw9
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check this site out. has all the info you need from the apple company from iphone to ipod to computers to mac programs to bootcamp etc.

http://www.macrumors.com/

on the top right, right underneath the search bar click on forums and you can go from there.
Nov 20 2007 9:54AM
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Raoul_Duke
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or you can use grab....

applications>utilities>grab
Nov 20 2007 10:44AM
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DeSena
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no its 
apple - shift - 4
Nov 20 2007 10:56AM
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