Teacher Handouts Using Screen Snapshots

• To take a picture of part of the screen, press Command+Shift+4 then drag to select the area you want in the picture.
• To take a picture of a window, menu bar, the Dock, or other area, press Command-Shift-4 then press the Space bar. Move the pointer over the area you want so that it's highlighted, then click. (If you decide you want to drag to select the area, press the Space bar again.)
• If you press Command+Shift+4 and decide you don't want to take the screen shot, press the Escape key.
• If you want to put the screen shot on the clipbaord, rather than create a file, hold down the Control key when you press the other keys. You can then paste the picture into a document.

Practice Creating Screen Shots with this Exercise:

1. Copy the file "ScreenShotPracticeFile.cwk” from Charlene’s Public Folder on the Patriot server.

The “ Practice" file is a sample of a worksheet that could be used as a tutorial on how to use the Clippings feature in AppleWorks. The directions have been written, but the snapshots to clarify the concepts need to be added. In this exercise you will add screen snapshots to finish the worksheet so it graphically shows how to use the Clippings palette. (this lesson was adapted from Janet Caughlin's AppleWorkshop for Teachers 6.0)

2. Read the first direction so you'll know what the first screen snapshot will be.

3. Click the File menu. Release the mouse button and drag to Show Clippings. Because the first direction tells users to do this, you need to make a screenshot of this menu.

4. While the menu is still visible on the screen, hold down the Command Key and type the number 4. The cursor changes to a +.

5. Move the cursor to the top of the menu, press the mouse button draw a square around the menu. Release the mouse button and you'll hear the shutter sound a camera makes. This sound tells you the snapshot was taken. Everything inside the square was captured. The snapshot appears on the desktop and is named "Picture 1. "

To insert this non-AppleWorks Graphic:

1. Now you're going to place the snapshot you just took into the practice file. Click the Arrow tool from the toolbar so the screenshot is inserted as a graphic.

2. Click the File menu and choose Insert. Navigate to the desktop.

3. Be sure to select “All Available” as the File Format:

Double-click Picture 1 and the graphic will be inserted into the document, but it will be too large. Notice how the grahics will "floats" over the text on your page.

4. Be sure the graphic has handles. Click the Arrange menu and choose Scale By Percent. The default will shrink the image to 50% of its original size. Click OK.

5. Click, hold, and drag the graphic to the right.


Creating the Next Two Screenshots

1. Read the second direction to see which screenshot you need.
2. Create this screenshot and insert it into the worksheet.
3. Create the screenshot for direction number 3 and insert it into the worksheet.


Creating a Screenshot for a Separate Window

1. Read direction number 4. For this direction, you need to see the Clippings palette.
The Clippings palette is a separate floating window. When you are creating a screenshot of a separate window, you don't need to draw a rectangle around it.

2. Press the Caps Lock key, then press “Command + Shift + 4” -- The cursor changes to a “bulls-eye” circles.

3. Click this circle cursor on the palette. The shutter sound indicates the screenshot was taken.

4. Insert the screenshot into the worksheet.

Drawing Arrow Lines for Clarity

1. Click the Straight Line tool and draw a line from the text to the screenshot.

2. Select the Arrow at End choice. An arrowhead appears at the end of the line you drew. Add lines to every screenshot.

3. Print your completed file and share with your students and colleagues.