For some of your assignments (such as the tutorial), you may find it useful to be able to take a "picture" of your computer screen. (For example, the FTP tutorial uses screenshots of the programs it discusses.) Here is information on taking screenshots:

PC Screenshots

1. Arrange your screen how you want it to look when you take the screenshot. Remember, the mouse pointer may be in the picture, so don't leave where it might interfere.

2. Press these keys at the same time: <shift> <alt> <print screen>

3. Open up a graphics program (MS Paintbrush, LView Pro, Adobe PhotoShop).

4. In your graphics program, locate and click on  Edit  in the file menu.

5. Under the  Edit  menu, locate and click on  Paste  to paste your screenshot in that program.

6. Save the image. Remember, ultimately you will have to save your image as a .gif or .jpg file for your website. So, if you are using a program like MS Paintbrush to edit your image, you will have to save the file in a different format, then open it in a program (LView, Adobe Photoshop) that allows you to save in .gif or .jpg formats.

Macintosh Screenshots

1. Arrange your screen how you want it to look when you take the screenshot. Remember, the mouse pointer may be in the picture, so don't leave where it might interfere.

2. Press these keys at the same time: <shift> <command> <3>

3. The Macintosh screenshot will be saved automatically in the root directory as a file named pictureX, where "X" is the number of the screenshot.

4. Open up a graphics program (Graphic Converter, Adobe PhotoShop).

5. In your graphics program, locate and click on  File  in the file menu.

6. Under the  File  menu, locate and click on  Open  to open your screenshot in that program. Look for your image in the root directory (usually named Macintosh HD).

7. Edite and save the image. Remember, ultimately you will have to save your image as a .gif or .jpg file for your website.