So you’ve been asked to give someone a screenshot of what you’re doing. Perhaps something funny or something for tech support, etc. Basically, they want you to take a picture of your screen (hence, screenshot). It’s a simple, painless process.

In Windows XP:

1. Pull up what you want to take a screenshot of.
2. Hit the Print Screen key. It’s one of those strange keys near the top-left side of the keyboard. (It really does have a purpose!)
3. Open up Paint (Commonly found at: Start->All Programs->Accessories).
4. Paste the image into Paint, either from Edit->Paste or Ctrl-V.

You can do a bunch of things in Paint. You can save the whole image, crop it to save only a section, or perform basic editing functions. Any other image editor works too, but you’ll need to know how to use it.

In Mac OS

You have a number of neat options in Mac OS. They all involve the Command (4-squiggle) key.

1. To take an instant shot of the entire screen, hit Command-Shift-3, and an image should appear on the desktop. Simple.
2. To take a shot of a certain area, hit Command-Shift-4. The cursor should change to a crosshair, then click-and-hold and drag over the area you want. Let go when you’ve highlighted the proper area. (If you’re not familiar with this, it’ll take one or two tries to figure out exactly what it’s doing.)
3. To take a shot of an application window, again hit Command-Shift-4, then hit Spacebar. Your cursor will turn to a camera. Highlight the right window, then click to take the screenshot.

How do I download and scan images from a digital camera?

For the Sony Digital Camera

1. Set the bottom switch to PLAY and turn on the camera.
2. Connect the USB cable to camera and computer. The computer will recognize the camera. If a window pops up, select Open folder to view files.
3. If the window does not pop up, go to Start > My Computer > Removable Drive (F:) > DCIM > 100MSDCF.
4. Highlight all of your pictures and drag them to the desktop. The photos will copy automatically to your hard drive.
5. To disconnect the camera without shutting down the computer, right click on the green and gray icon on the bottom right toolbar next to the clock and select Safely Remove Hardware.
   • Highlight Sony DSC and select Stop.
   • In the new window highlight Sony DSC one more time and select Ok.
   • Once Safe to Remove Hardware bubble notice pops in the right lower corner of your monitor, you can disconnect the USB cable from the computer.

For the Olympus Camedia Digital Camera

1. With everything turned off, connect the USB cable to Camera and Computer.
2. Turn the Camera dial to Green Arrow setting.
3. Boot up Computer.
4. Open OLYMPUS CAMEDIA software.
5. You’ll see Windows Dialogue box come up. Click MY CAMERA icon.
6. Your Images will display on screen.
7. PC: Go to File > Download All Images. Choose a destination folder to copy to. Click OK.
8. After copying your Images, delete the pictures from the camera. Select all > Delete.
9. You may want to open Images in Photoshop, size them down, and rename them.