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How to Post a screenshot to the Apple Discussion Forums

Often, in the course of presenting a problem (or solution), a screenshot of relavent details greatly improves the liklihood of success.  This tip focuses on how to take and post a screenshot from Mac OS X.

 

 

There are two parts to this task:

1) Take a screenshot

2) Post the screen shot to this forum

 

 

For (1)... "Take a screenshot":

- type the key combintion <command> + <shift> + 4

- the cursor will change to a crosshair

- click, and hold, the top-left corner, then drag to the bottom-right corner, release the mouse button

- the screenshot will be stored on the desktop with a name similar to "Screen Shot 2014-02-01 at 9.13.04 AM.png" (where the time and date ar different)

 

 

For (2)... "Post the screenshot":

- in the Apple Discussion forum editor click the camera icon in the toolbar:

Screen Shot 2014-02-01 at 9.13.04 AM.png

- then navigate to, and select, the particular screenshot you want to post by:

Screen Shot 2014-02-01 at 9.21.04 AM.png

a) click the "Choose File" button, then use the standard file selection dialog

b) click the "Insert Image" button

 

 

NOTE:  Remove personal, or sensitive, information from your screenshots.  If necessary, make up names, phone numbers, addresses to act as placeholders.

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