Screen shots commands still not working

Are you hitting the right keys? To take a picture of part of the screen you hit shift+apple(the button left to the space bar)+4. To take a picture of the whole screen you hit shift apple3.

The pictures should appear on the desktop, somtimes behind a screen.

I'm on an old G4 with a 733. I'm running 10.4.5 and with the most recent security update, I lost my ability to take screen shots. I hear the "shutter" sound event when I hit command-shift-3, but no pdf appears on my desktop or anywhere else on my harddrive. sound familiar?

Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Unless you've done a bit of hacking the files will be in png format, not pdf, and most likely won't even sport an extension (it is hidden by default). The name will be Picture, with a number, "Picture 1" for example. I haven't done the latest Security update though....
Francine


Francine
Schwieder

Have you renamed your Desktop folder by accident? The system tries to save screenshots there and since 10.4 they are in .png format by default. If you're running your OS in english localization your files will be named "Picture 1", "Picture 2" and so on. The names will be localized in other languages.

When DVD player is running you cannot take any screenshots with the built in functions as they'll be disabled.
MacLemon

Thanks for this advice...and you're correct that it's a png rather than a pdf that I'm not seeing. I confirmed my desktop folder name, have tried disconnecting my external dvd burner and, in fact, all periferals. I've checked and reset keyboard hotkeys in the event I've double-booked command-shift-3 .. still nothing.

I appreciate your help...it's the most creative I've encountered.

I was poking around and never noticed the "grab" function as an alternative to screen shots...however, all grab functions are grayed out...regardless of program...no DVD is involved. Does this make the mystery easier or tougher to solve?

thx, John