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jimmynitcher
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Hi,

When I take a pic of part of the screen into clipboard and paste it into Word there is often a darker part at the top of the picture, if I repeat the process it varies in width and sometimes (thankfully) disappears completely.
Does anyone know how to cure this?
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Do you mean the tiny black triangles at the ends of the menu bar?
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no and I'm not sure what you mean by triangles either..Thanks for your reply anyhow.
A pasted picture has an opaque band of various widths at the top.
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Try placing the picture in a different program, if it doesn't have the same problem then it's something to do with word, if it is then you can at least search the web for related problems of this nature to the word program. Hope this is of help !!
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nbn22385,

I was browsing your screen shots. How do you get this type of interface on the OSX desktop? Like this:




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Serious question here.

How do you grab a screenshot? Is there a button you can press like Print Screen on the PC or are you using special software?

Many thanks.
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Serious question here.

How do you grab a screenshot? Is there a button you can press like Print Screen on the PC or are you using special software?

Many thanks.
If you look in the system preferences/Keyboard & Mouse then click on the keyboard shortcuts tab you can find the keyboard commands for taking screenshots. Their are also programs that do the same thing but then with more file format saving features like 'snaps pro' 'snap'n'drag' and also ones that work while watching DVD's.
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Yeah how do you make sweet desktops like that? with the itunes in the corner and so forth? that is awesome!
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Anyway to get back to my original thread, it still happens in Textedit.
Any ideas ? if I could work out how to put a picture in the text like some above would that help?
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if I could work out how to put a picture in the text like some above would that help?
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Yes, go for it.

Is it possible that it's a problem with your monitor, try testing it with an LCD screen tester or just open a program like photoshop fill the screen with one colour and then do a full screen preview !
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No it's definitely not the screen - the problem is localized to the pasted image only.
Now where's the help menu for this forum....?!

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Serious question here.

How do you grab a screenshot? Is there a button you can press like Print Screen on the PC or are you using special software?

Many thanks.
Screen Capture is:

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You can use DVD capture to take a pic of a DVD
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why not use the excellent 'Grab' application that come already installed in the utilities folder in applications
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nbn22385,

I was browsing your screen shots. How do you get this type of interface on the OSX desktop?

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I am using Shapeshifter to change the theme of the menubar and windows
http://www.unsanity.com/haxies/shapeshifter

Silk to change the system fonts
http://www.unsanity.com/haxies/silk

Candybar to change icons
http://www.iconfactory.com/cb_home.asp

Konfabulator for widgets
http://www.konfabulator.com/

Then instant messaging program is Adium
http://www.adiumx.com/

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