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  • 02/04/2011 at 12:18 am #1731487
    Trekkin and Birdin
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      I thought I could figure this one out, but apparently not. Some challenge caches like to see one’s snapshot of a chart, like D/T or months placed or that sort of thing. How can I lift those charts from the big stat sites to create such a snapshot for cache logs?

      It’s probably so simple a caveman could do it. 🙄 Thanks!

      02/04/2011 at 12:24 am #1942763
      Barry Butrymowicz
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        Low tech way……. Grab Camera, take picture of computer screen, post picture….. Im sure there is a much better and easier way though,

        02/04/2011 at 12:43 am #1942764
        benny7210

          If you are running Windows 7. There is what’s called a snipping tool.
          You mark the area to be snipped out and save as ( HTML-PNG-GIF-Jpeg)
          and then post to web page or email.

          02/04/2011 at 3:28 am #1942765
          RSplash40

            windows xp – its a few clicks but I think its ctrl-shft-prt scrn that puts a snapshot of your desktop into the clipboard which you can paste into a program or document word for sure possibly paint, but I haven’t tried it).

            mac osx –
            CMD-SHF-4 will give you a cross hairs that you click and drag over the area you want.
            CMD-SHF-3 does the entire screen.

            Both put them as a png labeled “Screen Shot Date-Time” on the desktop.

            02/04/2011 at 3:59 am #1942766
            Trekkin and Birdin
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              I think I’ve got the much-loved 🙄 Vista.

              02/04/2011 at 5:02 am #1942767
              Team Deejay

                http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Take-a-screen-capture-print-screen

                02/04/2011 at 5:39 am #1942768
                zoesbrother

                  @Trekkin’ and Birdin’ wrote:

                  I think I’ve got the much-loved 🙄 Vista.

                  My school issued Vista came with the Snipping tool

                  02/04/2011 at 11:52 am #1942769
                  CodeJunkie

                    Using Windows IE (your browser may vary), I just right click on the graphic file and select “Save Picture As”.

                    This only gives you that single graphic file, which may be too much or too little, but it’s certainly easy.

                    02/04/2011 at 2:49 pm #1942770
                    Lostby7

                      It’s not free (actually the price has increased from $30 to $50 in the past couple years) but I use SnagIt every day. It is a super awesome capture tool…pictures, video, sound…if your computer brings it to you this program can capture it.

                      Snagit

                      02/05/2011 at 6:15 pm #1942771
                      Northwoods Tom

                        @RSplash40 wrote:

                        windows xp – its a few clicks but I think its ctrl-shft-prt scrn that puts a snapshot of your desktop into the clipboard which you can paste into a program or document word for sure possibly paint, but I haven’t tried it).

                        mac osx –
                        CMD-SHF-4 will give you a cross hairs that you click and drag over the area you want.
                        CMD-SHF-3 does the entire screen.

                        Both put them as a png labeled “Screen Shot Date-Time” on the desktop.

                        Thank You!
                        I actually took a screen shot of the instructions and saved it on my computer. Then latter that evening our local police officer came by to ask if I received the new roster for the Rescue Squad and if I could make sure that individuals got it, I showed him the technique and how to use it, and now it’s in his bag of tools, I tell you, its going viral on Washington Island… 😉

                        02/08/2011 at 10:16 pm #1942772
                        GetMeOutdoors

                          I have a suggestion but it’s probably not worth the effort unless this is something you do frequently. I use a screen capture tool called Jing (http://www.techsmith.com/download/trials.asp). It’s very handy and lets you share via the internet, paste into e-mails, etc. it saves a history of your captured images. The same site has something called Snagit which I use at work alot and has even more features, but probably too many. Jing lets you add arrows, boxes, text, etc.

                          But again, Jing is probably overkill if this is not something you do on a regular basis. But in case anyone else finds interest…. I thought I’d mention it 🙂

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