PICTify is a control panel that provides you with screen capturing
capabilities. You may capture the entire screen, a selection that you
define, the front most window, or a pulled-down menu (including pop-up
menus) to a file or to the clipboard. If you save the snapshot to a file, you
have the option of saving it to a TeachText™ PICT file or to a ResEdit™
file. Pictify is shareware and can be found on the web or on the
HyperStudio CD ROM that came with many computers.
PICTify is invoked by pressing the keyboard combination that is specified
in the control panel. You can then choose what and how to save the
snapshot following these simple instructions:
I.
TO CAPTURE A SELECTED AREA AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH PICTify
A. Press the key combination. The cursor changes to crosshairs.
B. Hold down the mouse button while you select the rectangular area you want to capture.
C. Release the mouse button. A camera shutter sound will be heard.
D. A save dialog will appear. At the
bottom you will see two file options
to which you can save. The
highlighted icon represents the file
type in which the snapshot will be
saved. (TeachText™ is the default.)
E. Navigate to the location where you
want to save the file and click on
the “Save” button.
Note: To save to the clipboard
instead of a file, press the “C”
key before you release the
mouse button.
Note: If you hold down the ‘C’ key when you press the ‘S’ or ‘F’ keys, the snapshot will be saved to
the clipboard instead of a file.
II.
TO CAPTURE THE ENTIRE SCREEN
A. Press the key combination. The cursor changes to crosshairs.
B. Press the ‘S’ key. A camera shutter sound will be heard.
C. A save dialog will appear. Navigate to the location where you want to save the file and click on the Save
button.
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III.
TO CAPTURE THE FRONTMOST WINDOW
A. Press the key combination. The cursor changes to crosshairs.
B. Press the ‘F’ key. A camera shutter sound will be heard.
C. A save dialog will appear. Navigate to the location where you want to save the file and click on the Save
button.
IV.
TO CAPTURE A PULL DOWN MENU
A. Select the menu you wish to capture.
B. Once the menu appears, press the key combination that invokes PICTify. Crosshairs appear and the menu
will remain open.
C. Hold down the mouse button while you select the menu you want to capture. A camera shutter sound will
be heard.
D. A save dialog will appear. Navigate to the location where you want to save the file and click on the Save
button.
V.
TO PUT A PICTify PICTURE IN AN APPLEWORKS (CLARISWORKS) WORD PROCESSING DOCUMENT
A. Double click on the picture you saved. It will be opened in SimpleText.
B. Select All, or select any portion of the picture. Under Edit, click Copy.
C. Open your AppleWorks (ClarisWorks) document. If you are in a word processing document, make sure your
tools are showing by going under View and Show Tools. Click on the Arrow Tool. Under Edit, click Paste.
VI.
TO PUT A PICTify PICTURE IN A HYPERSTUDIO STACK
A. Under Objects, click Add a Graphic Object.
B. Locate the picture you saved. Double click on it
C. Select the portion of the picture you want on your card. Click OK.
PICTify was developed and made available as freeware by Scott A. Johnson. You can find it on the Internet or on
the HyperStudio CD. To install PICTify, drag the control panel to your System Folder. You will be asked if it should
be placed in the Control Panels Folder. Reply ‘yes’ and PICTify will be placed in the Control Panels Folder. Restart
your Macintosh. Open the control panel to configure PICTify.
A brief description of important keys can be viewed by clicking the “Title” area of the control panel (not the title bar
of the control panel window).
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FLASH IT
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Many thanks to the CyberEd Staff at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, for this valuable contribution.
Flash-It v.3.02 is a screen capture shareware tool for your Macintosh that goes into your control panel. It is a
wonderful tool that facilitates screen shots for collecting photographs to be inserted into your documents.
I.
DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
A. “Screen capture" utility programs allow you to take a
"snapshot" of all or part of the contents displayed on
a computer monitor. It is an extremely efficient tool
for extracting specific images, text, graphs, or other
data from documents.
B. "Flash-It" is probably the most popular screen
capture utility for Macintosh users. The original
version of the program was developed in 1990 by
physicist Nobu Toge, who later released a major
upgrade of the utility (version 3.0.2) in 1993.
II.
“HOT KEYS” MODE
A. By selecting different combinations of keys ("Hot
Keys") from the Flash-It control panel, you can take
screen snapshots and save them in various ways.
B. While in this mode, you can also Assign or Deassign
key combinations and related image destinations by
using the buttons in the lower right of the control
panel.
C. Captured images can be saved to the Clipboard, Scrapbook File, or sent to your Printer. You can also be
given the option to "decide on the fly" after simultaneously pressing the control key and 3 key.
III.
TO USE FLASH-IT
A. Flash-It is shareware and can be purchased on the web. Do a search for the program and then send
$15.00 to the author after you download it.
B. Open your System Folder.
C. Place Flash-It inside your control panel.
D. Close all open windows.
E. Restart your computer.
F.
To activate Flash-It, select your control panel from the Apple Menu.
G. Select Flash-It.
H. Flash-It saves the clippings that you take in PICT format, which may be used in a variety of applications,
including ClarisWorks, Microsoft Works, and HyperStudio.
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IV.
TO CAPTURE A SCREEN IMAGE
A. Once the image you want to capture is visible on the screen, open the "Flash-It" program dialog box.
B. Select (highlight) the "capture hot key" and "image destination" bar of the control panel. (Reminder: You
can assign or deassign your own key combinations).
C. After placing your fingers on the individual keys, simultaneously press and quickly release the keys.
D. The mouse arrow should have turned into a "cross" character (+).
1. While holding the mouse button down, place the mouse (+) character at the top left of the image to be
captured and drag diagonally until the image is encircled.
2. Then release the mouse button - this will cause the "Flash."
E. Flash-It has now captured the screen image to the Clipboard. At this point, you are asked what you would
like to do with the image:
1. Leave in the Clipboard and quit (retrieve later and use in your work)
2. Save as a PICT-based disk file (convert later into JPG or GIF format if you wish)
3. Save in the Scrapbook desk accessory
4. Send to the Printer
V.
OPTIONS MODE
A. Additional options of "Flash-It" are offered in this mode. Notable features include:
1. Ability to scale the captured image up or down in 5% steps (from 5% to 3200%).
2. Ability to capture the pointer (cursor) as part of the image.
3. Ability to capture entire screen or top window/menu only.
4. Success notification with screen inversion or choice of audio sounds.
VI.
OTHER FACTS
A. Flash-It works with multiple monitors and with black & white or color modes.
B. Document creator for PICT-based disk files can be specified.
C. Apple Extended Keyboards are supported.
D. Hot Keys can include function keys and keypad keys.
E. The program manual (MacWrite document) is in the Flash-It folder.
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