Hey,+Mac!

====If you've been using Macs for a while, you're probably familiar with all the neat tools that come preloaded. But if you're a relative newbie (like me), you're always amazed at what you have at your fingertips. I'll try to share my Wow! moments here on this page with you and if you have something you think I should add - please let me know. ====

__Grab__

Hidden in the Applications folder and in the Utilities folder is an application called Grab and it does just that - it allows you to 'grab' content and save it as a graphic file that you can then pull into your other work. You have the option of grabbing an entire window, the screen, or to select a portion of material and 'capture' it.

** Command-Shift-3 will take a full screenshot.** ** Command-Shift-4 will bring up crosshairs for you to select and area to save.** Images get saved to your desktop. Uses: I've used Grab several times to capture a screenshot and use as a visual aid (see below).



But I can see that there would be lots of ways to utilize this tool in your classroom. Like those pages you want to use as templates and integrate into a SmartNotebook file.

Come see me if you want a demo, but feel free to play with this handy resource. And to think it's been there all along!