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Re: Command-shift-3

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From: Kate Orman
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1993 03:57
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In article <s1076137.739693649@giaeb> s1076137@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au (Andrew Lade) writes:

>>> ><Shift> + <Command> + <3> which is the command used by every mac system
>>> >since about 4.x
>
>>That's funny. On my LC, running System 6.0.7, I just get a system beep.
>
>I don't mean to be patronising but are you sure you pressed the correct keys?
>I have never found a computer that this doesn't work on.

Duck, you can be as patronising as you like. :-)

>I own an LC and a plus and have used System 6.0.7 on it many times and have
>never had any trouble.

In fact, it's simply that the monitor has to be in black and white mode.
I've just tested this out, and a file called "Screen 0" is created -
MacPaint format.

>I hope this helps you.

Most kind. In fact, I've never needed to do a screen capture, but I was
curious - I thought the shift-command-3 thing was another furphy like the
shift-command-option combination to make the cursor flash.

A big THANKS to the folks who emailed me on this subject - I sure wasn't
expecting all that advice!


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korman@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au
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Subject: Re: Command-shift-3
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