Annotating+with+Preview+Application

=Screenshots=

Occasionally, when you run into a problem or want to document something, you will need to take a screen shot in your iMac computer. The screenshot is a picture which is saved and named (with a date) automatically to your desktop.

Full Screen Shot

 * ==="Command"===

|| ===+ Shift=== || ===+3=== || The Screenshot will appear on your desktop, named automatically by the computer.

Selection Screen Shot
|| ===+ Shift=== || ===+4=== || Click and drag your mouse across the screen and make a rectangular selection of the area which you want to take a picture of. The Screenshot will appear on your desktop, named automatically by the computer.
 * ==="Command"===

=Changing the Name of your File=

There are 2 ways to change the name of the file:

// If you erase the extension, you run the risk of making your files unreadable, and therefore unusable. //
=Annotating with Preview=

Preview is the default app in the iMacs which will open your image and video files (unless you set it otherwise).



If you double click ( or Command + O, for "Open") an image file on your desktop, it will open in Preview.



Open a picture in Preview. Click on the //Tools// Menu. Go to Annotate and Click on //Text.// You could also do the shortcut: //Command + Shift + T//



We will annotate a mistake in this picture. Using the new menu which comes up after you choose the text option, click on the picture and begin writing some text. The default colour is bright red.



You can also add shapes, like lines, arrows, squares, circles and ovals.



After you've finished, you'll have to export your edited picture as a new file; you have to decide whether to change the name or overwrite the old file.



Make sure to save your work and keep your files organised!


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