• Q: How can I take a snapshot of the screen?
  The simplest way is to press the command key-Shift 3. A PICT file named Picture 1 is created on the startup disk. The file can be opened by any application that can read PICT files, for example SimpleText or ClarisWorks.

• Q: How can I take a snapshot of part of the screen?
  The simplest way is to press command key-Shift 4. Then drag across the part of the screen you want to capture. To constrain the capture area, keep the Shift key pressed as you drag. When you release the mouse, a file named Picture 1 is created on the startup disk. There are other utilities available which can you finer control.

• Greek symbols such as D can be made in your favorite word processor by selecting the symbol font. The nature of the various fonts can be selecting Key Caps from the Apple menu.

• Use a Laserwriter font such as Times, Palatino, or Helvetica. The Geneva font is designed to look good only on the screen. Use tabs and not spaces to align columns, etc. The size of a space depends on the choice of the font; tabs are font independent.

• Making tables in Claris Works.
  Make sure that Show Tools has been checked under Views. The tool for tables is the second one from the top on the left.

• Making .eps files.
  Choose Print in the usual way. Under the destination option, select File and click Save. A dialog appears containing some options you can set for the EPS file. Select one of the EPS formats from the Format pop-up menu in this dialog. Once you give it a name, an EPS file is created on your hard drive that you can then take into another application.

• Graphics in Claris Works. Be sure to set the line spacing to 1 li; otherwise the inserted figure will take up too much space.

• In True BASIC 2.7, its possible to copy the output window in the usual way if you are in text mode. However if you are graphics mode, text is stored as bit map. As an example, se page 43 of the text. Omit the CLEAR statement if you want to copy the output as text.

Updated 3 March 1999.