Quick Guide to Images


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On various parts of your presentation page, images may be useful. MacSpartan views of molecules, plain structural diagrams, or images from the web are all possibly useful. Some do's and don'ts about using images:

Here are instructions for each of the types of images listed above. Ask a presenter if you need more information or help.

Taking screensnaps is a tricky business. Below are the basic instructions, and then troubleshooting details. To do this, you need to have the programs Screensnap and GIFConverter open.

  1. Put the image you want on the screen, in the size and orientation you want
  2. Open Screensnap and click on File, New Screensnap
  3. Line up the box which is at the point of your cursor at the upper left corner of the image that you want. Click and drag the box to the size you want, enclosing the whole image. Once you let go of the mouse, the program will take the screensnap.
  4. Type flower-C or click on Edit, Copy
  5. Open GIFConverter and click on File, New Image
  6. Type flower-V or click on Edit, Paste
  7. Your image should appear in GIFConverter. Save it as a gif file, with an appropriate filename and extension (gif). Close that file.
  8. Close the screensnap and file from which the image came. Don't save them!

Troubleshooting Screensnaps


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