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oldfogy:

Floydoid:
Just one point OF... when you save in Paint, it defaults to .bmp unless you choose .jpg from the drop down list of file types.

Accordion:
For screen shots, it's better to save the image as a gif, a smaller file with enough details to display all colours.

roseway:
Yes, gif is usually best for screenshots, and jpg is best for photos.
 

waltergmw:
I know Apple Mac users are a small, but slightly increasing, minority but you might like to add the following method which is available under all versions of Mac OS X.

1.  Press and hold down the Apple (Command) and Shift keys, then press the figure 4. The cursor arrow will change to a cross hair symbol.

2.  Place the cross hair on one corner of the area you wish to "photograph", press and hold down the mouse button and drag across to the diagonally opposite corner of the required area which will become shaded as the cross hair is moved. Then release the mouse button upon which you will hear a camera click if your sound is on. A new file will appear on the desktop with the name Picture n - where n is the next available number.

3.  Double click on the resultant picture file to open it using Preview. From the File menu select "save as" and enter a more meaningful title and select Gif from the pull-down menu. The Gif file will be a smaller copy of the original file but will still be on the desktop unless you selected another storage location.

4.  It is then possible in your Kitz forum window to select "Additional Options and File Attachments" and click the browse button to find the required gif file (unless you want all users to follow your uploading instructions).

Kind regards,
Walter

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