How to convert screen shot to .jpg?

[DaveD]

Life is sometimes dicey here in the slow lane.

I have been saving photos from websites as screen shots. I need to convert them to .jpg files so I can share them with others. I thought I could import the screen shot into Appleworks 6.2, and save it as .jpg, but I don't think I can.

I sent the screen shot to a Windoze friend, and he said that PhotoShop Elements opened it, and then he was able to convert it to .jpg. Should I buy a copy of Elements 1.0? If I do, is it compatible with 9.2 if I ever decide to update the OS? I am using 9.1 and haven't seen the need to update it.

Any help in doing this simple task will be appreciated.

DaveD

[edX]

go to www.versiontracker.com and get Graphic Converter. it's shareware, works in os 9 or 10, is cheaper than elements and in fact, you can use it without paying for as long as you like provided you are willing to put up with a delayed launch. but it's also worth supporting and upgrades are free for 10 years.

[DaveD]

go to www.versiontracker.com and get Graphic Converter. it's shareware, works in os 9 or 10, is cheaper than elements and in fact, you can use it without paying for as long as you like provided you are willing to put up with a delayed launch. but it's also worth supporting and upgrades are free for 10 years.

Thanks, ed. I will get it and pay up. It is pretty Macless country here in Southern Indiana, so I don't have any help. But, I would rather be starting out this way than by spending my time trying to keep a windoze machine from going haywire all of the time.

DaveD

[Zammy-Sam]

Also check your 10.x cd/dvd. I had the full version coming with my tibook 1Ghz.

[Arden]

There is a Terminal command to change the default file type that screenshots are, but I don't know what it is... anybody want to shed some light here?

[toast]

The Terminal trick worked only in 10.1 I *think*.
Hey Dave, screenshots are saved in PDF format, right ? Preview can open and save those to JPEG.

[DaveD]

The Terminal trick worked only in 10.1 I *think*.
Hey Dave, screenshots are saved in PDF format, right ? Preview can open and save those to JPEG.

Thanks, toast.

I will try to see if I can figure out how to try that. It is just what I need to do.

I am going to post myself as "Virtually Clueless" because that is what I am. I am lost without a Visual Quickstart Manual. There is no way that I could use the GraphicConverter that I downloaded, without some serious tutoring.

DaveD

[bobw]

KUNVERT is Free and will convert to jpg. Just download it, put it on your drive, then drag it to the Dock. Anytime you take a screen shot, or what to convert something to a JPG, just drop it on the Kunvert icon in the Dock.