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INTERNET
The Snipping tool – screen capture
CROSSWORD
The Mendip Mindbender
SOMEWHAT hidden away in Windows is a very useful little utility called the Snipping Tool. (Macs have a similar app called Screenshot). If you are unfamiliar with it, try typing ‘snipping’ in the search bar and it should show up and if you find it useful you can add it to your taskbar at With NICK the bottom of the screen. SPARKS It is essentially used for a screen capture, but you can select exactly what part of the screen you want then save it to the clipboard or as a file, for use in other documents etc. If you click on it, to use it, a small window will appear usually at the top of the screen giving the option, under mode, of capturing the whole page, a rectangle, a window, or free form shape. For example, clicking on rectangular snipping will change the cursor to a cross, the screen will
fade a bit, then position it on one corner of the area you wish to capture, hold down the left mouse key and drag to select the area you want. A new window will then open showing your selection with additional options to save the snip, copy it to the clipboard so it can pasted into another program or include it in an email. There are also options to add notations, highlight areas or edit it further with the Paint programme. You may also see a notification that the tool is being replaced by Snip and Sketch with new features but for the moment they are very similar and both utilities are available on machines that are fully updated. There is a keyboard shortcut for the new version, using the Windows logo key+shift+S at the same time which will bring up a truncated small menu at the top of the page. This article is for guidance only, and the opinion of the writer. I.T. for the Terrified itfortheterrified@btconnect.com or it4ttcvh@gmail.com Submitted for IT for the Terrified by NicK Sparks. Although we have ceased our one to one tuition at Cheddar, a number of us will continue with this column under the heading “IT for the Terrified” to keep the name alive.
PAGE 14 • MENDIP TIMES • NOVEMBER 2021
ACROSS 1 Recently elected Mayor of Yeovil (5-5) 6 I watch what I eat as I am able to keep continent (4) 9 & 8 Bath-based Architectural practice that won this year’s Best Show Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show (5) 10 The possible results of a surgeon's use of a scalpel (9) 12 Locomotive using liquid fuel to produce power that propels the vehicle (6-8) 14 American name for a lift (8) 15 Swiss city on the Rhone River (6) 17 Having physical features enabling the wearing of earrings (6) 19 Condiment of Chinese origin (3-5) 21 A liquid explosive (14) 24 Select a particular point of view (4,5) 25 Short beginning (5) 26 Hearing this number a German would think he was being refused (4) 27 Not meant to happen (10)
DOWN 1 Call, servant or leaf (4) 2 When the afternoon meal is consumed (7) 3 Fulfilments, gratifications (13) 4 Take no notice of or fail to make allowances for (8) 5 Be outstanding, shine (5) 7 Flog with cat-o'-nine-tails as punishment (7) 8 See 9 across (10) 11 James Bond’s employers (6,7) 13 Here in Somerset is a monument, the largest three sided one in the world (10) 16 An American pit viper (8) 18 Signal or prophesy (7) 20 Undo ten of no repute (anagram) (7) 22 McMillan Theatre Bridgwater will be featuring this sex pistol on November 12th (5) 23 Title formally given to a baron (4) Clues in italics are cryptic By greendandelion
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