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The Snipping tool –screen capture

SOMEWHAThidden 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 With NICK SPARKS it useful you can add it to your taskbar at the bottom of the screen. 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.

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By greendandelion

History trail is “right up your street”

Ian Keys (left) and Alan Stone in Shepton town centre

A NEW app has been launched to encourage residents and visitors to discover the history of Shepton Mallet in a series of heritage walks.

Historians Alan Stone, from the Shepton Mallet History Group, and Ian Keys, from the Darshill and Bowlish Conservation Society, worked with Shepton Mallet Town Council to develop the app which takes walkers on a choice of eight routes around the area lasting between 40 minutes and three-and-a-half hours.

The walks are narrated by former television and radio broadcaster Christopher Kelly, who lives in the town, with a soundtrack provided by local musician Al O’Kane. The app is free to download. It was financed by the town council with funds previously used to support the now-closed Shepton Mallet tourist information centre.

Alan said: “We wanted to make the walks accurate historically and for them to be interesting to both local residents and visitors.”

The launch of the app coincides with a growing campaign for Shepton Mallet to be declared an official “Walkers are Welcome” town. The Walkers are Welcome organisation says 1,100 names are needed on a petition for it to consider the application. SCULPTOR Antony Gormley – whose work called DOUBT is currently on view on the West Front of Wells Cathedral – has donated a signed lithograph to a prize draw which will help fund school visits to see the controversial piece. DOUBT has been installed in niche 338 and interest is running high for the contemporary sculpture. The work is loan from the artist and will be in place for 18 months. Project Factory CIC, run by volunteers, raised the money to bring the work to Wells and have it installed and is running the draw for the lithograph named MANIFOLD, made with Edition Copenhagen. The lithograph is currently on show at GBS Fine Art in Sadler Street in the city. Meanwhile, a series of arts talks called CHATS –Cedars Hall Arts Talks Series –will take place each month whilst the sculpture is in place. In April next year, Antony Gormley himself will be in conversation with Prof Stephen Bann from Bristol University.

Details: https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/sheptonmallet-walkers-are-welcome

Gormley competition will help schools

MANIFOLD DOUBT at Wells Cathedral

Draw tickets cost £20. For details and to enter, visit: www.niche338.org For details of the talks, visit: https://www.projectfactory.uk/chats

Moonwalk above the nave

VISITORS to a special exhibition in Wells Cathedral watched in awe as tightrope walker Christopher Bullzini became the “man on the moon”.

Christopher, from Evercreech, showcased a series of balancing skills high above the cathedral floor as part of the Festival of the Moon – featuring the Museum of the Moon, a giant seven metre wide sculpture of the moon created by Bristol artist Luke Jerram.