[gururafiki]

Why is it that in applications, like Safari, when you go to File->Services most, if not all the options are grayed out. I was trying to use Grab to take a screen shot, and instead of doing it from an application through File->Services->Grab I had to open Grab separately and do it outside of the application. Is there a way to make the Services in an application not be grayed out?

[TETENAL]

The Grab service only works if it can paste the screengrab in the current application's front document. Since a web page is read only it can not paste anything into it in Safari, so the service is grayed out. It works if a TextEdit document or a new mail in Mail is frontmost.

Use the keyboard shortcuts instead:

⌘⇧3 takes a screenshot of the whole screen
⌘⇧4 takes a screenshot of the area you select
⌘⇧4 then press the spacebar takes screenshots of the window you select

[iREZ]

those shortcuts have saved soooo much time for me this last year.

[gururafiki]

Originally Posted by TETENAL

The Grab service only works if it can paste the screengrab in the current applications front document. Since a web page is read only it can not paste anything into it in Safari, so the service is grayed out. It works if a TextEdit document or a new mail in Mail is frontmost.

Use the keyboard shortcuts instead:

⌘⇧3 takes a screenshot of the whole screen
⌘⇧4 takes a screenshot of the area you select
⌘⇧4 then press the spacebar takes screenshots of window you select

Thanks. The thing about using those shortcuts is that I can never figure out where the screenshot is saved. With previous versions of OS X/OS 9 it would be saved on the desktop. But It no longer saves there, and I cannot figure out where it is saving them...any input?

[gururafiki]

So, nobody knows where OS X would save screens besides the desktop?

[TETENAL]

Originally Posted by gururafiki

So, nobody knows where OS X would save screens besides the desktop?

The screenshots are saved to the Desktop. I don't think this can be changed.

[techtrucker]

Only way I know of overiding the screen shot location is to use the command line "screencapture" command:

screencapture /Users/steve/screenie.png

You could maybe wrap this in applescript and/or automator...

[gururafiki]

^^Thanks...I fixed it.

[JKT]

Include control in the shortcuts above and the image is put on the clipboard to be pasted rather than saved to the desktop.