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wfriedwald

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Jan 1, 2017
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trying to explain this:

in the old days, when I would do a screen capture (shift-command-4) it would automatically save the image to a designated folder, ie "screenshots." I would then go into that folder and rename the image file.

now, when I do a screen capture (shift-command-4), it puts a thumbnail version of the image on the screen. Then, I have to copy the image and open it in PREVIEW using the "new from clipboard" in the file menu.

This is do-able, but it's more than slightly annoying, now I have all these extra steps.

does anyone know how to fix this, so screenshot images are automatically saved to that folder?

(and I couild probably also use a new script to save these images to a new folder - below)

\Volumes\5TB_Portable\WF Stuff\WF Pictures [5TP]\screenshots [5TB]\FILENAME.JPG

thanks in advance as always!

w
 
thank you! I had no idea that was an option. thank you so much!

w
 
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