Hi
If it makes either of you feel better - we also do it the same way
- except I use (Apple+shift+4) which allows you to at least outline the
specific area you want to capture. Not very efficient - but it works. Let
us know if you find a better way.
Scottie
At 8:57 AM -0500 1/20/00, Cariola, Michael L. wrote:
>That's the way we do it. You would think there would be an easier way to
>take a pic for presentations (we are, after all, promoting ABI equipment by
>doing so). Taking a screen shot (Apple+shift+3) and then copying the pic to
>Word/PowerPoint is the only way I know of performing the task. Then I guess
>you have to save the Mac version in PC format, download to a floppy (kind of
>tough on new Macs that don't have floppies) and hope that when you open it
>on a PC that the picture arrives safely.
>
>Actually, I just realized you are down the hall. Come find myself or Jim
>Ross- he might know of another way to do this.
>
>Michael Cariola
>Quality Control Supervisor
>Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory
>1413 Research Blvd., Bldg. 101
>Rockville, MD 20850
>Office: (301) 319-0253 FAX: (301) 295-5932
>e-mail: cariolam@afip.osd.mil <mailto:cariolam@afip.osd.mil>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simpson, Jack [SMTP:SimpsonJT@Mail2.afip.osd.mil]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 12:40 PM
> To: Recipients of ABRF List
> Subject: GeneScan question
>
> G'Day all,
>
> As a pup on the ABI 310 and GeneScan, I have a quick
>software
> question for the more experienced. Is there a way to copy and paste
>an
> electropherogram from GeneScan to Mac resident Microsoft Word or
>PowerPoint.
> We've been able to do a screen shot and paste via SimpleText, but it
>seems
> like there should be a more elegant solution. Our final aim is to
>port data
> (by sneakernet) to a PC for presentations. Thanks for any and all
>info.
>
> versions, etc: GeneScan 2.1 or 3.1 (we have two machines)
> Mac OS8
> Microsoft Office on Mac: PowerPoint 4, Word 6
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Jack
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Jack Simpson, Ph.D.
> Laboratory Director
> Center for Medical and Molecular Genetics
> Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
> 1413 Research Boulevard
> Rockville, MD 20850
> Email: simpsonjt@afip.osd.mil
> Phone: 301-319-0209, Fax: 301-295-9507
> web: http://sx102a.niddk.nih.gov/jack
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Scottie Adams aka Pamela Scott Adams
Molecular Biology Core Facility
Trudeau Institute
100 Algonquin
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
Phone: 518-891-3080
Fax: 518-891-5126
Email: sadams@northnet.org
http://www.trudeauinstitute.org
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