How do I create a screen capture in Photoshop- ImageReady?

Capture the home page of each web site you will present in the case study.

1. Capture the screen (Press the Print Scrn SysRq Key on your keyboard)

In Photoshop
2. File> New > OK (choose the size that Photoshop suggests)
3. Edit> Paste
4. Crop away the task bar and any other distracting pixels by trimming off the start menu on the bottom.
    (the shortcut to the crop tool is the letter C on your keyboard)
5. Image> Image Size> Change width to 300 Pixels (Check Mark is by constrain proportions)
6. View> Actual Pixels ( you should now be seeing the actual size of the image you will publish on the web)
7. Filter > Sharpen> Unsharp Mask         Use this tool to make your image look "crisp"
    (Amount slider can go high - Keep Radius and Threshold at Relatively low numbers ) OK
8. File> Save for the WEB

You are now in the Image Optimization view of ImageReady

9. Choose "2 Up view" & Click one time on the thumbnail of the image in the Right Panel
10.In the Optimize Panel Choose the File format: JPEG
11. Set the optimization level by choosing (Max,High, Medium, Low)

At this time you can visually compare the optimization results.
At what level is the image displayed to your satisfaction?

Weigh the factors:
Image quality vs. the download speed of the image.
Compare 56.6 K Modem with Cable-DSL download time.

12. Make your choice based on download time estimated for a 56.6K Modem.
13. Save the optimized image in your web directory.
14. Give the file a descriptive name : TlachacDotcomMini.jpg or TlachacThumbnail.gif.
      You may even decide to include the dimension to make an even more descipt name.
      Example: Tlachac 200x150.jpg