INTRODUCTION
Anything that you can see on your computer monitor can be captured, viewed, saved and printed by Irfanview.  Here we will capture a picture, a map and a recipe.  The Irfanview shortcut should be in the Quick Launch toolbar for this lesson.  Create a desktop folder named 280.

PICTURE
Open your browser and go to http://google.com > click Images > type elephant > click Search Images.  Pick the first elephant > click See full-size image > tap the Print Screen key (Prt Scr) > open Irfanview > hold the Ctrl key and tap the V key (paste) > draw a rectangle around the picture (place mouse pointer in upper left corner > hold the left mouse button and drag to the lower right corner > release the mouse) > hold the Ctrl key and tap the Y key (Crop Selection) > tap the S key (Save as) > find the 280 folder on the desktop (Save in:) > name it Elephant (File name:) > save as .jpg (Save as:) > click Save.

MAP
Click the browser on the Task Bar > click the Back Arrow several times to return to Google > select Maps (you are immediately taken to Elephant Pennsylvania) > click “-“ 4 times > close the caption > press the Prt Scr key > open Irfanview > press Ctrl _ V > draw a rectangle around part of the map > type Ctrl + Y > click the S key > type Map (File name:) > click Save.

RECIPE
Click the browser on the Task Bar > click the Back Arrow to return to Google > click Web > type turtle soup recipe > click I’m Feeling Lucky > press the Prt Scr key > open Irfanview > type Ctrl _ V (paste) > draw a rectangle around just the ingredients > type Ctrl + Y (crop selection) > type S > type Recipe (File name:) > click Save.

REVIEW THE RESULTS
Return to the Desktop and double-click the 280 folder > double-click Elephant (should open with Irfanview.  If not, right-click Elephant.jpg and select Open with > click Choose Program > select Irfanview > click Always use selected program to open this type of file > click OK) > press Esc to close Irfanview > open Map and Recipe in a similar manner.

CONCLUSION
Anything you see on your monitor can be captured by Irfanview.  This simple, time saving,  procedure can be used a time or two every day.  The captured files can be printed, E-mailed or just saved for later use.

GOOD WEB SITES
LEISURE VILLAGE: http://leisurevillage.us and http://leisurevillage.org
BILL’S HOME PAGE: http://bzus.com
LV COMPUTER CLUB: go to leisurevillage.us and select Our Computer Club