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elfin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-23-08 10:32 PM
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On my Safari - 10.4 I have an editorial cartoon that seems to be a backgroundI cannot erase
screenshot after using it to send on to friends.

Tried exploring system folder.

Tried shutting down - tried erasing by selecting all, am flummoxed- hope you can help.
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-24-08 08:18 AM
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1. Can you get a screenshot of it?
That is easily the strangest thing I have heard with regards to a mac yet.
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elfin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-24-08 11:38 AM
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2. Yes, here it is
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-24-08 12:00 PM
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3. Oh, haha
Edited on Thu Jul-24-08 12:00 PM by jasonc
that looks like your desktop background.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2478?viewlocale=en_US

There is the Mac 101 document that will tell you how to change that. It is really easy. Do not worry, you did nothing wrong and your Mac is fine.
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elfin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-24-08 08:05 PM
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4. All fixed - I figured it out
when I checked my system prefs to see if it was lurking in the background choices.

It was not - but it disappeared when I selected my fave. Still don't know how it got there in the first place.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-24-08 11:54 PM
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5. If you right click (control-click) an image in your browser one of the
items in the menu is "us image as desktop image." That's probably what happened.
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elfin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-25-08 02:52 PM
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6. Good to know
Another new trick for my newest toy. Thanks.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-25-08 04:18 PM
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7. I've been using OSX since 10.0 and I'm still learning. Here's
Edited on Fri Jul-25-08 04:19 PM by alfredo
another tip I found recently.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=233x6148
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