Tedd wrote:

<<
A while back we discussed how to make pictures of your desktop with
menu's
activated. One person gave a great key combination that allowed one to
select what portion of the desktop to be cut into the picture.
>>
 I thing you are looking for  is:
Shift - Command - 4.

This puts a crosshair on the screen for you to draw a rectangle around
what you  want to print. A picture of it is put on the desktop.

Stewart