To capture a screen off of any PalmPilot application, simply go to TealPaint and select Grab Screen from the Dbase menu (or Command-Stroke G). On the resultant window, select a button corresponding to how long you'd like the program to delay before doing a screen capture. I've found that with SwitchHack installed, its very easy to get the application in question set up, go to TealPaint and select the shortest time delay (10 Sec), then switch back. There are only a few applications that require some form of setup that I'd have to pick one of the other delay options.

After you've selected the delay time, go to the other application and (if applicable) get it ready to be "captured". Once the time has elapsed, you will see a window called "TealPaint" that says "Screen Grabbed". Return to TealPaint to save grabbed screen". Tap the Ok button and return to TealPaint where you'll find a new image called "Grabbed Image". The above message is actually little misleading, the grabbed image is saved by default, it just needs to be renamed.

Once the image is renamed (or not, it can be accessed as "Grabbed Image" and multiple images with that name can also exist), you'll need to HotSync to transfer that image into the .pdb file in your backup directory on the desktop. The latest version of TealPaint, v2.01 supports multiple databases, saving each database to its own backup .pdb file (previous versions of TealPaint would save to a file named TealPics.PDB).

Once the images have been transferred to your backup directory, you're then ready to do something with them. This is accomplished by using the supplied TealPaint Image Manager (which, unfortunately, is not available for Macintosh users). This program, new with version 2.01, allows you to view, print, and import/export images to your TealPaint .pdb file. To use the Image Manager application, simply point it to your backup directory (for Windows 95 users, I recommend setting up a shortcut to the application, and setting the "Start in" directory to your backup directory) and load in the database you wish to view. As shown in Figure B, you will then see the first image stored in your backup .pdb file.

FIGURE B


When you load a file into the Image Manager, you'll see the first image stored in that database. Roll over picture for a larger image.

From the Image Manager application, saving graphics is a snap. Simply choose Export Image from database to BMP from the "Process" menu, select the name of the file to save and hit enter. It will then prompt you if you want to "Force Black and White colors?", which gives you the option to save the image as black and white or as it is displayed in the Image Manager (which displays as a backlit-appearing screen).

Graffiti illustrated
Using the Graffiti TrueType font, it is easy to make and print examples and tutorials on using and drawing Graffiti. The illustration in Figure C took me all of one minute to put together using this font.