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Screen Shots on Mac

Screen shots - MacOS 7, or earlier

To make a "screen shot" on a computer running MacOS versions 7.x, or earlier:

To save a picture of the entire screen in a PICT file, press Command+Shift+3. (Command = the "apple" or "curly-H" key).
When you press these keys, a file named Picture 1 is created on either the startup disk or inside the System Folder. Additional pictures are named Picture 2, Picture 3, and so on.
You can open up the picture in the SimpleText application or any application that reads PICT files.

Screen shots - MacOS 8

MacOS 8 offers a number of options for taking "snapshots" of your screen. Use the "Help" menu to find out more.
Here are directions taken from these instructions on how to "save a picture of part" of your screen:

To save a picture of part of the screen in a PICT file, press Command+Shift+4. (Command = the "apple" or "curly-H" key).

Now, drag across the part of the screen you want to make into a picture.

To constrain the capture area to a square, keep the Shift key pressed as you drag.

When you release the mouse, a file named Picture 1 is created on the startup disk. Additional pictures are numbered Picture 2, Picture 3, and so on.
You can open up the picture in the SimpleText application or any any application that reads PICT files.