The Pictures Channel

Sherlock's Pictures channel enables you to search for pictures of people, places, and things. You can use these pictures for a variety of things, such as writing school reports, building Web pages,or creating advertising campaigns.

Note

• As this book went to press, Sherlock's Pictures channel was still unavailable. As a result, the information on these two pages is based on the Pictures Channel as it worked with Sherlock in Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. The revised versions of these pages will be available for download on this book's companion Web site, www.langerbooks.com/macosquickstart/ when they can be written.

Tip

• Most of the photos that Sherlock finds are stock photography images that are protected by U.S. copyright law. These images must be licensed or purchased before they can be used.

To search for pictures

1.	Open the Pictures channel (Figure 12). Figure 12. Sherlock's Pictures channel.
2.	Enter a search word or phrase in the Picture Topic or Description box near the top of the window.
3.	Click the magnifying glass button to begin the search.
4.	After a moment, the matches begin to appear as thumbnail images. You can begin working with matches immediately or wait until Sherlock has finished searching (Figure 13). Figure 13. A search using the word cowboy results in pictures of cowboys (of all ages).

Tip

• To perform a new search, follow steps 2 and 3. A new results list replaces the original list.

To work with found photos

1.	Scroll through the thumbnail images found (Figure 13) to locate a photo that interests you.
2.	Click the photo to select it. The URL for the photo's location on the Web appears in the bottom of the Sherlock window (Figure 14). Figure 14. When you select a photo's thumbnail, the URL for its location on the Web appears in the bottom of the Sherlock window.
3.	To open a photo Web page, double-click it. Your Web browser launches and displays the page in its window (Figure 15). The page will include licensing information if it applies. Figure 15. Double-clicking a thumbnail image displays a Web page with more information about the photo, including licensing information.

Tip

• To open a separate Sherlock window to perform a new search (without disturbing the items found list), choose File > New (Figure 11) or press .