How To Make Screenshot For Mac



Screenshots are automatically saved to your Mac desktop as.png files and named 'Screenshot date at time.png,' where 'date' is the current date and 'time' is the current time. If you want to save screenshots to the clipboard instead, press and hold the Control key in addition to the screenshot command keys. Keyboard commands are very quick and easy as a way of taking screenshots on Mac, whether you want to capture the whole screen or just part of the screen. Capturing the whole screen: When you want to take a screenshot on your Mac, the first step is pressing the command + shift + 3 keys all at once.

How to take a screenshot on your Mac

  1. To take a screenshot, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command and 3.
  2. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

How to capture a portion of the screen

Air
  1. Press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command and 4.
  2. Drag the crosshair to select the area of the screen to capture. To move the selection, press and hold Space bar while dragging. To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
  3. To take the screenshot, release your mouse or trackpad button.
  4. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.
How to make a screenshot on mac

How to capture a window or menu

MacBook
  1. Open the window or menu that you want to capture.
  2. Press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, 4 and Space bar. The pointer changes to a camera icon . To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
  3. Click the window or menu to capture it. To exclude the window's shadow from the screenshot, press and hold the Option key while you click.
  4. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

How To Take A Screenshot In Mac

Where to find screenshots

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By default, screenshots save to your desktop with the name ”Screen Shot [date] at [time].png.”

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In macOS Mojave or later, you can change the default location of saved screenshots from the Options menu in the Screenshot app. You can also drag the thumbnail to a folder or document.

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  • In macOS Mojave or later, you can also set a timer and choose where screenshots are saved with the Screenshot app. To open the app, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 5. Learn more about the Screenshot app.
  • Some apps, such as the Apple TV app, might not let you take screenshots of their windows.
  • To copy a screenshot to the Clipboard, press and hold the Control key while you take the screenshot. You can then paste the screenshot somewhere else. Or use Universal Clipboard to paste it on another Apple device.