How to take a screenshot on a Mac? Here are 5 very simple methods.
Mac OS X lets you easily take a screenshot of
your computer's desktop or an active window. You can use different ways to
make a specific screenshot according to your needs. No matter if you are
using Mavericks, Mountain Lion, or other versions of the Mac operating system,
you will find a good summary of all the methods you can use to take your
screenshot on your iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, and Mac Air/mini.
How to take a Mac screenshot?
1. Take a Mac Screenshot of your entire screen
by simultaneously pressing Command - Shift - 3
2. Take a screenshot of the selected area with the keys Command - Ctrl-Shift - 3
3. Take a partial photo of your Mac screen with Command - Shift - 4
4. Take a screenshot of a specific application window using the Command - Shift - 4 - Space keys
5. Take a good Mac OS X Screenshot using Grab Utility
2. Take a screenshot of the selected area with the keys Command - Ctrl-Shift - 3
3. Take a partial photo of your Mac screen with Command - Shift - 4
4. Take a screenshot of a specific application window using the Command - Shift - 4 - Space keys
5. Take a good Mac OS X Screenshot using Grab Utility
1. How to take a screenshot of your entire screen
This method is one of the most common for
taking an entire screenshot of your Mac. This type of Screenshot allows
you to capture everything that is displayed on the computer. Please make
sure that the display on the screen is exactly what you want to take a picture
of. Then press the Command and Shift buttons at the same time, and then
Press the number 3 button. The screenshot will automatically be saved to your
Mac desktop.
2. How to take a screenshot of the selected area
This screen capture option for the selected
area is not immediately saved as a file on your Mac. Instead, it is saved
to the clipboard. You can do this by pressing the Command - Ctrl-Shift -
3 keys simultaneously; Then by pasting it into another program to be able
to modify it later.
3. How to take a partial screenshot of your screen
You can make a Screenshot of any part of the
screen on your Mac with this method. First, make sure that the screen you
want to capture is on top of all the other screens displayed on your
computer. Then press Command - Shift - 4. After that, your cursor will
turn into a small crosshair. You can use it to select the area of which
you would like to take a photo, for that, click from a given point and hold the
button while dragging the cursor to the other end of the desired
part. When you release your mouse, the screenshot will be automatically
saved to the desktop.
Note: If
you want to adjust the window or abandon it, you can press "Esc" to
go back and take a screenshot again.
4. How to take a screenshot of the window of a given application
This screenshot may be the best for capturing
an entire open window of a specific application. Press the Command - Shift
- keys simultaneously. Then press the space bar button. The cursor
will become a small camera. Move it to the screen you want to capture,
then press the space bar again. The entire window of your application was
photographed and saved to the Mac.
5. How to take a screenshot on Mac OS X using Grab Utility
When using Grab Utility to take screenshots,
go to Applications> Utilities> Capture. To take a screenshot, run
Grab, then choose the capture modes from the Capture menu. You have the choice between 4 different modes: Selection, Window, Screen, and Timed screen.
Selection: you
can capture a specific area of the screen by dragging it.
Window: you can capture an open window of a specific application that you clicked with the computer mouse.
Image capture: You can capture your entire Mac screen, including everything on it.
Scheduled image capture: If necessary, This allows you to open the menus and submenus. After ten seconds, the entire screen will be captured.
Window: you can capture an open window of a specific application that you clicked with the computer mouse.
Image capture: You can capture your entire Mac screen, including everything on it.
Scheduled image capture: If necessary, This allows you to open the menus and submenus. After ten seconds, the entire screen will be captured.
Here are five methods to take a screenshot on Mac. Some
of them can be quite complicated, but there is a way to do things much
easier. This is by using the FonePawScreen Recorder tool, which allows you to capture
current activities on your screen. Just start the software, and you
can take a screenshot on your Mac with one click and
without any hassle.
How To Take A Screenshot On A Mac
Reviewed by Ankit Saini
on
May 06, 2020
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