How to take a Screenshot on Mac OS X

It is too easy to capture a screenshot on Mac Os X. The Macintosh has some keyboard shortcuts that you can use to capture your screen in Mac OS X.

There are some easiest methods to take a screenshot on mac:

Keyboard Shortcuts to take a Screenshot on Mac OS X

• How take a screenshot of the Entire screen on a Mac?

1. For the entire screen capture, press Command-Shift-3. The shot will be saved as a PNG file on the desktop.
2. To copy the entire screen, press Command–Control-Shift-3. The snap will be placed on your clipboard.

• How to capture a portion of a screen?

1. Press Command-Shift-4. A crosshair cursor will appear so click and drag to select the area you wish to capture.
2. Press Command-Control-Shift-4. After the crosshair cursor appears Click and drag then release the mouse button, you can paste the shot to another application.

• How to take a snap of a Window or Menu on a Macbook?

1. To capture a specific application window, Command-Shift-4. As you move the cursor over a window, the window will be highlighted. then just click the mouse button and the print screen will be saved as a PNG file on your desktop.

How to get Screen Shot with Mac OS X (Where are they Saved?)

By default, the screenshots are saved to your desktop with the name ”Screen Shot [date] at [time].PNG.”

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