Here are all the ways you can capture, edit and share screenshots on a Mac, Macbook Air/Pro, iMac:
How to take a screenshot on a Mac & Macbook?
- Hold down ⌘ command and shift and press # 3.
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Your Mac captures the entire
screenand saves it as afileon the desktop. The file name will look like “Screen shot 2018-12-11 at 08.45.00 AM.png”.
How do I take a partial screenshot mac?
- Hold down ⌘ command and shift and press $ 4.
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Use your mouse to draw a
rectanglein order to specify what to capture – or press thespacebarand then click on something (e.g. awindow) to capture it. Your Mac then saves it as afileon the desktop. The file name will look like “Screen shot 2018-12-11 at 08.45.00 AM.png”.
How do I take a screenshot of the Touch Bar (MacBook Pro)?
- Hold down ⌘ command and shift and press ^ 6.
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Your Mac captures the entire
Touch Barand saves it as afileon the desktop.
Where is my Screenshot on mac?
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The file won’t open automatically. You will find it on the desktop. Also the
Findermight be helpful.
I don’t need a file. How can I have a screenshot in the clipboard instead?
- Hole down control together with any of the combinations above.
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Your Mac takes a screenshot and copies it to the
clipboard(instead of saving it as a file).
I guess it’s in the clipboard now. How can I paste it into a document or something?
- Hold down ⌘ command and press V.
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Your Mac pastes the screenshot (that is in the
clipboard) into a document or image you are currently editing.
I don’t like keyboard shortcuts. How can I take a screenshot using Preview?
How can I have my screenshots in other file formats than PNG?
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With
Preview(see previous question) you can save your screenshots in JPG, TIFF, PDF, and other file formats.
I need even more flexibility. How can I take screenshots using the command line (“Terminal”)?
- try help:
- use delays:
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