Mac’s capacity to take screenshots hasn’t seen substantial updates, mainly because Apple arguably got it right the first time around. Generally, taking a screenshot in Mac and editing it is a breeze on Mac, regardless of the task.
Screenshots are part of daily laptop life, whether to save a significant piece of information or catch a fun time to share with friends. Thankfully, it is a straightforward process, even if you run MacOS Big Sur or Macos Monterey. And although it is easy, it is versatile to capture only a specific section of open windows or a complete screen.
With this guide, you’ll learn how to take screenshot on Mac.
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How to take screenshot on a Mac?
To take a screenshot on your Mac, press the following key at the same time and press: Command Shift 3
This will take a picture of your full screen. You will see that thumbnails appear in the lower right corner of your screen. This is the case for each type of screenshot that you can take on Mac – you will always be able to see the preview. You can tap on it to edit your screenshot in Mac.
By default, all your screenshots are automatically saved in your desktop folder, on the name ‘Screenshot <date> at <time>.jpeg”.
How to take screenshot of a part of your screen on Mac?
- Firstly, hold and press down at the same time the following keys: Command Shift 4, if you want to take a photo of a specific part of your screen.
- Now, there will be a crosshair cursor to your indicator.
- After this, press your trackpad or mouse. This will allow you to click and move the cursor to start and finish your screenshot.
- Drag and move the grey box that appears in that particular area you can target. You can make this as wide or as narrow as you wish in Mac.
- Finally, release the trackpad/mouse, and your favourite area photo will be captured and stored. Apart from this, if you change your mind, then press the ESC before being released.
Keyboard shortcuts to take screenshot in Mac
To take a screenshot on any Mac, you need to remember some keyboard shortcuts. Fortunately, they are all similar-and capture each screenshot image by default on your Mac desktop. Here’s the default mac keyboard shortcut to capture screenshot in Mac:
- To take screenshot of the single window without shadow in Mac: you need to press Command + Shift + 4, press the Space key, then hold the Alt key and click on the window you like to capture
- To take full-screen screenshot on Mac: Command + Shift + 3
- To take screenshot of the single window in Mac: Command + Shift + 4, press the Space key, then click on the window you want to capture
- To take screenshot of Touch Bar in Mac: Command + Shift + 6
- To take a screenshot of the selected area in Mac: Command + Shift + 4, select the area you want to capture with your mouse cursor.
You can customize the screenshot keyboard shortcut from your Mac keyboard options if you want. Open your system selection, select the keyboard, then click the Shortcut tab and select the screenshot on the left. There you can customize any default shortcut to take screenshot in Mac.
How to take screenshot In Mac using the MacBook Pro Touch Bar?
If you have a new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, you do not have to remember the keyboard shortcut every time you take a screenshot. Instead, you can add the camera icon to your touch bar and save anything as screenshots with some tap.
First of all, open your keyboard option and click the Customize Control Strip button below the window. This will show all the options that can be used on your touch bar. Drag the camera icon to your touch bar, then save the changes to a tap to always catch anything on your screen.
Once you tap the camera button on your touch bar, your mouse cursor will switch to the crosshairs to select any part of your screen to save as a screenshot. Press the space bar on your keyboard, then click on the window to save the full screenshot in Mac. Or, select any other screenshot option displayed on the touch bar.
To preview: CMD + Shift + 3 for your full-screen screenshot.
CMD+Shift+4 for just a section—or tap space to capture a window.
How to capture a window or menu?
- Open a window or menu to capture.
- To take a screenshot, hold four keys (shift, command, and 4, spacebar) together.
- The mouse pointer will turn into the camera icon.
- Press the ESC key to cancel the screenshot in Mac.
- Click on the window or menu to catch it.
- When you click, press Options Key and hold while you click.
To out window shadow from the screenshot, edit screenshots by clicking on the thumbnail on the corner of the screen, or you can also wait for the screenshot to save on your desktop.
How to add a Screenshot to the Clipboard in Mac?
Press Command + Control + SHIFT + 3. This method works similarly to the above unless the screenshot creates the file immediately. Instead, the images are saved on the clipboard, the same temporary storage area where your computer remembers your copy text.
You can also take a section screenshot with this method using command + control + shift + 4 and drag your reticle on the right side of your screen, I absolutely like the section screenshot method.
Use command + V or Edit > Paste to paste your screenshot. Your screenshot images can be pasted directly on any compatible applications, such as Word Documents, Image Editing Programs, and many email services.
How to annotate screenshots using Preview in Mac?
If you prefer to annotate your screenshot instead of clicking on the thumbnail, you can do this. When ready, click on the screenshot file saved to open it in the preview.
Preview will not allow you to crop your screenshot, change and modify – some integrated embedded annotations features are useful to place text on them.
Make sure that the editing toolbar can be seen (from the view menu), and you will see the option to draw shapes, speech, thought bubbles, and more.
Arrow tool is particularly useful to make instructions from screenshots. There are also options to highlight text in different colours, write, add notes, and type some text in the box.
Official Link : https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361
