How to Screenshot on Mac? The solution to the topic of how to screenshot on Mac isn’t immediately evident for many new Apple users, especially those who are migrating from Windows and are used to that Prt Scrn (Print Screen) button.
How to Screenshot on Mac?
The solution to the topic of how to screenshot on Mac isn’t immediately evident for many new Apple users, especially those who are migrating from Windows and are used to that Prt Scrn (Print Screen) button.
Although taking a screenshot on a Mac is as simple as tapping a couple of keys, the fact is that Mac screen capture hasn’t always felt straightforward. For a long time, recording video of your screen was only possible using QuickTime Player, in addition to distinct key commands for screenshotting windows vs. smaller selections.
Although taking a screenshot on a Mac is as simple as tapping a couple of keys, the fact is that Mac screen capture hasn’t always felt straightforward. For a long time, recording video of your screen was only possible using QuickTime Player, in addition to distinct key commands for screenshotting windows vs. smaller selections.
More information about taking a screenshot on Mac (and recording video) may be found in this guide, as well as several useful apps to make your Apple screenshot life easier.
List of 5 Methods to Take Screenshot on Mac
More information about taking a screenshot on Mac (and recording video) may be found in this guide, as well as several useful apps to make your Apple screenshot life easier.
Method #1: Cmd-Shift-3
This keyboard shortcut screenshots your entire screen.
Method #2: Cmd-Shift-4
Using this keyboard combination, you can transform your cursor into a crosshair that you can drag to select a part of your screen to capture. To take the shot, let go of the mouse or trackpad button.
After pressing Cmd-Shift-4, you have several further options:
When you press and release the spacebar, the crosshair transforms into a small camera icon that you can move over any open window. To take a screenshot of a window, click on it. This method produces a screenshot with a white border around the window and a slight drop shadow.
After dragging to highlight an area but just before releasing the mouse button or trackpad, press and hold the spacebar: This preserves the shape and size of the selected area while allowing you to rearrange it on the screen. If your original selection region is off by a few pixels, simply hold down the spacebar before releasing the mouse button to take a screenshot.
Holding down the Shift key locks in all sides of the crosshairs-made selection area except the bottom edge, allowing you to move your mouse up or down to position the bottom border after dragging to highlight an area but before releasing the mouse button or trackpad.
Without holding the mouse button, release the Shift key and press it again to adjust the right border of your selection area. By holding down the mouse button or touchpad and using the Shift key, you can alternate between moving the bottom and right edges.
Method #3: Cmd-Shift-5
Cmd-Shift-5, a shortcut command introduced in macOS Mojave in 2018, brings up a little panel at the bottom of your display with screen capture choices. You can capture the entire screen, a window, or a portion of your screen using one of three screenshot buttons.
Similarly, the two video-recording keys enable you to capture your entire screen or a portion of it. There is an X button on the left to shut the screenshot window, but you can alternatively exit by pressing the Escape key.
An Options button is located on the right side. It allows you to save your screenshot to the Desktop, Documents, Clipboard, Mail, Messages, Preview, or Other Location, and it also allows you to create a 5- or 10-second delay so you may line up elements that might otherwise disappear when you use your snapshot tool.
The Show Floating Thumbnail option is selected by default, which places a small preview thumbnail of your recently obtained screenshot in the lower-right corner of your screen, similar to the iOS snapshot technique. On your Mac, unlike on your iPhone, you can disable the preview thumbnail. Finally, you can choose whether to include your mouse pointer in a screenshot or video.
Whereas if the screenshot panel is in your way, grab its left border and move it to a different location on your screen.
Method #4: Cmd-Shift-6 to Take Screenshot on Mac
You can also snap a screenshot of what’s now shown on the Touch Bar if you have an earlier 15- or 16-inch MacBook Pro or a current 13-inch MacBook Pro, which is the very last model with the Touch Bar. To take an extremely wide and narrow screenshot of your Touch Bar, press Cmd-Shift-6.
Method #5: Easy Annotation
If you use the Floating Thumbnail, you will have quick access to Markup tools for annotating your screenshot. You can swipe away the Floating Thumbnail or simply let it go, and it will be stored at the location where you last saved a snapshot. When you click the Floating Thumbnail, it will open in a Markup View preview window (rather than Preview) with all of the markup tools available in Preview.
Right-click on the Floating Thumbnail to:
- Take a screenshot and save it to your desktop, Documents folder, or clipboard.
- Access it using Mail, Messages, previews, or Photos.
- Display in Finder.
- Delete.
- Open it in the above-mentioned Markup preview window.
- Close (and save).
Long-time Mac screenshotters may be hesitant to use the Cmd-Shift-5 shortcut, but I find myself utilising it more for the ability to annotate screenshots without opening Preview and rapidly remove screenshots that I know I messed up. The 5- and 10-second delay settings are also welcome additions.
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