In Windows, there is a dedicated key to take screenshot. But in Mac OS running systems, there is no dedicated button. So many of the new users, have a question on How to take screenshot on Mac?. There are many ways you can take the screenshots. One is take screen on Mac keyboard shot , another one is taking screenshot using menus and last one using the dedicated apps such as Grab app. We will learn, how take screenshot on Mac OS running systems such as Apple Macbook Air, Macbook Pro etc.
How to take screenshot on Mac using keyboard shortcuts
If you want to take screenshot of entire screen of Mac, then hold down Command (⌘) plus Shift plus 3.
How to take partial screenshot on Mac
Hold Command (⌘) plus Shift plus 4, and then drag the crosshair pointer to select the area. You can hold Shift, Option, or the Spacebar when you drag to resize the selection area. To cancel, press Escape (esc) before you release the mouse button.
How to take screenshot of a specific window in Mac
Hold Command (⌘) plus Shift plus 4, press the Space bar, take the camera pointer over the window which you want to take screenshot to highlight it, and then click.
This method works with open Finder windows and most application windows.
Where are taken screenshot of Mac are saved?
By default, all the taken screenshot will saved as “Screen shot (date and time).png.” You can open these screenshots with Preview or other image editing apps. Mac OS X v10.6 and later versions save the screenshots in PNG format. However you can change the default format using Terminal.
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type image_format
killall SystemUIServer
How to take partial screenshot on Mac without using keyboard
Go to File>Take screenshot>Choose the option based on your requirement such as From Selection, From Window or From Entire Screen
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