How to Capture a Screenshot on a Mac

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Capturing a screenshot on a Mac is very simple. Here is how you do it.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Step1

To capture an image of your entire desktop simply press (Command + Shift + 3) at the same time. The Command button is the one that has the apple symbol on it. The screenshot will appear as an icon on your desktop, probably called “Picture 1.png.” I would recommend that before you edit the picture you open the captured image in “Preview” and save it as a JPEG, instead of the PNG format that it is captured in.

Step2

To capture a portion or a certain area of your desktop press (Command + Shift + 4) and use the cursor to highlight what you want captured.

Step3

Hope this helps

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chadchouehow said

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on 2/19/2008 Yes, very helpful trick.

realneil said

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on 5/16/2008 My Intel Mac captured the image in JPEG format, not PNG.

alexiapetrakos said

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on 3/30/2008 If you want to take a screenshot of a specific window, hit Command + Shift + 4 and then the spacebar. Click in the window you want to capture.

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