{"id":8275,"date":"2020-01-09T00:56:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T00:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/?p=8275"},"modified":"2020-01-09T00:56:45","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T00:56:45","slug":"steps-take-screenshot-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/how-to-take-screenshot.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Take a Screenshot on a Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever wondered why a Mac has no Print Screen key? So, how do you take a screenshot<\/a> on a Mac? There are other ways to do it. Although initially, it may look difficult, it is not. Here is how to take a screenshot on a Mac. Just carefully follow the steps.<\/p>\r\n

<\/span>1. Take a Screenshot of Your Whole Screen<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\r\n
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  1. Press \u2318<\/kbd> + Shift<\/kbd> + 3<\/kbd><\/strong> at the same time
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  2. Find the screenshot on your desktop. It will be saved as a .png file.\"how<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
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    <\/span>2. Take a Screenshot of Part of Your Screen<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\r\n
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    1. Press \u2318<\/kbd> + Shift<\/kbd> + 4<\/kbd><\/strong> at the same time. You will see that your pointer changes to a crosshair pointer.
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    2. Move the crosshair pointer to the initial point of your screenshot.\"how<\/li>\r\n\t
    3. Select an area by dragging the crosshair pointer. While you are dragging, you can hold the Shift<\/kbd>\u00a0, Option<\/kbd>\u00a0or Spacebar<\/kbd><\/strong> to change the way the selection moves.<\/li>\r\n\t
    4. Once you have selected the area, release your mouse or trackpad button. If you want to cancel the Mac OS X screenshot, just press esc<\/kbd><\/strong> key before you release the\u00a0button.<\/li>\r\n\t
    5. Find the screenshot on your desktop. It will be saved as a .png file.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
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      <\/span>3. Take a Screenshot of a Window<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\r\n
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      1. Press \u2318<\/kbd> , Shift<\/kbd> and 3<\/kbd><\/strong> at the same time. You will see that your pointer changes to a crosshair pointer.<\/li>\r\n\t
      2. Press Spacebar<\/kbd><\/strong>. You will now see that the pointer changes from a crosshair pointer to a camera pointer.<\/li>\r\n\t
      3. Move your camera pointer to the window you want to screenshot on Mac.\"screenshot<\/li>\r\n\t
      4. Once you have selected the window, click your mouse or trackpad. If you want to cancel the screenshot, simply press esc<\/kbd><\/strong> key before you click.<\/li>\r\n\t
      5. Find the screenshot on your desktop. It will be saved as a .png<\/strong> file.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
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        Note: <\/strong>This procedure works with Finder windows\u00a0and most windows applications.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n
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        <\/span>4. Take a Screenshot of a Menu<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\r\n
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        1. Click the menu to show its contents.<\/li>\r\n\t
        2. Press \u2318<\/kbd> + Shift<\/kbd> + 4<\/kbd><\/strong> at the same time. You will see that your pointer changes to a crosshair pointer.<\/li>\r\n\t
        3. Drag the crosshair pointer to select the menu.\"take<\/li>\r\n\t
        4. Once you have selected the window, click your mouse or trackpad. If you want to cancel the screenshot, simply press esc<\/kbd><\/strong> key before you click.<\/li>\r\n\t
        5. Find the screenshot on your desktop. It will be saved as a .png<\/strong> file.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
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          <\/span>5. Take a Screenshot of a Menu Without the Title<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\r\n
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          1. Click the menu to show its contents.<\/li>\r\n\t
          2. Press \u2318<\/kbd> + Shift<\/kbd> + 3<\/kbd><\/strong> at the same time. You will see that your pointer changes to a crosshair pointer.<\/li>\r\n\t
          3. Press the Spacebar<\/kbd><\/strong>. You will now see that the pointer changes from a crosshair pointer to a camera pointer.<\/li>\r\n\t
          4. Drag the camera pointer over the menu to highlight it.\"screenshot<\/li>\r\n\t
          5. Once you have selected the window, click your mouse or trackpad. If you want to cancel the screenshot, simply press esc<\/kbd><\/strong> key before you click.<\/li>\r\n\t
          6. Find the screenshot on your desktop. It will be saved as a .png<\/strong> file.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
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            <\/span>Some Extra Points on How to Do a Screenshot on a Mac<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\r\n