There are numerous Keyboard shortcuts and combinations for taking screenshots in MAC OS X. If you want to take a screenshot in MAC OS X, you should try one of the following methods.
- Command + Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it as a file on the desktop
- Command + Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it as a file on the desktop
- Command + Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it as a file on the desktop
- Command + Control-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it to the clipboard
- Command + Control-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it to the clipboard
- Command +
Control-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it to the clipboard
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- Space, to lock the size of the selected region and instead move it when the mouse moves
- Shift, to resize only one edge of the selected region
- Option, to resize the selected region with its center as the anchor point.
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How to Take a Screenshot in Mac OS X…
There are numerous Keyboard shortcuts and combinations for taking screenshots in MAC OS X. If you want to take a screenshot in MAC OS X, you should try one of the following methods….