"Print Screen" for MAC

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"Print Screen" for MAC

Hey there I am still trying to swap over from windows. Quick and easy question for someone. On my PC i used the "print screen" button a lot. Taking a snap shot of what is on your screen. Is there a way to accomplish that same feature with a Mac, If so How?

Cheers!

macbook late 2008, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jan 17, 2010 7:56 PM

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findingemo

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Jan 17, 2010 7:58 PM in response to keenconn

Heya

It's just command shift3

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Jan 17, 2010 8:09 PM in response to keenconn

Command-shift-4 lets you select what portion of the screen to capture.

Note that either keystroke (-3 and -4) creates an image file that is, by default, a .png file saved to your desktop as "Picture 1" (2, 3, 4 and so on, however many you take). There are some ways to change those defaults; the easier ways are through tools like Deeper or Onyx (search Apple downloads, versiontracker.com, or macupdate.com to find them).

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keenconn Author

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Jan 17, 2010 8:10 PM in response to findingemo

Okay, Thanks! I figured it was something easy. Took me a second to realize it does not copy to the clipboard it actually creates a picture on the desktop. ha ha.

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