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Screenshot selection tool not working in Catalina 10.15.5

Hi, All -- I like using Screenshot on occasion and was always able to use the selection tool to outline the portion of the screen that I wanted to capture, but now that tool doesn't seem to work. I am still able to capture the entire screen with Screenshot, and it captures and appears on my desktop, but I am not able to select and capture only the part of the screen that I want -- nuts! Is there something that I'm missing? Clicking on the selection tool item grays the screen, but no outline tool appears. I am able to do a screen shot capture with selection in Preview, and that works beautifully, but not with Screenshot -- what's up? Thanks! Latest Catalina update 10.15.5 on an iMac 5K Retina.

iMac with Retina 5K display, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 7, 2020 10:22 AM

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Posted on Jun 7, 2020 10:37 AM

Two things, you can use "command shift 4" to capture a selection. If you press "command shift 5" make sure "Remember Last Selection" is unchecked in "Options".

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Screenshot selection tool not working in Catalina 10.15.5

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