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Where are my screen shots??

Hi I do command/Control/Shift 4 or 3 to take a partial or full page screen shot and it doesn't show up on my desktop! Any idea where my screenshot went???

HELP!!!


MacBook

Posted on Aug 3, 2020 5:47 PM

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Posted on Aug 3, 2020 7:55 PM

Drop the control key...

List of Shortcuts:

Mac OS X

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

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Aug 3, 2020 7:55 PM in response to Jomo12

Drop the control key...

List of Shortcuts:

Mac OS X

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

Where are my screen shots??

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