how to make a screen shot?

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If you don't want the entire screen, press simultaneously the command, shift and number 4 key - a crosshair appears. Click and drag it across the area you want to include in the image. OS writes the file to your desktop.

If you want the entire screen, same as above, except the number 3 key. File is immediately saved to the desktop.

Hi Matt,

Grab is in the Application (Finder,Safari, etc.) under Services.

John

One of my most favorite screen shot shortcuts is to hold down Shift + Command + 4 and then hit the spacebar (while the other keys are still held down). You have to do it in that sequence: first three buttons and then the space bar.

This will bring up a little camera and you can take an entire picture of any window or the Dock.

Hi Matt,

Welcome to Apple Discussions

You may want to look at Screenshot Hacks for Mac OS X.

Jon

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You might want to take a look at FreeSnap or the widget Capture.

Macintosh HD -> Applications -> Grab
or Macintosh HD -> Applications -> Utilities -> Grab

Key commands:
"Apple + Control + Shift + 4" will give you a cross hair. Click and drag your mouse to darken the screen area you'd like a picture of. This option saves the picture to your clipboard so you can paste it into a word processor.


"Apple + Shift + 4" will give you a cross hair. Click and drag your mouse to darken the screen area you'd like a picture of. This option saves the picture to your desktop as a PNG (tiger) or as a PDF (panther).


"Apple + Control + Shift + 3" will give you a shot of the entire screen. This option saves the picture to your clipboard so you can paste it into a word processor.

"Apple + Shift + 3" will give you a shot of the entire screen. This option saves the picture to your desktop as a PNG (tiger) or as a PDF (panther).

"Apple + Control + Shift + 4 + Space Bar" will give you a camera. Drag the camera on top of the window you'd like to take a picture of and it will become blue. This option saves the picture to your clipboard so you can paste it into a word processor.

"Apple + Shift + 4 + Space Bar" will give you a camera. Drag the camera on top of the window you'd like to take a picture of and it will become blue. This option saves the picture to your desktop as a PNG (tiger) or as a PDF (panther).

Hope this helps!

"Apple + Control + Shift + 4 + Space Bar" will give you a camera. Drag the camera on top of the window you'd like to take a picture of and it will become blue. This option saves the picture to your clipboard so you can paste it into a word processor.
"Apple + Shift + 4 + Space Bar" will give you a camera. Drag the camera on top of the window you'd like to take a picture of and it will become blue. This option saves the picture to your desktop as a PNG (tiger) or as a PDF (panther)."

I learned something today!

iSMH