Is there the equivalent of the "Snipping Tool" for Mac computers?

Is there the equivalent of the "Snipping Tool" for Mac computers?

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2012)

Posted on Feb 16, 2014 9:57 AM

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Posted on Feb 16, 2014 5:37 PM

You Don't Need an App. It is built into OS X. Press the Shift key and the Command key and the # 4 key at the same time and the cursor will change to a Cross hairs with circle. Place that changed cursor at the start point of the windows you want to draw and Click and hold the trackpad and Drag to the other side of the window you want to draw. Release the trackpad. What was inside that box you drew will be made into a .PNG file and placed on your desktop.


There is no Glamour in OS X. But you can't get any simpler than that key combo to do exactly the same thing as the Snipping tool in Windows and without ever having to open any App/Program.


How hard is it to remember Shift Command 4. Write it 50 times and you'll never forget it.

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Daiza Diva wrote:


So, There is no ap for that! Too bad, trying to remember all those key board short cuts takes some of the glamor out of Apple. I did try that and it did work. Thanks.

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