Best screen capture program to use

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Best screen capture program to use

I am just transitioning from a PC to a new mac mini. On my PC I had a program called screen hunter that allowed you to click f6 and then could

click the mouse and drag a box over what you wanted to capture on the screen and it would put it on the desktop so you could save it and print it if needed. Is there any similar free program for the Mac?

Posted on Apr 4, 2016 7:53 PM

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Niel

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Apr 4, 2016 7:56 PM in response to retiredfornow

You don’t need a program to do that. Press the Shift, Command, and 4 keys.

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AJ397

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Apr 4, 2016 7:56 PM in response to retiredfornow

Yes, but it is a built in feature. See here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361

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ChitlinsCC

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Apr 5, 2016 3:41 PM in response to retiredfornow

In the Finder, choose Help menu > Mac Help
search for "screenshot"
choose "keyboard shortcuts" (I think)

Full display = Command + SHIFT > 3
marquee (your described action) = Command + SHIFT > 4
a "window" of ANY kind (try it out and see) = Command + SHIFT > 4 > SPACEBAR (will turn the cursor into a "camera" & hilite the window over which it hovers) > click the mouse

The file will automatically save to the Desktop and be named with a timestamp

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Answer 4

Apr 5, 2016 3:41 PM in response to ChitlinsCC

Thank you!!!

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ChitlinsCC

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Apr 5, 2016 3:52 PM in response to retiredfornow

You're welcome - there is not much that is NOT built-in to Macs = enjoy!

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