Mac Tip of the Week: Taking screenshots Posted in: Computer Tips & Tricks Built-in screenshot-capture functionality gives Mac OS X users one more reason to smile. No special software to buy, nothing to install. [Note: If you’re scratching your head wondering, “What’s a screenshot?”, here’s the quick definition: a picture of whatever is on your screen.] To take a screenshot of your entire screen, just hold down Command + Shift + 3. If you have sound turned on, you’ll hear a click that sounds like a camera shutter. Now have a look at your desktop; your screenshot will be sitting there, patiently waiting for you. If you’d like to take a screenshot of a specific area of your screen, use Command + Shift + 4. As soon as you hold those keys down, your cursor transforms into a crosshair. Position this crosshair at the upper left hand corner of the area where you want to take your screenshot, then left-click your mouse and (while still holding your mouse button down) draaaaaaaag that cursor to the bottom right-hand corner of the area you want to capture. Release your mouse button. Just like before, go have a look at your desktop and you’ll find your new partial-screen screenshot will be patiently waiting for you.
Friday, 30 November 2012
Mac Tip of the Week: Taking screenshots
Mac Tip of the Week: Taking screenshots Posted in: Computer Tips & Tricks Built-in screenshot-capture functionality gives Mac OS X users one more reason to smile. No special software to buy, nothing to install. [Note: If you’re scratching your head wondering, “What’s a screenshot?”, here’s the quick definition: a picture of whatever is on your screen.] To take a screenshot of your entire screen, just hold down Command + Shift + 3. If you have sound turned on, you’ll hear a click that sounds like a camera shutter. Now have a look at your desktop; your screenshot will be sitting there, patiently waiting for you. If you’d like to take a screenshot of a specific area of your screen, use Command + Shift + 4. As soon as you hold those keys down, your cursor transforms into a crosshair. Position this crosshair at the upper left hand corner of the area where you want to take your screenshot, then left-click your mouse and (while still holding your mouse button down) draaaaaaaag that cursor to the bottom right-hand corner of the area you want to capture. Release your mouse button. Just like before, go have a look at your desktop and you’ll find your new partial-screen screenshot will be patiently waiting for you.
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