Print Screen Mac Shortcut

Here s a summary of all the keyboard shortcuts you can use to capture your screen in mac os x.

Print screen mac shortcut.

If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen click it to edit the screenshot. Depending on the screen capture action you need there are several keyboard combinations to use. Press the command shift 4 for older mac versions use apple key shift 4 all at the same time. There are plenty of key commands in macos you might want to use for screen capture.

To take the screenshot release your mouse or trackpad button. You will notice that your mouse cursor changes to with pixel coordinates on the right side. Command shift 4 drag with mouse. To capture the entire screen press command shift 3.

Taking a screenshot on a mac is as easy as on a pc when you know the keyboard shortcuts to do so. So again re emphasizing the shortcut keys. Command shift 3 will print the screen to a file on the mac desktop while command control shift 3 will print the screen to the clipboard just like the windows function works. To move the selection press and hold space bar while dragging.

You can capture specific windows or select an area to capture. The screen shot will be automatically saved as a png file on your desktop with the filename starting with picture followed by a number example picture 1 picture 2 and so. Capture selected area of the screen and save it as a file on your desktop. Drag the crosshair to select the area of the screen to capture.

By using keyboard shortcuts you can print screen on a mac.