How to Take a Screenshot on a Mac: A Memo Because I Always Forget!
How to Take a Screenshot of the Entire Screen
- Press “shift + command (⌘) + 3” keys.
- The screenshot is saved as a .png file on the desktop.
How to Take a Screenshot of a Selected Part of the Screen
- Press “shift + command + 4” keys.
- Move the crosshair to the starting point of the area you want to capture.
- Drag to select the area.
※ Pressing the “shift”, “option”, or spacebar while dragging changes the way the area is selected.
- Release the mouse or trackpad button once the desired area is selected.
※ To cancel, press the “escape (esc)” key before releasing the button.
- To cancel, press the “escape (esc)” key before releasing the button.