How to Take a Screenshot on Your Mac | Mac Basics

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Hi, Lisa here and I'm going to show you how to take a screen shot on your Mac. So once you find a screen that you want to take a screen shot of you are going to hold down shift, command, and the number 3. So you just go 1, 2, 3 and then it takes a screen shot of the entire screen.
So if we go to the file up here where it places it on the desktop you can open it and you'll see that we have the whole screen there. Now sometimes you just want a portion of the screen so to do that you'll go shift, command, and the number 4. So the same way as before shift, command, 4, and now you have a little cross hairs on your screen. So I just want the frog in the middle, so I'm going to draw a box around him and when I let go it takes the picture of that part so now when I open that file I see just the picture of the frog there. So there you go, that's how you take a screen shot on your Mac.

[@imagod5608]

Bro I swear I don’t usually take screenshots on my mac but whenever I do I have to come back to this video to learn it again... stay resourceful my friends

[@GeslerDavidAvalo]

Same here lol, I come EVERY time I have to make an screenshot 😂

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SAme

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[@michaeljenkins4302]

Same

[@stephanosar9789]

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[@jimm2442]

Perfect video, my question was answered 18 seconds in with straight to the point and no BS intros. We need more like this one, Thank you, you are appreciated!

[@Virginia__q]

Can’t say how much I appreciate you getting straight to the point. Thanks!

[@arikobuzzbuzz]

Thank you! the shift command 4 was VERY helpful!

[@musicalscheizuevdudisb3506]

IKR

[@JordanCann]

Entire screen= SHIFT + COMMAND + 3
Portion of screen= SHIFT + COMMAND + 4

[@mealy1388]

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+JorDance Thanx bruh u deserve a like and sub :P xD

[@guledkayse6849]

thank you

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thx so much

[@not2tees]

Warning - Spoiler Alert!!!

[@SevensSecret]

Simple and direct. Ty, awesome video

[@michaeltrinidad1706]

Thank You! for making me smile again for these simple features of the MAC.

[@antonymutanga9025]

Clear, straight forward, helpful and time effective.

[@jong-jinkim280]

What a to-the-point clip! We need more of this kind of clips on youtube.

[@AlhamRana]

thats really helpful, with simple and short time..

[@holyoutcast2723]

Agreed

[@marybourne1591]

Thanks a bunch for the easy-to-follow instructions! Worked perfectly for me.

[@joeanonymous1834]

You are fantastic. Concise, simple, to the point, completely BS-free. Thank you very much!

[@nadiabaz6046]

Great Video! Straight to the point and really helpful! Thanks!

[@glitterqueen4967]

This was so helpful, we need more straightforward videos like these!!!!

[@helloimkim6899]

thanks for this straight up tutorial, very easy lol.
unlike others, putting in a long intro..

[@howtoeatgrapes2491]

i dont know how to use my computer 💀

[@julieacheson1104]

Lisa, thank you very much. Well explained and brilliantly executed. Saved me hours of fretting.

[@damienabbott9805]

So brilliantly explained - many thanks!!!

[@joysong7525]

tysm. that helped super well!!

[@YOUNGMIKE210satx]

Good video

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[@yrndamian3]

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[@BoostAndRedline]

nice simple tutorial ! perfect!

[@joelthekhajiitfurrycat1139]

thank you for Teaching Me :)

[@guledkayse6849]

thank u it's helpfull

[@averyoffline]

OMG THANK YOU I WAS WANTING TO KNOW THIS FOR A WHILE!! :D

[@bubblybubbles73]

Thank you very much. I had forgotten being I was using my cell for awhile and not my macbook pro (2011) laptop. Simple review, awesome! Have a good day.

[@randomrandom5]

Extremely useful! Thank you!!

[@bernardchong4321]

Clear and concise. Thank you very much!

[@Cathrine.kaalund]

Thanks for the simple and fast explanation!!

[@leonard187]

Wow this was an awesome video, and thanks so much for making it and show me/ us how it’s done your the greatest.

[@engalfaresi]

This video was so simple not like other videos

[@rogers1306]

Thank you! that was so simple and clear

[@zombiizarix]

Here's something so you don't need to watch the entire video!!!
For the entire screen, Hold down Shift, command and 3.
For only a portion of the screen, Hold down Shift, command and 4 and then box the portion that you need!!!

[@DreadedFLOW]

Why thank you ma lady for this easy to follow and short, helpful video

[@smbm7784]

Thanks so much Lisa,I got a new Imac and still fairly new to using them :)

[@j-hickz4078]

Thank You this was so helpful!

[@gyatsogurung6215]

that was so cool, specially the portion part. thank you

[@shreeraivath8232]

This was short and simple. Thanks a lot

[@Rahmaa2002]

thank u..I really needed it since im new w this computer

[@RedSeaConsulting]

EXCELLENT - Thank you!!!

[@Garymo2u]

Great Video! Thank You, You Were A Big Help!!!

[@edmilton2002]

great ! short and sweet to the point ! great help ! thanks!

[@stranger4739]

Short & straight to the point thanks😊

[@mayjailerxx]

Why do I keep forgetting this?! Have had the same MacBook since high school and I’m about to graduate 😭💀

[@fxvelavelgon8976]

Excellent tip. Muchas Gracias 👍🏼

[@AnnieWays]

Nice this was super duper easy, Thanks for sharing!!

[@Gbengasax1]

Thanks for putting this up, only if you know how much it helps.

[@alsemi-back-up579]

Thanks Lisa. Very helpful tips!

[@HowToSellInThe21stCentury]

Thankyou for creating a video that gets stright to the point

[@michaeljameslawrence2965]

Hi Howcast-Good stuff, cheers i am learning all the time. I find the touch screen on a new iPhone and features slightly different on iPhone are quite intuitive and i am just getting used to Mac-marking up a photo i found a little frustrating on Mac compared to iPhone and ended up doing that on my iPhone instead.

[@evanoli1716]

When i take a screenshot and upload it to twitter or discord, the colors always look different. example, if i take a screenshot of something green, it looks very different and it's starting to piss me off. is there any way to fix this?

[@jimmcnerney9440]

Thank you. Much appreciated!

[@comewatchmeplay]

This is way better than using my phone camera. Thank you 👍

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Great video. Thank you for making it.

[@morgancalvi6675]

Lisa (or anyone), how do you get a window (like an emoji window or a form or something) you clicked on to stay open? There has to be a setting that slows it down before it disappears.

[@lilseizure3565]

You’re the best thank you!!

[@bobatbilletcreations]

Thanks for sharing, It was very quick and helpful!

[@dayangdolma9675]

This was very helpful...it was short and easy to wacth

[@diduknowfacts101]

I like the way you taught this! Thx

[@aaronsimoni5843]

Thanks Lisa very helpful

[@krvdos]

Thanks for the valuable info. :) :)

[@noeurthkoeurn5196]

Thank you. this is really helpful.

[@charlieblvd5384]

So well explained. Thanks.

[@Diaming787]

Thx! It really helped!!

[@Dr3conic]

Thank You So Much This Was Very Helpful!

[@bellagio1066]

I have a weird problem with Preview/Screenshot on my Mac (BigSur) that seems to have developed in the last few weeks. I normally take a screenshot PNG or convert to JPEG of my TH-cam vids to use on TH-cam. I use preview to add text to them. My problem is now when I set the text to 200 pt size the text comes out quite small whereas before it used to be huge when set at 200 pt. I've literally formatted my MacBook Pro as thought I might have installed some software that corrupted it but it's still the same. The text size thing works fine (huge text on size 200) when I download an image or use one I've taken on my phone so maybe it's something in screenshot that has changed? Has anyone else noticed this or could you test yours to see if it does the same as it's driving me nuts!

[@trevonkobin6599]

Thanks this helped a lot I'm trying to make a game on roblox so I have to make a gampass so I needed a picture

[@sanathu1]

Thank you very much, it was help to me, keep the good work going

[@lucyrachel3870]

I’m so glad this wasn’t a 5-7 min vid on how to screenshot

[@stormyone]

No haste; no waste (of our time). A+ video.

[@RogueRaven117]

Thanks for not taking like 10 minutes to explain it and do self promotion. Very nice

[@Uzmakhan-vy4cj]

Great information👍

[@ashwinimitte663]

Clear, straight forward.. thank you

[@africainvestorstories3453]

thanks, even though the videos 12 years old its still a useful vlogg

[@clincpb8903]

Merci beaucoup Lisa !

[@ridhakhan2274]

this really help thank you

[@kurtabney430]

THX SO MUCH THIS VIDEO WAS SO HELPFUL!

[@karinafigueroa07]

Very helpful thank you!!

[@safiatoutraoredosso9022]

waouuu very helpfull,
I have been suffering uneccessarly for years
Thank you !

[@KayAlexander57]

AWESOME THANK YOU! SO SHORT AND SIMPLE...

[@galacticfederation6947]

Thank you so much Lisa!

[@gicelyresplandes]

Thanks.Very sweet of you!X

[@SteveWeaverIvyfield]

EXCELLENT! - EASY PEASY LEMON SQUEEZY! You made your video short, punchy and to the point. OTHER TH-cam TUTORIAL MAKERS PLEASE TAKE NOTE!!!

[@duilawyr]

Did you come up with the brilliant idea to have a video where your fingers are not visible, so no one can see what keys you are pressing? BRILLIANT.

[@shazleen5986]

Thanks for teaching me!

[@tylerrobinson5490]

Thank you. This really helped. Now I can bake my infant. I decided to bake it rather than boil. Can’t wait to eat it! 😋

[@wisejae]

Thank you !!!! 🥲 You’re a lifesaver

[@gail5065]

Big help!! Thank you! :)

[@qarabo4355]

I swear i watch this video once every couple of months

[@ltzulfadlitldm6281]

Thank you so much for your great video..I love it..thank you..

[@user-fi8bv6jg1o]

Thank you! It's useful!

[@yrndamian3]

Thank you this was really helpful for submitting my online school work

[@homesweethomer3481]

shift, command, 4. awesome. Thank you!

[@mason460]

To screen record, do shift + command + 5 and choose the 4th or 5th one

[@mikekeen9710]

wow wow wow so easy thank you very much i have a grin from ear to ear :-)

[@mrflynn01]

Thank you!
Work like a charm.

[@francoisona]

Thank you. Short to the point. No waffle

[@satyayaya6716]

is it true the screenshot color on macbook different than the actual image we see on screen when we send it to other gadget?

[@plezikonpa7658]

Thank you my sister, you save me a lot of time today

[@JustinOnScreen]

Great video. Thanks!

[@ritualtattoostudiochennaia627]

Thanks for your help!!!