How-to: Screen Capture on a Mac (Print Screen / Screenshot) Basic Keystroke + Advanced Commands

Command-shift-3 is the basic keyboard shortcut to screen capture on a Mac, but Griffin also shows how to use keystrokes to copy and paste the screen, set a selected area for a screenshot, and to screengrab one window.
The screen capture command is also known as screencap, screenshot, screengrab or print screen.
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS:
Capture the entire screen; save an image file on desktop: Command-shift-3
Capture the entire screen; copy to the clipboard to paste: Command-control-shift-3
Choose an area to capture; save an image file on desktop: Command-shift-4
Choose an area to capture; copy to the clipboard to paste: Command-control-shift-4
Choose a window to capture; save an image file on desktop: Command-shift-4 (let go) space
You can also hold down space, option, or shift to modify the selection after activating command-shift-4.
If you can't remember keyboard shortcuts, there's a built-in Mac application called Grab, which has several screen capturing options.
Available in high-definition (HD) and with closed captioning (CC).

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This is the best lesson on capturing images on a Mac I've run across...thank you Griffin!

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I'm glad I could help!

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don't have a mac but thanks for theshortcuts tell me do you have windows shortcuts?

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Yeah. I agree. But we cant add annotations using this method. I prefer using a free tool to get screenshot. This blog post have a good comparison of all free tools. have a look at it also. videotutorialspot.com/2018/12/30/how-to-screenshot-on-mac/

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Wow! That's a fantastic lesson Griffin. It was a huge help as I was struggling to work with the Mac as a new user. Have been used to PCs in the past. Thank you!

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For someone like me who just got an iMac seeing the key strokes used is a big help. Thank you very much

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Is there a way to take a screenshot if you're not using the Apple wireless and just using a regular wired keyboard?

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Thank you for posting. This is the best description of all the options. Really appreciated you sharing.

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25 seconds in and I already had all the information I needed. Thank you.

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Thanks you, finally someone that teaches you everything about it and not only a portion. I really appreciate it :D

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This is the best vid for this - i keep coming back everytime i need to copy an image.

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Thank you so much. This was great help.

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just moved from windows to mac your tips are proving invaluable thanks !

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Ty! This helped soooo soooooooooo much! I have been trying to screen shot after watching ur video i know how to! This video was very helpfull. Thank you for this tutorial.

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it was a 4 for me. but 10 years later it works! thanks! it was driving me CRAZY!

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Excellent! Just what I was looking for Shift+Control+Command+4. Thanks.

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Thank you Griffen, so quick, so easy! My keyboard is a Microsoft brand so it messed me up a bit but it didn't take but a second to figure out the the command key is the same as the Windows key. It works!

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I just now found this. This is great. Thx.

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Excellent video. Short and to the point. Thank you.

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At last I found this video; I've been trying many keys to no avail; Thanks very very much for posting this video

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Thank you very much, Great tips

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command + shift 4 is a great one! coming from a pc, this simple function has had me baffled. Thanks for the video :)

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this program says to type ^ (the command symbol then P how do i do it?

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I forgot to say Thank You - Thank You - Thank You!
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I wanted to print off a screenshot, this tutorial was the best I have found, easy to understand and it worked great, thank you

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omg you just totally made my day lol! i have had my mac air for a few months but had no idea i could do the screen shot and i am not that savy yet, i just really wanna print selected text so bad

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i am new to the mac, this was an awesome video, very helpful. Thanks!

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