Record the entire screen Click in the onscreen controls. Your pointer changes to a camera. Click any screen to start recording that screen, or click Record in the onscreen controls. Screenshot the Entire Screen: Make sure your screen displays exactly what you want to show in. MAC has a built in feature that lets you take screenshot on your MAC. Short Bytes: Mac OS X has a very nice way to capture full or partial screen without any software, but many users are unaware of it.Especially people coming from a Windows machine feel there isn.
How to take a screenshot on your Mac
To take a screenshot, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 3.
If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.
How to capture a portion of the screen
Press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 4.
Drag the crosshair to select the area of the screen to capture. To move the selection, press and hold Space bar while dragging. To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
To take the screenshot, release your mouse or trackpad button.
If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.
How to capture a window or menu
Open the window or menu that you want to capture.
Press and hold these keys together: Shift, Command, 4, and Space bar. The pointer changes to a camera icon . To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
Click the window or menu to capture it. To exclude the window's shadow from the screenshot, press and hold the Option key while you click.
If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.
Where to find screenshots
By default, screenshots save to your desktop with the name ”Screen Shot [date] at [time].png.”
In macOS Mojave or later, you can change the default location of saved screenshots from the Options menu in the Screenshot app. You can also drag the thumbnail to a folder or document.
Learn more
In macOS Mojave or later, you can also set a timer and choose where screenshots are saved with the Screenshot app. To open the app, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 5. Learn more about the Screenshot app.
Some apps, such as the Apple TV app, might not let you take screenshots of their windows.
To copy a screenshot to the Clipboard, press and hold the Control key while you take the screenshot. You can then paste the screenshot somewhere else. Or use Universal Clipboard to paste it on another Apple device.
“Universal Clipboard” makes copying and pasting super simple across macOS and iOS. There are many ways this Continuity feature can boost your experience. A classic case in point, you can save the screenshots directly to the clipboard on your Mac so that they are available across your devices.
Let’s say; you have taken a screenshot on your Mac and want to import it in the Notes app on your iPhone. Instead of using AirDrop or other means, take it in the clipboard. Then, your image will be just a quick paste away. Isn’t it a bit more straightforward? Find out how it works!
How to Save Mac Screenshots Directly to the Clipboard in macOS
When you take screenshots on Mac, they are saved as images in the PNG file format on your desktop
But, when you press a modifier key (Shift, Control, Option (Alt), and Command keys) when taking a screenshot, it will send the image to the system clipboard
Universal Clipboard is available in iOS 10 or later and macOS Sierra or higher. So, make sure your devices are fully compatible
First off, go to the screen you want to capture.
Next, you need to press the Control (⌃) key on the keyboard. Now, you need to hold Shift (⇧)+Command (⌘)+4 shortcut to send an image of part of the screen to the clipboard.
Simply hold the Control (⌃)+Shift (⇧)+Command (⌘)+3 to take the screenshot of the entire screen.
That’s it!
You have successfully taken the screenshot to the Universal Clipboard. Now, open any app on your Mac or iOS device (connected with the same iCloud account) and then paste it as usual.
Wrapping Up…
Mac Os Screen Capture Shortcuts
The idea of copying anything on iPhone and pasting it in a document on Mac or vice-versa is really super handy and productive. I’ve always found it neat and therefore would recommend you to take advantage of it to enhance your experience.
Mac Os Screen Capture Video
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