You could use the above keyboard shortcut to capture the whole screen and then crop, but if you just want to capture a single window or part of the screen there’s keyboard options for that as well. How to take a screenshot in macOS with options If you want to edit or mark up the screenshot you just took, you can click on the thumbnail before it disappears, or find the screenshot on your desktop and open it in Preview, where you’ll find editing and markup tools to crop, add notes, etc. You’ll know you’ve taken a successful screenshot when you see a thumbnail in the lower right corner of the screen ( Figure A).įigure A The automatic thumbnail you’ll see when capturing a screenshot.

You don’t have any options with this method-it captures the entire screen and anything on it. The quickest, easiest way to take a screenshot is to press Command + Shift + 3. SEE: How to take screenshots in Windows 10 (TechRepublic) How to take a quick screenshot in macOS We’ll cover both here, so hopefully you’ll find a new preferred method for capturing all, or part, of the screen on your Mac. There’s more to taking screenshots than just a single key combination, and if keyboard shortcuts aren’t your style, there’s also a built-in screen capture app in macOS as well. SEE: macOS Big Sur: A cheat sheet (free PDF) (TechRepublic) Almost all my work is done on my MacBook Air, and thankfully Apple has made taking screenshots in macOS as easy as pressing three keys. I write quite a few how-tos like this one, and they often necessitate taking screenshots of my work to provide as examples. Top TechRepublic Academy training courses and software offerings of 2022īest project management software and tools 2022 Gartner identifies 25 emerging technologies in its 2022 hype cycle Image: EMIL IMARIETLI / Getty Images What's hot at TechRepublic Apple has baked powerful shortcuts for capturing all or part of the screen into macOS, and you can use all of them without having to launch a single additional app.

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