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.
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