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In one of the tips at the end of this article, I’ve described how I took this screenshot of taking screenshots – in case you’re interested. MacOS X – Example Selection Screenshot Closeup

So: CONTROL + 4 (CONTROL + SHIFT + COMMAND + “4”) will take a screenshot of the area you select on your desktop.Īfter pressing the key combination, a cursor will appear on your screen (you can press the Esc key to abort if you’d like) allowing you to select an area on your screen. So either the file can be found on your desktop, or in the location you’ve set for the fullscreen screenshots.Īs we have seen with fullscreen screenshots, we can also copy the screenshot to our clipboard by pressing the CONTROL key additionally. The tips in the previous paragraph, about file location and file format, apply here as well. Just remember: press CONTROL as well, when you just want the screenshot on your clipboard and not as a file.īoth file location and file format can be changed, see the tips at the end of this article for details! Partial Screen ScreenshotsĪgain, if you didn’t change anything, then 4 (SHIFT + COMMAND + “4”) will take a screenshot of a selected section of your screen and save it as a file in the same location as we have seen with a fullscreen screenshot. The easiest way to test this, is by pressing that key combination, after releasing the keys open “ Preview” (can be found in the “Applications” directory) and selecting the menu “ File” “ New from clipboard” after which your screenshot will be revealed. For this we just need to press the CONTROL key as well, so: CONTROL + 3 (CONTROL + SHIFT + COMMAND + “3”). You can also copy the screenshot just to your clipboard, so you can paste it, for example in your word-processor or graphics program. See the tips below if you’d like to change this location on your Mac and how you can select a different file format. If you didn’t change anything here, then 3 (SHIFT + COMMAND + “3”) will take a screenshot of the entire screen and automatically save it as a PNG file. This file, on my Mac anyway, will be stored on your Desktop – which is convenient for quick access. MacOS X – Default Screenshot Keyboard Shortcuts Full Screen Screenshots You can find the in the -menu in “ System Preferences” “ Keyboard” “ Shortcuts” “ Screenshots“, which would like this for a default US English Mac OS X: Your Mac knows, by default anyway, 4 shortcuts to take screenshots. Overview of Keyboard Shortcuts for taking Screenshots Obviously, the screenshots are stored in a PSD file. Truly a magnificent tool, and I highly recommend it if you’d like to take more advanced screenshot and are a Photoshop user. Note that this tool also offers a timer, and can even take screenshots while you’re taking screenshots! From menubar, to windows and icons – all separated out to their individual layers while maintaining shadow drop etc. This little application takes a screenshot of your screen, but separates every single item out on individual layers. There is one exception to the list of 3rd party tools, which is great for Photoshop users: Screenshot PSD by TXTLabs.Īt the moment that I’m writing this article, it’s free, so get it while you can! Screenshots as a Photoshop PSD file – with an individual layer for each item on your screen! So in this article, for Mac OS X, we will go through the options we have to take screenshots and how to annotate them later.

Most users do not know how to take screenshots,.Others would like to incorporate pictures in to documents, manuals, or emails, to explain how something works or not.īut with most of them, I’ve noticed a few things: Most users, that I have encountered anyway, use screenshots to illustrate an error message, or to show “proof” of something odd happening, for example an error message with a program. Webpage Screenshot - full length and as shown in your browser!.Before pasting Clipboadr Screenshots into Photoshop.Websites that can use Retina and non-Retina images at the same time.Resize to non-Retina screens - quick and easy with "Preview".Taking screenshots of taking screenshots.Change the default location for Screenshots.

Taking Screenshots via the command line.Taking Screenshots without Keyboard Shortcuts.Hand-drawn shapes and shapes that automatically get converted.Advanced Annotation and Graphics Functions.Adding Boxes, Circles, Lines, Arrows, Shapes, Masks and a Loupe.