How to Print Screen in Mac OS X

bgt — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:20:17 +0000

Windows users who have switched to Macs often want to Screen Capture or Print Screen in Mac OS X, and miss the Print Screen button on a PC keyboard. Here are a few ways to achieve the same effect on a Mac:

Switch to the screen that you want to capture
Hold down Apple key + Shift + 3, then release all keys
Use your mouse to click on the screen

You will see a picture file appear on your desktop, which is the captured image file.

You can Print Screen (screen capture) just a portion of your screen, which is really useful if you are wanting to focus on a particular part, say an icon, or part of a menu bar.

Switch to the application or screen where you want to screen capture
Hold down Apple key + Shift + 4, then release all keys
You will see the mouse cursor has changed to +
Use your mouse to select the portion you wish to capture.

You will see a picture file appear on your desktop, which is the screen capture image.

The full list of built-in Mac Screenshot Commands are as follows:

Command+Shift+3	Capture entire screen and save to file
Command+Control+Shift+3	Capture entire screen and copy to clipboard
Command+Shift+4	Capture dragged area and save as to file
Command+Control+Shift+4	Capture dragged area and copy to clipboard
Command+Shift+4 then Space bar	Capture a window, menu, desktop icon, or the menu bar and save to file
Command+Control+Shift+4 then Space bar	Capture a window, menu, desktop icon, or the menu bar and copy to clipboard

This information first appeared on the TechCo Support website

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How to Print Screen in Mac OS X