How to take screenshots or screen recordings on Mac?

On your Mac, capturing screenshots or recordings of your screen is possible using either Screenshots or keyboard shortcuts. The screenshot comes with a set of tools that allow you to capture screenshots and screen recordings effortlessly, and provides options to customize what you capture.

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This includes setting a timer delay or choosing to include the pointer or clicks. First things first, find the “Command ⌘” key, located near the space bar.

You can take the following different types of screenshots:

1. For the entire screen press Command + Shift +3.
2. For a selective portion of the screen, press Command + Shift + 4 followed by dragging the cursor to select the area.
3. Press Command + Shift + 4 and the Space Bar to capture a specific window.
4. Once the cursor transforms into a camera icon, you may select the window you wish to capture by clicking on it.
5. Release the keys and allow the screenshot to be captured. A camera shutter sound will be audible, and the screenshot will be saved to your desktop with the name “Screen Shot [date] at [time].png”
6. Press the Escape key to cancel the screenshot.

You can also take screenshots in different file formats such as PDF, JPG or TIFF.

Simply hold down the “Control” key while you take the screenshot.

Using the ‘Screenshot’ option to take screen recordings and pictures

1. Press the Shift-Command-5 to display the available tools and access the ‘Screenshot’ option.
2. From the displayed tools, select the preferred tool to pick what you want to capture or record.
3. Select the size of the area on the screen that you want to capture.
4. Click Options. Available options include ‘taking a screenshot’ or a ‘screen-recording’. You may also opt for a time delay.
5. Look for the Show-Floating-Thumbnail option. It floats to the bottom-right corner of the screen. Drag it, mark it and share it before saving at the preferred location.
6. Start the screenshot or screen recording:

• Click Capture for the entire screen or a selective portion.
• Move the pointer to the window, and then click for a particular window.
• Click Record for recordings. Click on the ‘Stop’ button to disable.

The “Show Floating Thumbnail” feature allows you to perform a variety of tasks, such as:

• Swiping right to save the file instantly and make it disappear.
• Dragging the thumbnail into a document, email, note, or Finder window.
• Clicking the thumbnail to access a window where you can mark up the screenshot or trim the recording, or share it.

Depending on where you chose to save the screenshot or recording, an app may open.

Some Additional Essential Tips

• By default, the screen-capture tool stores files as PNG files on the desktop. If you have MacOS Mojave or a later version, you can modify the default location using the Screenshot app. Click on the Options menu in the app to adjust the location where screenshots are stored.
• Instead of saving a Grab file as a TIFF formatted file, another option is to copy it and open Preview. Once in Preview, select File — New from Clipboard, and the image will appear, which can then be exported to a folder of your preference as a jpg or png file.
• Furthermore, if you choose to Select All and copy the image, you can directly import it into Microsoft Excel, for example, via Paste or Paste Picture while pressing the Shift key.

Conclusion

In this guide, we shared different ways of taking screenshots on MacOS. Drop in all your questions in the comments box below.

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