How to capture screen on Mac ?

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INTRODUCTION

In this article, we’ll learn the ways to capture screen on mac in various possible ways. We have many different options to capture screenshot on Mac systems. Let us try some direct shortcuts for the same.

To capture the screen on a Mac, you have several built-in options:

How to capture full screen on Mac system?

  1. Simply press the buttons Command (⌘) + Shift + 3.
  2. This will capture the entire screen and save the screenshot to your desktop.

How to capture a selection of the screen on Mac System?

  1. Simply press Command (⌘) + Shift + 4.
  2. Your cursor will turn into a crosshair. Click and drag to select the area you want to capture.
  3. Release the mouse or trackpad to take the screenshot. The file will be saved to your desktop.

How to capture a specific window on Mac System?

If you want to capture only the active window on Mac, follow the procedure.

  1. Press Command (⌘) + Shift + 4, then press the Spacebar.
  2. Your cursor will change to a camera icon. Move it over the window you want to capture and click. The screenshot will be saved to your desktop.

How to capture screen on Mac System using screenshot utility?

After MacOS Mojave 10.14, Mac introduced a screenshot utility which would open when we give the command allowing us to choose between capturing the entire screen, a specific window or a selected portion of the screen.

Follow the steps to use screenshot utility.

  1. Press Command (⌘) + Shift + 5.
  2. A toolbar will appear, allowing you to choose between capturing the entire screen, a specific window, or a selected portion.
  3. You can also record your screen from here.

How to change the screenshot saving location on Mac System?

Normally, the screenshots on Mac system are saved on the desktop. but you can set the location on the screenshot utility.