Whatever is on the screen of the mac will be captured as an image file.
Macos desktop screenshot.
How to take a screen shot on mac.
It will be saved as a png file named screenshot labeled with the date and time.
To take a screenshot of part of your screen press command shift 4 instead.
Figure 1 macos catalina screenshot tools you can choose between a screenshot of the full screen a single window only a portion of the screen or a screen recording to be the subject of its own future blog post.
You can use any of the following keyboard shortcuts to capture and take screenshots directly in mac os you can snap screenshots of the desktop finder or any running and open applications.
Capture a window or menu to take a screenshot of a specific window or menu press shift command 5 and the pointer will change.
Earlier versions of os x will save it as picture for example if it s the 5th screenshot on your desktop it will be labeled as picture 5.
In macos mojave and catalina the screenshot command shift 5 displays all the screenshot tools figure 1.
Keyboard shortcuts to take screenshots might seem straightforward on your mac but each technique captures a different part of your screen.
How to take screenshots in windows 10 techrepublic how to take a quick screenshot in macos the quickest easiest way to take a screenshot is to press command shift 3.
To take a screenshot of your entire screen press command shift 3.
By default screenshots save to your desktop with the name screen shot date at time png in macos mojave or later you can change the default location of saved screenshots from the options menu in the screenshot app.
You can also drag the thumbnail to a folder or document.
7 ways to snap screenshots.
Press all three keys at once and your mac s desktop will flash you ll hear a camera sound and the screenshot will appear on your desktop as a png file.
Take a screenshot of part of your screen.