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| Boilerpipe Text | How to take a screenshot on a Mac
hold down
â
command
and
shift
and press
#
3
=
Your Mac captures the entire
screen
and saves it as a
file
on the desktop.
The file name will look like âScreen shot 2026-04-06 at 08.45.00 AM.pngâ.
How do I take a partial screenshot?
hold down
â
command
and
shift
and press
$
4
=
Use your mouse to draw a
rectangle
in order to specify what to capture â
or
press the
spacebar
and then click on something (e.g. a
window
) to capture it.
Your Mac then saves it as a
file
on the desktop.
The file name will look like âScreen shot 2026-04-06 at 08.45.00 AM.pngâ.
Where is my Screenshot?
You will find the file on the desktop.
Also the
Finder
might be helpful.
Can you show me in a video?
I donât need a file. How can I have a screenshot in the clipboard instead?
hold down
control
together with any of the combinations above
=
Your Mac takes a screenshot and copies it to the
clipboard
(instead of saving it as a file).
I guess itâs in the clipboard now. How can I paste it into a document or something?
hold down
â
command
and press
V
=
Your Mac pastes the screenshot (that is in the
clipboard
) into a document, image, or email you are currently editing.
Is there a dedicated program for taking screenshots?
hold down
â
command
and
â§
and press
%
5
=
Your Mac starts the
Screenshot
program.
This offers many options.
How can I have my screenshots in other file formats than PNG?
With the
Screenshot
program (see previous question) you can open screenshots directly in the
Preview
program.
There you can save your screenshots in JPG, TIFF, PDF, and other file formats.
How can I take a screen recording?
With the
Screenshot
program (see above) you can also take screen recordings.
How can I have my screenshots in other file formats than PNG?
With
Preview
(see previous question) you can save your screenshots in JPG, TIFF, PDF, and other file formats.
How do I take a screenshot of the Touch Bar (MacBook Pro)?
hold down
â
command
and
shift
and press
^
6
=
Your Mac captures the entire
Touch Bar
and saves it as a
file
on the desktop.
How can I take screenshots using the command line (âTerminalâ)?
Try help:
man screencapture
Example with delay:
screencapture -T 10 ~/Desktop/screenshot.png |
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# Mac
| | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How to take a screenshot on a Mac | | | | | | | |
| hold down | â command | and | shift | and press | \# 3 | \= | Your Mac captures the entire **screen** and saves it as a **file** on the desktop. The file name will look like âScreen shot 2026-04-06 at 08.45.00 AM.pngâ. |
| How do I take a partial screenshot? | | | | | | | |
| hold down | â command | and | shift | and press | \$ 4 | \= | Use your mouse to draw a **rectangle** in order to specify what to capture â **or** press the **spacebar** and then click on something (e.g. a **window**) to capture it. Your Mac then saves it as a **file** on the desktop. The file name will look like âScreen shot 2026-04-06 at 08.45.00 AM.pngâ. |
| |
|---|
| Where is my Screenshot? |
| You will find the file on the desktop. Also the [Finder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finder_\(software\)) might be helpful. |
| | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can you show me in a video? | | | | | | | |
| I donât need a file. How can I have a screenshot in the clipboard instead? | | | | | | | |
| hold down | control | together with any of the combinations above | \= | Your Mac takes a screenshot and copies it to the **clipboard** (instead of saving it as a file). | | | |
| I guess itâs in the clipboard now. How can I paste it into a document or something? | | | | | | | |
| hold down | â command | and press | V | \= | Your Mac pastes the screenshot (that is in the **clipboard**) into a document, image, or email you are currently editing. | | |
| Is there a dedicated program for taking screenshots? | | | | | | | |
| hold down | â command | and | â§ | and press | % 5 | \= | Your Mac starts the **Screenshot** program. This offers many options. |
| How can I have my screenshots in other file formats than PNG? | | | | | | | |
| With the **Screenshot** program (see previous question) you can open screenshots directly in the **Preview** program. There you can save your screenshots in JPG, TIFF, PDF, and other file formats. | | | | | | | |
| How can I take a screen recording? | | | | | | | |
| With the **Screenshot** program (see above) you can also take screen recordings. | | | | | | | |
| How can I have my screenshots in other file formats than PNG? | | | | | | | |
| With **Preview** (see previous question) you can save your screenshots in JPG, TIFF, PDF, and other file formats. | | | | | | | |
| How do I take a screenshot of the Touch Bar (MacBook Pro)? | | | | | | | |
| hold down | â command | and | shift | and press | ^ 6 | \= | Your Mac captures the entire **Touch Bar** and saves it as a **file** on the desktop. |
| How can I take screenshots using the command line (âTerminalâ)? | | | | | | | |
| Try help: `man screencapture` Example with delay: `screencapture -T 10 ~/Desktop/screenshot.png` | | | | | | | |
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| Readable Markdown | | | | | | | | | |
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| How to take a screenshot on a Mac | | | | | | | |
| hold down | â command | and | shift | and press | \# 3 | \= | Your Mac captures the entire **screen** and saves it as a **file** on the desktop. The file name will look like âScreen shot 2026-04-06 at 08.45.00 AM.pngâ. |
| How do I take a partial screenshot? | | | | | | | |
| hold down | â command | and | shift | and press | \$ 4 | \= | Use your mouse to draw a **rectangle** in order to specify what to capture â **or** press the **spacebar** and then click on something (e.g. a **window**) to capture it. Your Mac then saves it as a **file** on the desktop. The file name will look like âScreen shot 2026-04-06 at 08.45.00 AM.pngâ. |
| |
|---|
| Where is my Screenshot? |
| You will find the file on the desktop. Also the [Finder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finder_\(software\)) might be helpful. |
| | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can you show me in a video? | | | | | | | |
| I donât need a file. How can I have a screenshot in the clipboard instead? | | | | | | | |
| hold down | control | together with any of the combinations above | \= | Your Mac takes a screenshot and copies it to the **clipboard** (instead of saving it as a file). | | | |
| I guess itâs in the clipboard now. How can I paste it into a document or something? | | | | | | | |
| hold down | â command | and press | V | \= | Your Mac pastes the screenshot (that is in the **clipboard**) into a document, image, or email you are currently editing. | | |
| Is there a dedicated program for taking screenshots? | | | | | | | |
| hold down | â command | and | â§ | and press | % 5 | \= | Your Mac starts the **Screenshot** program. This offers many options. |
| How can I have my screenshots in other file formats than PNG? | | | | | | | |
| With the **Screenshot** program (see previous question) you can open screenshots directly in the **Preview** program. There you can save your screenshots in JPG, TIFF, PDF, and other file formats. | | | | | | | |
| How can I take a screen recording? | | | | | | | |
| With the **Screenshot** program (see above) you can also take screen recordings. | | | | | | | |
| How can I have my screenshots in other file formats than PNG? | | | | | | | |
| With **Preview** (see previous question) you can save your screenshots in JPG, TIFF, PDF, and other file formats. | | | | | | | |
| How do I take a screenshot of the Touch Bar (MacBook Pro)? | | | | | | | |
| hold down | â command | and | shift | and press | ^ 6 | \= | Your Mac captures the entire **Touch Bar** and saves it as a **file** on the desktop. |
| How can I take screenshots using the command line (âTerminalâ)? | | | | | | | |
| Try help: `man screencapture` Example with delay: `screencapture -T 10 ~/Desktop/screenshot.png` | | | | | | | | |
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