How to Take a Screenshot on Your Mac | Mac Basics

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Hi, Lisa here and I'm going to show you how to take a screen shot on your Mac. So once you find a screen that you want to take a screen shot of you are going to hold down shift, command, and the number 3. So you just go 1, 2, 3 and then it takes a screen shot of the entire screen.

So if we go to the file up here where it places it on the desktop you can open it and you'll see that we have the whole screen there. Now sometimes you just want a portion of the screen so to do that you'll go shift, command, and the number 4. So the same way as before shift, command, 4, and now you have a little cross hairs on your screen. So I just want the frog in the middle, so I'm going to draw a box around him and when I let go it takes the picture of that part so now when I open that file I see just the picture of the frog there. So there you go, that's how you take a screen shot on your Mac.

[imagod]

Bro I swear I don’t usually take screenshots on my mac but whenever I do I have to come back to this video to learn it again... stay resourceful my friends

[jimm]

Perfect video, my question was answered 18 seconds in with straight to the point and no BS intros. We need more like this one, Thank you, you are appreciated!

[JordanCann]

Entire screen= SHIFT + COMMAND + 3
Portion of screen= SHIFT + COMMAND + 4

[Virginia__q]

Can’t say how much I appreciate you getting straight to the point. Thanks!

[AlhamRana]

thats really helpful, with simple and short time..

[arikobuzzbuzz]

Thank you! the shift command 4 was VERY helpful!

[engalfaresi]

This video was so simple not like other videos

[zombiizarix]

Here's something so you don't need to watch the entire video!!!
For the entire screen, Hold down Shift, command and 3.
For only a portion of the screen, Hold down Shift, command and 4 and then box the portion that you need!!!

[bbqtlif]

You are fantastic. Concise, simple, to the point, completely BS-free. Thank you very much!

[edmilton]

great ! short and sweet to the point ! great help ! thanks!

[africainvestorstories]

thanks, even though the videos 12 years old its still a useful vlogg

[Official_Soitiz]

ty i didnt know how to do it and you saved it

[jong-jinkim]

What a to-the-point clip! We need more of this kind of clips on youtube.

[RogueRaven]

Thanks for not taking like 10 minutes to explain it and do self promotion. Very nice

[HowToSellInThestCentury]

Thankyou for creating a video that gets stright to the point

[chasemarangu]

1) ⇧⌘4
then, with the crossheir thing
2) SPACE
3)it shows a 📷icon...
4) CLICK
on the window you select, captures the entire window! works on Dock!

[duilawyr]

Did you come up with the brilliant idea to have a video where your fingers are not visible, so no one can see what keys you are pressing? BRILLIANT.

[Garymou]

Great Video! Thank You, You Were A Big Help!!!

[johnmcdonald]

This is how you do a tutorial! Wonderful. Profession in every way! Thank you kindly :) I now have a shot of a frog, but....we will get there. Cheers

[lucyrachel]

I’m so glad this wasn’t a 5-7 min vid on how to screenshot