Screen Shot on a Mac

Adapted from the Apple support website: https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201361

You can take screenshots of your whole screen or just part of it. Screenshots are saved automatically as .png files on your desktop.

To take a screenshot of your whole screen

• Press Command (⌘)-Shift-3.
• Find the screenshot as a .png file on your desktop.

Take a screenshot of part of your screen

• Press Command (⌘)-Shift-4. You'll see that your cursor changes to a crosshair pointer.
• Move the crosshair pointer to where you want to start the screenshot.
• Drag to select an area. To adjust the area, hold Shift, Option, or the Space bar while you drag.
• When you've selected the area you want, release your mouse or track pad button. Or to cancel, press Escape (Esc).
• Find the screenshot as a .png file on your desktop.

Take a screenshot of a window

• Press Command (⌘)-Shift-4. You'll see that your cursor changes to a camera pointer.
• Press the Space bar.
• Move the camera pointer over the window to highlight it.
• Click your mouse or track pad. Or to cancel, press Escape (esc) before you click.
• Find the screenshot as a .png file on your desktop.