How To Take A ScreenShot on Mac

You can capture a Screenshot of your entire screen or just a selected portion of it. The screenshot is automatically saved to your desktop.

How to take a screenshot of your entire screen

1. Press Shift+Command (⌘)+3.
2. The screenshot will be saved as a .png file on your desktop

How to take a screenshot of a selected portion of your screen

1. Press Shift+Command (⌘)+4. The pointer changes to a crosshair.
2. Move the crosshair to where you want to start the screenshot, then click and drag to select an area.
   Note: While dragging the Crosshair, you can hold Shift, Option, or Space bar to change the way the selection moves
3. When you have selected the area that you want, release your mouse or trackpad button. To cancel, press the Esc (Escape) key before you release the button.
4. The screenshot will be saved as a .png file on your desktop