How to Take a Screen Grab on Mac
There are several key combinations that you can use to take screenshots on Mac, with shift + command + 3 being the most commonly used. This key combination immediately snaps a screenshot of your entire screen, including all visible windows, the desktop, the dock, and any other visible elements.
How to Screenshot Part of the Screen on Mac
If you only want to capture part of the screen, the most flexible option is to use the shift + command + 4 key combination. Using this combination changes your mouse cursor into crosshairs, allowing you to select any portion of the screen to capture.
How to Capture a Single Window on Mac
If you want to screenshot a single window, then you can use a variation on the previous key combination. This option changes your cursor into a camera icon and lets you snap a shot of any active window.
How to Use the Screenshot App on Mac
Your Mac also has a screenshot app that provides some more advanced option as long as you have upgraded the operating system to Mojave (10.14) or newer. This compact app gives you action to the same basic capture options you can achieve with key combinations, but it also allows you to delay your screenshot and provides some other options.
Where Are Screenshots Stored on Mac?
By default, your screenshots are saved directly to your desktop. If you don’t see them there, then you or someone else changed the location where screenshots are saved at some point in the past.
Choose the location where your screenshots are saved.Set a delay timer for your screenshots.Choose a microphone for video recordings.Set advanced options.
If you can’t find your screenshots, try this:
