How to take a screenshot on Mac

How to take a screenshot on a Mac? 

Taking a screenshot on a Mac is a straightforward process, and multiple methods exist to capture different types of screens. Here are the common ways:

1. Capture the Entire Screen:

Press Command (⌘) + Shift + 3

• The screenshot will be saved on your desktop by default.

2. Capture a Selected Portion of the Screen:

Press Command (⌘) + Shift + 4

1. Drag to select the area you want to capture.
2. Release the mouse or trackpad button.

3. Capture a Specific Window:

Press Command (⌘) + Shift + 4 + Spacebar

1. Press the Spacebar.
2. Move the camera cursor over the window you want to capture.
3. Click on the window.

4. Copy the Screenshot to the Clipboard:

Add Control to any of the above key combinations.

• For example: Command (⌘) + Control + Shift + 4 to capture a selected portion and copy it to the clipboard.

5. Capture the Touch Bar (on MacBook Pro with Touch Bar):

Press Command (⌘) + Shift + 6

• The screenshot will be saved on your desktop by default.

Additional Tips:

• To change the default save location for screenshots, you can use Terminal and run a command to set a new folder. For example:

  bash
  defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /path/to/folder
  

• If you're using macOS Mojave or later, a thumbnail of the screenshot appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Clicking on it provides options to annotate the screenshot or share it.