Taking a screenshot on a Mac is a very easy process. To take a screenshot on your Mac ( iMac , MacBook Air , Macbook Pro ) follow the below steps
Using MacOS Spotlight Search :
When you are at the screen of which you wanted a screenshot.
Go to spotlight search by Pressing Command Button and The Space bar Together or One button after the other.
When the spotlight search box pops up type in “Screenshot” You will see a screenshot tool. Click on it and it will display an overlay to adjust the screenshot size . When you have adjusted the size.
Click on Capture Selected Window to Capture the window selected.
Or Click on Capture Selected Portion to Capture only the portion of the window that you have selected.
Or Capture the Whole Desktop Screen using the Capture Entire Screen Option.
Using Mac Screenshot Shortcuts Commands :
When you are ready to take a screenshot of the desktop.
Press the Command Button + Shift Button then the Number 3 Button .This combination will take screenshot of the current mac screen, and will automatically save it as a image file on your Mac desktop
Command-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it as a file on the desktop
Command-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it as a file on the desktop
Command-Control-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it to the clipboard
Command-Control-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it to the clipboard
Command-Control-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it to the clipboard
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