Taking a screenshot on Mac

Capture the entire screen 

1. To take a screenshot, press and then release these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 3.

2. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

Capture a portion of the screen 

1. Press and then release these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 4. The pointer turns into a crosshair.
   
   

2. To select the area of the screen to capture, click and hold your mouse or trackpad button while dragging the crosshair. Then take any of these actions:

   • To take the screenshot, release the mouse or trackpad button.

   • To cancel the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key. 

   • To move the area you selected without changing its size, press and hold Space bar while dragging.

3. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

Capture a window or menu 

1. Open the window or menu that you want to capture.

2. Press and release these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 4. Then press and release the Space bar. The pointer changes to a camera icon. 

   • To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.

   • To take the screenshot, click the window or menu to capture it. To exclude the window's shadow from the screenshot, press and hold the Option key while you click.

3. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.