To take a screenshot on an OS X (Mac) desktop, you can use the following methods:
- Entire screen screenshot:
- Press
Command
+Shift
+3
to capture an image of the entire screen. The screenshot will be saved to the desktop as a .png file.
- Press
- Screenshot of a portion of the screen:
- Press
Command
+Shift
+4
to change the cursor to crosshairs. - Select the portion of the screen you want to capture by clicking and dragging the crosshairs.
- The screenshot will be saved to the desktop as a .png file.
- Press
- Screenshot of a window:
- Press
Command
+Shift
+4
to change the cursor to crosshairs. - Press the Spacebar to change the crosshairs to a camera icon.
- Click on the window you want to capture.
- The screenshot will be saved to the desktop as a .png file.
- Press
These are the basic methods to take a screenshot on an OS X (Mac) desktop.