HowTo: OS X Take a Screenshot On My Mac Desktop

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To take a screenshot on an OS X (Mac) desktop, you can use the following methods:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

These are the basic methods to take a screenshot on an OS X (Mac) desktop.

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