How to Screenshot on MAC?

To take a screenshot on a Mac, you can use a few different keyboard shortcuts, each serving a different purpose. Here are the most common methods:

1. Capture the Entire Screen:

• Press Command (⌘) + Shift + 3.

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

2. Capture a Selected Portion of the Screen:

• Press Command (⌘) + Shift + 4.
• Your cursor will turn into a crosshair. Click and drag to select the area you want to capture.
• Release the mouse button to capture the selected area.
• The screenshot will be saved as a file on your desktop by default.

3. Capture a Specific Window:

• Press Command (⌘) + Shift + 4, then press the Spacebar.
• Your cursor will turn into a camera  icon.   Move the camera icon over the window you want to capture and click on the window.
• The screenshot of the specific window will be saved as a file on your desktop by default.

4. Capture the Touch Bar (for MacBook Pro models with a Touch Bar):

• Press Command (⌘) + Shift + 6.

After taking a screenshot, you'll typically hear a camera shutter sound, and the screenshot will be saved as a .png file on your desktop. If you're using macOS Mojave or later, a thumbnail of the screenshot will appear in the bottom-right corner of the screen for a few seconds. You can click on the thumbnail to annotate the screenshot or share it.

If you want to change the default location where screenshots are saved, or if you want to modify other screenshot-related settings, you can do so in the "Screenshots" section of the "Keyboard" preferences in your System Preferences.

Remember that macOS updates and versions can bring about changes to these shortcuts or introduce new features, so it's always good to double-check the latest documentation if you encounter any issues.