Screen shot tool

satyam90

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Nov 11, 2007

• #1

Do we have any applicaton or tool readily available on Mac for taking screen shot.
These screen shots I want to use for documenting my application.

Need help.

Regards,
Satyam.

 

hayduke

macrumors 65816

• Nov 11, 2007

• #2

It is built-in to the OS. Try,

Command+Option+4 (for rectangle tool selection)
Command+Option+4, then Space, then click on the window you want.
Command+Option+3 captures the entire screen.

Enjoy!

 

WildCowboy

Administrator/Editor

Staff member

• Nov 11, 2007

• #3

Have a look at this guide for some built-in options.

Snapz Pro X is a neat app for taking screenshots and movies. It costs a few bucks, but it might be worth it.

 

Decrepit

macrumors 65816

• Nov 11, 2007

• #4

hayduke said:

It is built-in to the OS. Try,

Command+Option+4 (for rectangle tool selection)
Command+Option+4, then Space, then click on the window you want.
Command+Option+3 captures the entire screen.

Enjoy!

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I have not had any of those keystrokes work for me in Leopard. I wonder if my KVM blocks them from being run. Everything else works fine, but none of those have ever worked.

So, I'm using a Dashboard Widget called Screenshot Plus 3.0, and it works fantastically.

 

kretzy

macrumors 604

• Nov 11, 2007

• #5

hayduke said:

It is built-in to the OS. Try,

Command+Option+4 (for rectangle tool selection)
Command+Option+4, then Space, then click on the window you want.
Command+Option+3 captures the entire screen.

Enjoy!

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I think it's actually Command+Shift rather than Option. I didn't know about the window shot with space bar, so thanks for that!

 

Koodauw

macrumors 68040

• Nov 11, 2007

• #6

May I recommend SnapNDrag. Very easy to use, and free for the basic version. I have used it for years.

 

kresh

macrumors 6502a

• Nov 11, 2007

• #7

Post removed because the software I pointed to has not been released and the OP specified something readily available.

 

hayduke

macrumors 65816

• Nov 11, 2007

• #8

kretzy said:

I think it's actually Command+Shift rather than Option. I didn't know about the window shot with space bar, so thanks for that!

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Ack!!!!!!!!!!😱 Sorry sorry sorry sorry.😱 I use these everyday and just flubbed the description.😡

 

Westside guy

macrumors 604

• Nov 12, 2007

• #9

Here's another vote for the free version of SnapNDrag.