how to take screenshot

2ms · Jun 16, 2007, 01:34 PM

I know this is a basic question, but how do you take a screenshot in OS X? In Windows I hit 'print screen' button on keyboard, which sends a screenshot to the 'clipboard', and then I paste the screenshot into blank image file such as a new file in MS Paint to save as jpeg or whatever.

What's the method on Mac?

TheAnswer · Jun 16, 2007, 01:35 PM

A couple of ways. Here is the guide.

Mindcrime13 · Jun 17, 2007, 12:25 AM

use the grab app in the utility folder

andrewag · Jun 17, 2007, 04:11 AM

Apple + Shift + 3 for full screen
Apple + Shift + 4 for selection

bigiffo · Jun 17, 2007, 08:32 AM

Go into Applications, Utilities, Grab. In the menu bar at the top click capture and select the type of screenshot you want.

dogbone · Jun 17, 2007, 08:36 AM

Download snap n drag there's no better screen grab utility. Couple it with the integrated crop tool and it is awesome, it make the normal OS utility look like it was from Windows.

bigiffo · Jun 17, 2007, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dogbone

Download snap n drag there's no better screen grab utility. Couple it with the integrated crop tool and it is awesome, it make the normal OS utility look like it was from Windows.

What does snapndrag give you that grab doesn't?

dogbone · Jun 17, 2007, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigiffo

What does snapndrag give you that grab doesn't?

That's exactly what I thought before I downloaded it. I don't need that. But it turns out to be my most used minor app, I couldn't live without it.

for a start it's got cross hairs, and you can choose the jpeg compression after you snap but before you drag it off. But best of all it leaves no crap to clean up. It's magic. You can also do a timed screen which is necessary for screen grabs where the app being grabbed needs to be active.

This took 5 seconds, literally and there's no file on the desktop

dogbone · Jun 17, 2007, 08:57 AM

Try doing this with 'Grab'

Blondie769 · Jun 19, 2007, 10:10 PM

what software do you guys use to paste the screenshots? I've tried the gimp but i can't get it to paste any images

fivetoadsloth · Jun 19, 2007, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blondie769

what software do you guys use to paste the screenshots? I've tried the gimp but i can't get it to paste any images

By paste do you mean "paste" them into the posts?

You can upload them by going to the manage attachments button, or uploading it somewhere else and using [img] tags.

Blondie769 · Jun 19, 2007, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fivetoadsloth

By paste do you mean "paste" them into the posts?

You can upload them by going to the manage attachments button, or uploading it somewhere else and using [img] tags.

no, sorry for not being clearer. Like paste them into an image editor. I'm still trying to find a decent free image editor and in windows "Paint" i would always paste images in instead of saving them, im starting to think maybe you can't paste images..

skwij · Jun 19, 2007, 11:15 PM

I just ctrl-click and select "open with".

You can then choose the app you want to open the .png with.

Oh, and the png is usually saved to the desktop when you use the default shift>

>3 or shift>

>4 keystrokes.

sonarghost · Jun 20, 2007, 12:15 AM

This is a really good article with lots of picture examples here:

http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2006...t-secrets.html

shows multiple examples, charts, and even a run down of third party apps for screenshots.

Wayfarer · Jun 20, 2007, 01:15 PM

Another way to capture is opening the Preview application and...

File > Grab > Selection

Jun 16, 2007, 01:34 PM	#1
2ms macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2002	how to take screenshot I know this is a basic question, but how do you take a screenshot in OS X? In Windows I hit 'print screen' button on keyboard, which sends a screenshot to the 'clipboard', and then I paste the screenshot into blank image file such as a new file in MS Paint to save as jpeg or whatever. What's the method on Mac?

Jun 17, 2007, 04:11 AM	#4
andrewag macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Australia	Apple + Shift + 3 for full screen Apple + Shift + 4 for selection __________________ Every iPod detail database My macs: MacBook (Alu) 2008 2.4GHz ; PowerMac G5 2005 2x2GHz ; MacBook (black) 2006 2GHz Moof! - a history of dogcow

Jun 17, 2007, 08:32 AM	#5
bigiffo macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007	Go into Applications, Utilities, Grab. In the menu bar at the top click capture and select the type of screenshot you want. __________________ Then again, all good things must come to an end

Jun 17, 2007, 08:57 AM	#9
dogbone Banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: S33.687308617200465 E150.31341791152954	Try doing this with 'Grab' Attached Images

Jun 19, 2007, 11:15 PM	#13
skwij macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Belleville, ON, Canada	I just ctrl-click and select "open with". You can then choose the app you want to open the .png with. Oh, and the png is usually saved to the desktop when you use the default shift>>3 or shift>>4 keystrokes. __________________ MB C2D 2.0 2G 250GB/LeoHackintosh LeoiPod Nano 8GB16GB iPodTouch 1G8GB iPhone3G BlueBerry iBook G3/OS 9.2

Jun 16, 2007, 01:35 PM	#2
TheAnswer macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orange County, CA	A couple of ways. Here is the guide.

Jun 17, 2007, 12:25 AM	#3
Mindcrime13 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007	use the grab app in the utility folder

Jun 17, 2007, 08:36 AM	#6
dogbone Banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: S33.687308617200465 E150.31341791152954	Download snap n drag there's no better screen grab utility. Couple it with the integrated crop tool and it is awesome, it make the normal OS utility look like it was from Windows.

Jun 19, 2007, 10:10 PM	#10
Blondie769 macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicago	what software do you guys use to paste the screenshots? I've tried the gimp but i can't get it to paste any images

Jun 20, 2007, 12:15 AM	#14
sonarghost macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2006	This is a really good article with lots of picture examples here: http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2006...t-secrets.html shows multiple examples, charts, and even a run down of third party apps for screenshots. __________________ Being mathematically dyslexic is more common than you think...450 out of every 2 people have it.

Jun 20, 2007, 01:15 PM	#15
Wayfarer macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007	Another way to capture is opening the Preview application and... File > Grab > Selection

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