Screenshots in Mac OSX Leopard....Can't figure it out

[Hatchet]

Update: Figured it out. Can't use Number Pad to do this function. This thread can be used as reference if anyone else is as dumb as me.

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I can't seem to figure out how to take screenshots on my new Mac Pro. I'm used to hitting Print Screen on my Dell PC from before so i'm getting pretty frustrated.

I tried googling it and still can't seem to get it to work.

I am trying to use this information for the guides here but I can't seem to paste anything into Photoshop by using those commands:

* Command-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it as a file on the desktop
* Command-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it as a file on the desktop
* Command-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it as a file on the desktop
* Command-Control-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it to the clipboard
* Command-Control-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it to the clipboard
* Command-Control-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it to the clipboard

In Leopard, the following keys can be held down while selecting an area (via Command-Shift-4 or Command-Control-Shift-4):

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

<edit> I just figured it out. Apparently you can't use the number pad to do this task and it worked using the regular numbers on the keyboard. </edit>

 

[robbieduncan]

Just tried it with the Command-Control-Shift-4 shortcut. Pasted fine into Photoshop CS3 (had to create a new document to paste into first as Photoshop does not seem to have a paste into new document command). Are you sure you are not taking screenshots to files on the Desktop?

 

[ToastyX]

If you want, you can reassign the shortcut to the Print Screen key (or F13 on Apple keyboards) by going into System Preferences -> Keyboard & Mouse -> Keyboard Shortcuts.

 

[Latro]

get skitch.

it is free and is great for screenshots.