Mac OS X ships with a tool called
Grab. This tool can be used to capture images of your screen to be saved and shared with others.
To open it, just search for Grab from either Launchpad or Spotlight, or find it in your
/Applications/Utilities folder.
This is the grab icon:
There are four different ways to capture images with grab. These are available under the
Capture menu, and as always there are a number of
shortcuts associated with these options:
| Shortcut |
Name |
Description |
| ⇧ |
⌘A |
Selection |
Drag over an area of the screen you wish to grab. |
| ⇧ |
⌘W |
Window |
Select a window from an application you wish to grab. |
|
⌘Z |
Screen |
Select a screen you wish to grab. |
| ⇧ |
⌘Z |
Timed |
Select a screen you wish to grab after a 10 second delay. This delay can be used to set up the screen in a particular way prior to the picture being taken, e.g. opening a menu at the top. |
One you have grabbed the screen shot you want, simply select File - Save (⌘S) to save the image somewhere on your computer, or Edit - Copy (⌘C) to place the image on your clipboard so you can paste it elsewhere.
If you prefer to use shortcuts, why not try using the global shortcut keys for
capturing screenshots.
