MAC OS X Quick Tip: How to take a screenshot
Whether you’re showing off your slick OS X desktop to you friends or writing a document, sometimes you just need to capture an image of your workspace or a running application. Mac users have the following options available to them:
- Keyboard Shortcut: The ⌘ Shift 4 key combination will change the regular arrow mouse pointer to a cross hair that you can use to designate the window or desktop element that you want to capture. Once the cross hair is hovering over the target, press the Space key to capture your screen dump. The image will be saved on the desktop as a .PNG file that you can open in the Preview application.
- 3rd Party Software: If you’re not so good at remembering various key combinations or simply need more features such as the ability to select the area to grab or the destination graphics file format, you might want to check out freeware applications such as SnapNDrag or InstantShot.