How to take a screenshot on your Mac
Modified on: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:18 PMYou can take screenshots of your whole screen or just part of it. Screenshots are saved automatically as .png files on your desktop.
Take a screenshot of your whole screen
- Press Command (⌘)-Shift-3.
- Screenshot is saves as .png file on your desktop.
Take a screenshot of part of your screen
- Press Command (⌘)-Shift-4. The cursor changes to a crosshair pointer.
- Move the crosshair pointer to where you want to start the screenshot.
- Drag to select an area. To adjust the area, hold Shift, Option, or the Space bar while you drag.
- When you've selected the area you want, release your mouse or trackpad button. Or to cancel, press Escape (esc).
- Screenshot is saves as .png file on your desktop.