How to Take a Screenshot on Mac [Easiest Methods]

Taking Screenshots has become a trend now!! Whether it be for schoolwork or for office work, Snapshots always comes handy. On Windows, Taking Snaps is Easy but if you are a Mac user, it can be complicated. Many new Macbook owners often search for ways on How to Take Screenshot on Mac. Well, it is not that difficult.

Today, in this article, we will list down the easiest ways to capture your Macbook Screen within minutes.

How to Take Screenshot on Mac

There are several ways by which you can take a screenshot on a Mac. Mac has a lot of features to customize a screenshot. You can take the screenshot of the whole screen, take the screenshot of a window in Mac, one can also select a portion of the screen and take its screenshot and there is also a provision to take a screenshot of the menu and also the touch bar.

1. Take Screenshot of the Entire Screen

If you want to take the screenshot of the entire screen, follow the steps given below. For mac of version macOS Mojave or later, follow the steps below.

STEP 1: First press the Shift-Command-5 together on your Mac. A small window appears with several options, from there click the Capture entire Screen icon, as soon as you click it the icon changes to a camera.

STEP 2: Then click on any portion of the screen to take the screenshot. The screenshot will be taken and will appear as a thumbnail in the corner of the screen.

In case of all other versions of  Mac

STEP 1: To take a screenshot in all other versions of Mac one has to press Shift-Command-3  together to get a screenshot.

STEP 2: The screenshot will be found on the desktop.

2. Taking The Screenshot of A Window

Mac also gives you the facility to take a screenshot of a selected window on the Mac screen. There are separate rules for Mac OS Mojave or later version and all other Mac versions.

Here is the way by which you can take screenshot in Mac for the version of  Mac OS Mojave or later version.

STEP 1: First press shift-Command-5 together to open

STEP 2: As you take the screenshot a thumbnail will appear at the top right corner and now you can interact with you to edit the screenshot.

a window. The pointer will turn into a small camera icon.

STEP 3: Click a window to capture that window.

In the case of all other versions of Mac. Follow the steps:

STEP 1: Firstly press the buttons Shift-Command-4 together. 

STEP 2: After that, we have to press the space bar. The pointer will turn into a small camera icon.

STEP 3: After that click on the window of which you want to take a screenshot.

3. Capturing a Selected Portion of your Macbook Screen

We can take a screenshot in the Mac of the selected portion of the screen. In the case of Mac OS Mojave or later version, follow the steps to take a screenshot in your Mac of the region you have selected.

STEP 1: Firstly press the buttons Shift, command and 5 together to make the capture control window open.

STEP 2: Now go to the icon which is for capturing the selected portion of the screen and click it.

STEP 3: Now drag the pointer over your screen and select your desired area.

STEP 4: Click capture and, find the screenshot on the desktop.

4. Capture The Screenshot Of A Menu

Mac allows you to take a screenshot of the menus. In the case of Mac OS Mojave or later follow the steps.

STEP 1: Firstly click on the menu so that all the contents in it appear.

STEP 2: Then capture it by pressing Shift, Command, 5 together, and take a screenshot of it or you can also take a screenshot in mac of the desired portion you want.

Further, we will discuss how to take screenshots in Macs other than mentioned above.

STEP 1:  First press the menu button so that it opens its content.

STEP 2: Now press Shift, Command and 4 together and capture menu screenshot in your Mac.

STEP 3: Drag on the area of the menu to take the snapshot or press the space bar to convert the pointer to the camera.

 

Conclusion

Mac is one of the most used Laptops by the executives and there is a need to take screenshot quite often from your laptops due to various reasons such as showing any fault or anything else. You can take the screenshot of the entire screen, take a shot of any window or select a portion of the screen and take its screenshot.

I hope after reading this guide you won’t be facing any issues or doubts related snapshots.

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