If you, like millions of people around the world, are the happy owner of a Macbook Air, then you probably noticed that the device does not have the Print Scrn button that is familiar to everyone, which allows you to take a screenshot of the screen. Of course, users have a question, how to take a picture of the screen? It is this topic that this review is devoted to, in which I will describe several ways that will allow you to take a screenshot on the MacBook Air.

As in the case of computers based on the Windows operating system, there are several ways to take a screen on a MacBook, the easiest of them is to simultaneously press the "Command" - "Shift" - "3" keys. This will capture the entire screen, but in most cases, the user only needs to capture a certain part of the image, and this will have to use alternative methods.

The same keyboard shortcut, only at the end instead of a triple, four, will allow you to select the necessary area of ​​​​the picture, and if you add a space here, you can transfer the picture to a file. To copy the screenshot to the clipboard, for further pasting, the Ctrl key, also added to the initial combination, will help.

Another method for taking screenshots on the MacBook Air is through special utilities, software created specifically for this purpose. "Grab" is one of the standard programs from Apple, which has extensive functionality, including allowing you to capture an image from the screen, crop it and save it in the required format. The interface of this software is quite simple, so there should be no difficulties with settings and use.

Although the Mac is not as easy to use as computers running the Windows OS, taking a screenshot of the screen on it is not so difficult, these tips will help you deal with this process.

Not every Makovod knows how to take a screenshot on a Mac! Let's talk today about how to take a screenshot in MacOS in various ways, with examples!

If you have worked for Windows for many years and switched to Mac OS, then you will be pleasantly surprised at how advanced the standard tools in this operating system are when creating screenshots from the screen of your iMac or MacBook.

How to take a screenshot of the entire screen in MacOS?

Shift-Command (⌘)-3

How to take a screenshot of a selected part of the screen in MacOS?

Press three keys at the same time Shift-Command (⌘)-4
After that, a cross will appear instead of the cursor, select the necessary part from the upper left to the lower right, releasing your hand from the mouse or trackpad.
The finished screenshot will be on the desktop in PNG image format.

How to take a screenshot of a window or menu in MacOS?

Press three keys at the same time Shift-Command (⌘)-4, when a cross appears instead of the cursor, press Space
Highlight the desired window or menu in Mac OS, click on the mouse or trackpad to take a screenshot.

The finished screenshot will be on the desktop in PNG image format.

Screenshot of Touch Bar on Macbook

Press three keys at the same time Shift-Command (⌘)-6. The finished screenshot will be on the desktop.

Change screenshot save format from PNG to JPG on Mac

How to remove shadow and transparent area in screenshot?

When creating a screenshot Shift-Command (⌘)-4 there will be a transparent area with a shadow. If you want to remove it, then open a terminal and run two commands:

In order to return the shadow, also run 2 commands in the terminal:

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How to take a screenshot of the entire screen

Press the Shift + Command + 3 keys. The file will be saved to your desktop as a PNG image. This is a standard screenshot, similar to pressing the Print Screen key on a Windows PC.

How to take a screenshot of a selected area of ​​the screen

Use Shift + Command + 4. The cursor will change to a crosshair icon, with which you need to select the desired area of ​​the screen. As soon as you raise your finger, the screenshot will be saved.

The selected area can be modified using additional keys (they are pressed after selecting the screen):

• Shift allows you to change the boundaries of the area vertically or horizontally;
• Option - scale the size of the area while maintaining proportions;
• spacebar - move the selected area around the screen.

Esc deselects.

How to take a screenshot of a window on a Mac

Use the combination Shift + Command + 4, then press the spacebar and use the cursor to select the desired window.

How to take a screenshot of a menu on a Mac

To take a screenshot of the OSD or dock, press Shift + Command + 4 followed by the space bar. This combination works on the same principle as the previous one.

If you hold down the Command key after pressing the spacebar, you can select not the entire menu, but its individual elements.

How to take a screenshot of the Touch Bar

Press the Shift + Command + 6 keys. Like regular screenshots, the Touch Bar screenshot will appear on your desktop as a PNG file.

How to Take a Screenshot on a Mac Using the Screenshot Utility

Apple has updated its Screenshot utility. Now you can call it with the keyboard shortcuts Shift + Command + 5 and take the screenshots described above using the buttons on the application toolbar. After selecting the screenshot option, you need to click "Snapshot" and the screenshot will be saved on the desktop.

The first button is responsible for taking a screenshot of the entire screen, the second - for a screenshot of the window, and the third - for a screenshot of the selected area.

Also in the application there is an opportunity. The fourth button on the toolbar starts recording the entire screen, and the fifth - only the selected area.

How to set up screenshots on Mac

Wherever you make changes, they will be applied to all screenshots: both those taken using hotkeys and those taken in the Screenshot utility.

How to set up screenshots in the "Terminal"

1. How to change the save location

To prevent screenshots from cluttering up your desktop, you can change the save location. For example, to the Screenshots folder in Documents. To do this, create the desired folder, if it does not already exist, and enter the following command in "":

defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Documents/Screenshots && killall SystemUIServer

To reset the default settings, enter:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Desktop/ && killall SystemUIServer

2. How to change the format

PNG provides maximum image quality, but such screenshots weigh quite a lot. If necessary, you can change the format to a regular JPG. To do this, just enter the following command:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg && killall SystemUIServer

To return to PNG format, use the command:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type png && killall SystemUIServer

3. How to remove shadows

By default, macOS adds shadows to window screenshots. They look just as beautiful as in the system, but this is not always necessary. To disable shadows, enter the following command in the "Terminal":

defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true && killall SystemUIServer

You can return the shadows with this command:

defaults delete com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow && killall SystemUIServer

How to set up Screenshot in macOS Mojave

On the toolbar, open the Options menu.

Here you can select the save location, take a snapshot with a delay of 5 and 10 seconds, as well as options for displaying the cursor, remembering the last shooting mode and turning off the floating thumbnails that appear after taking a screenshot.

Sometimes computer owners need to take a screenshot of the screen, which is otherwise called a screenshot or screenshot. Let's see how to do this if you own a Mac computer.

using keyboard shortcuts

All operating systems, be it Windows, Linux or MacOS, are equipped with standard screen capture tools. Using the usual keyboard shortcuts, you can not only save the information you need as an image, but also do it very quickly, in a matter of seconds. There are several keyboard shortcuts for MacOS, but it will be enough to remember even one that is most convenient for you to speed up your work on the computer.

All keyboard shortcuts used for taking screenshots are described in your Mac's settings under System Preferences/Keyboard&Mouse/Keyboard Shortcuts.

It is worth noting that these combinations are suitable for any version of the OS of your Mac and any of its varieties, be it a MacBook, MacBook Air or iMac. However, you can only perform these steps on native Apple keyboards.

Let's take a closer look at the possibilities of each combination.

Full Screenshot

Only part of the screen

You can also take a picture of the program menu in this way. It needs to be opened first.

Snapshot of a separate program window

To save the image not to a file on the Desktop, but to copy it to the clipboard, additionally press the Control key. For example, to capture part of the screen and save the image to the clipboard, press Command + Shift + Control + 4.

At first it seems difficult to remember such a variety of keyboard shortcuts for different cases with different additional conditions. However, after a few workouts, your fingers themselves will remember what to do.

How to take a screenshot on Mac: video tutorial

Watch the video to understand how to quickly take screenshots on MacOS. The video will show you how to take pictures with a keyboard shortcut and how to optimize the resulting images so that they take up less space.

Screenshot on Mac using special programs

In addition to the standard keyboard shortcuts, you can take a screenshot for a Mac, MacBook, or MacBook Air using special programs that are included with your Mac or downloaded separately.

Screenshot Utility

This is a built-in utility program with simple functionality for taking screenshots. You can open it through the Programs / Utilities menu or through the Spotlight search.

1. Run the program, then select the Snapshot item in the menu and then the option you need. There are four options in total: Selected, Window, Screen, Screen with delay.
2. Click on the desired option, then you will see a notification that you need to click anywhere outside of this message to take a screenshot. Click on the location you want, then select a folder to save the image.

As we can see, the program is very simple, its functions are almost the same as the keyboard shortcuts discussed above.

Program features:

• you can choose where to save each screenshot after taking it;
• you can add a cursor image to the picture (by default, the cursor is overwritten in screenshots). Adding such an option is done through the program settings menu.

Joxi program

This program is installed separately and has a wider range of features that may be of interest to Mac users in different situations. You can download the program from the official website Joxi.ru.

As you can see, the functions of the program are very diverse, but ordinary keyboard shortcuts are enough to get simple screenshots without additional processing.

other methods

Another simple way to capture a screen image and save it without using the keyboard or additional utility programs is as follows:

If your Mac is running Windows

For those who, for some reason, have a Windows operating system installed on their Mac and use an Apple keyboard that does not have a PrintScreen key, you need to use the Fn + Shift + F11 keyboard shortcut.

The second way is to use the Scissors utility. Run the program, click "Create" and select the desired area of ​​the screen with the mouse, then save the image to a suitable folder. If necessary, add lines or arrows using the Snipping Tool.

We hope you have a comprehensive understanding of the various ways to create screenshots of varying degrees of complexity in the macOS or Windows operating system installed on a Mac.

I bought a MacBook: how to take a screenshot on a MacBook?

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We are starting a new column called "I bought a MacBook: what to do next?". If you just switched from Windows to Mac and don't know how to do this or that action, this section will be your beacon in the night.

Working under Windows, I always took screenshots the old fashioned way. I pressed PrintScreen and inserted the image into Paint, after which I saved the file. When I needed to take a screenshot on a MacBook, I found that the PrintScreen key on the laptop keyboard simply did not exist.

How to take a screenshot on a Macbook? Use one of the following options:

1. Take a screenshot of the entire screen

Command: Command (⌘) + Shift + 3.

You will hear the camera shutter sound. A screenshot of the entire screen will appear on the desktop.

Here's what happens:

2. Take a screenshot of part of the screen

Command: Command (⌘) + Shift + 4 then trackpad.

In this case, the cursor will take the form of a crosshair with coordinates. You need to move the cursor to the part of the screen that you want to take a picture of. Then hold down the trackpad and drag the cursor to the end of the part of the screen you want. As soon as you release your finger from the trackpad, the file with the captured area will be saved to the desktop:

3. Take a screenshot of a separate window with a white background

Command: Command (⌘) + Shift + 4, then Space, then trackpad.

This is a branded screenshot of the MacBook. As in the previous situation, the cursor will take the form of a crosshair. After that, place the cursor on the window you want to take a screenshot of. Press the spacebar - the crosshair will turn into a camera icon. Now click on the trackpad. Voila! Screenshot on the desktop.