Taking a screenshot is simple in windows by just pressing the "Print Screen" button on keyboard. But it not so simple in MAC OS. Because there is no such key in keyboards of Apple PC. Here bestrix.blogspot.com will provide some simple shortcuts to capture screenshots in Mac PC, Laptop, Desktop or a Macbook.
Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Description |
| Command-Shift-3 | It will take a screenshot of complete screen, and save it as a file on the desktop |
| Command-Shift-4, then select an area | It will take a screenshot of a the selected area and save it as a file on the desktop |
| Command-Shift-4, then space, then click a window | It will take a screenshot of the selected window and save it as a file on the desktop |
| Command-Control-Shift-3 | It will take a screenshot of the screen, and save it to the clipboard, so that you can paste it into some image editing application. |
| Command-Control-Shift-4, then select an area | It will take a screenshot of the selected area and save it to the clipboard, so that you can paste it into some image editing application. |
| Command-Control-Shift-4, then space, then click a window | It will take a screenshot of a window and save it to the clipboard, so that you can paste it into some image editing application. |
Formats
Different versions of Mac OS X save thescreenshot in different image formats. have different formats for screenshots.- Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) saves it as JPG
- Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) saves it as PDF
- Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) saves it as PNG
Using applications to Capture the Screenshot
If you are not comfortable in using the shortcuts, then you can use applications like "Grab" or "Preview" to take the screenshot and save it in any desired format.Terminal Command to capture Screenshot
Terminal is command prompt of MAC OS. Here you can run the following command to take screenshot and save it as screen.jpg on desktop.screencapture -iW ~/Desktop/screen.jpg
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