How To See Screenshots On Mac

What You Need:

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• A Mac or PC
• The Lightshot application for PC (highly recommend)
• A positive attitude

Whether it's reporting a technical problem to IT or emailing an image to a friend, screenshots are a part of life. It's pretty easy to do on a Mac, but PC is a different story. I wouldn't say it's difficult, but it's not as intuitive as you'd expect. There are a couple of different ways to take screenshots depending on what you're trying to capture. So, without further ado, here are some helpful tips to get you started:

How to take a screenshot on a Mac

How to take a screenshot of the entire screen

• Here we'll show how to find your screenshots each of these tools. Using the Finder to Find All Mac Screenshots. Finder is a great tool to find files on your Mac, and you can use it to retrieve all your screenshots as well. All you need to do is use the search function to search for the screenshot tag to instantly find all your screenshots.
• On a Mac, there are several ways to take a screenshot of your entire screen, a specific window, or a selected section. And luckily, it's easy to decide where you want all of your screenshots to go.

1. Press shift + command + 3 to take a picture of the entire screenWhether you're showing off your cool Star Wars-themed desktop background or just capturing content, taking a snapshot of the entire screen is pretty straightforward on a Mac. Once you've entered the command, you'll hear a snapshot sound, which indicates that you've successfully taken a picture of the whole screen.
2. Locate the screenshot (.png file) on your desktopYour screenshot will automatically appear on your desktop. It'll be a .png file named 'Screen Shot' with the date and time.
3. Open the file and gaze lovingly at your masterpiece

By default, the screenshot you take is saved to your desktop whenever you press the keys above. You will hear a camera shutter sound effect. That means that you just took a screenshot. The file won't open automatically. Your screenshot will be saved as a PNG file. The name of the screenshot will be Screen Shot date at time.png (e.g., Screen.

How to capture a selected area of the screen

1. Press shift + command + 4. The pointer will turn into a tiny crossThis is great if you're looking to capture something specific, like a hilarious meme or a poignant passage from a personal blog.
2. Drag to select the area you wish to capture. Release the mouse or trackpad to take a screenshotTo cancel, press the ESC key on your keyboard or select cancel on the Touch Bar (if you're using a MacBook Pro). When you release, you should hear a snapshot sound.
3. Locate the screenshot (.png file) on your desktop

How to capture a window

1. Press shift + command + 4. The pointer will turn into a tiny cross
2. Press the space bar. The crosshair will turn into a cameraIf you're using a MacBook Pro, select the camera icon on the Touch Bar.
3. Click the touchpad or mouse. To cancel, press the ESC key or select cancel on the Touch Bar
4. Locate the screenshot (.png file) on your desktop

How to capture a menu

1. Open the menu
2. Press shift + command + 4. The pointer will turn into a tiny cross
3. Drag to select the area you want to captureYou can adjust the size of the gray box by moving the tiny cross around.
4. Locate the screenshot (.png file) on your desktop

How to capture a screenshot of the Touch Bar

1. Press shift + command + 6Not the most exciting image in the world, but there you go.
2. Locate the screenshot (.png file) on your desktop

How to take a screenshot on a PC

How to take a screenshot of the entire screen

Capturing a screenshot isn't as intuitive on PC as it is on Mac, but it's still pretty easy to do. First we'll go over how to do it without installing any third-party programs, but we highly recommend you scroll down and check out Lightspot, a free app that brings Mac-style functionality to Windows 10. Lightspot really does a bang up job of eliminating those extra steps.

1. To capture a screenshot of your whole screen and save it to the clipboard so you can paste it later, press the Print Screen key on your keyboardTypically, the Print Screen key is to the right of the function keys. Depending on your keyboard, it may also be listed as 'PrtScn.'
2. If you want to capture the window you're currently using, hold down the alt key and and press Press Screen. Any other programs you may be using will be left out of the shot.

How to find/save your screenshot

1. Select the Windows Start button on the bottom left corner of your screen
2. Select Applications
3. Open Paint. Yes, this archaic tool still exists
4. Press control + V to paste your screenshot from the clipboard
5. Select the floppy disk icon to save

How to edit/crop your screenshot

1. Open Paint
2. Click on the Select button in the toolbarYou can chose a rectangular outline or a free-form outline.
3. Drag to select or outline the area you'd like to keep
4. Click on the Crop button in the toolbar

How to use Lightshot (highly recommended)

1. Install Lightshot or add the Chrome extension

Lightshot is a free screenshot app for PC and Mac. It's a blessing, really, especially if you're a PC user, as you don't have to mess around with Paint or open up additional programs. In other words, it brings Mac-style screenshot functionality to Windows 10.
2. To take a screenshot, you can either press the print screen key on your keyboard or click the Lightshot icon on the bottom right of your screen. When you take a screenshot, the screen will dim slightly
3. Click and drag to highlight the area you want to capture
4. Release the mouse/trackpad to edit, upload, share on social media, and so on

How To See Your Screenshots On Mac

• You can choose where your screenshots go on a Mac by using the built-in screenshot menu.
• By default, all screenshots you take on your Mac will be saved to the Desktop, labeled with the date and time they were taken.
• If you hold down Control while taking a screenshot, it'll be temporarily saved to your computer's clipboard instead of the hard drive.
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There are few things more frustrating than saving a file, only to realize that you have no idea where on your computer it's actually been saved to.

You could spend your time combing through every folder and subsection, looking for it — or you could just take the time beforehand to make sure your files always go to the right place.

On a Mac, there are several ways to take a screenshot of your entire screen, a specific window, or a selected section. How to eject g drive from mac. And luckily, it's easy to decide where you want all of your screenshots to go automatically.

Here's what you should know about where screenshots go on your Mac.

Where screenshots go on a Mac, and how to change it

By default, any screenshot you take on your Mac will go to the Desktop. Once you press any of the screenshot shortcuts, the picture will appear on your Desktop, labeled as 'Screen Shot,' followed by the date and time.

You can also hold down the Control key while you take the screenshot to copy it to the clipboard. Your Mac's clipboard is the space that anything you copy or 'Cut' goes to — in other words, once the screenshot is saved there, you can paste it by pressing Command + V.

When you copy a screenshot to the clipboard, it won't be saved to your hard drive. This means that unless you paste the picture somewhere and save that, the screenshot will disappear as soon as you copy something else.

Although these are the two spaces where screenshots go by default, you can choose a new saving location at any time. To do this:

1. Press Shift+ Command + 5. If you're running MacOS Mojave or newer (if you've bought or updated your Mac since 2018, this should be the case), this will open the advanced screenshot menu.

2. In the menu bar that appears near the bottom of the screen, click 'Options.'

3. A pop-up will open, divided into a few sections. The first section, 'Save to,' will let you pick where your screenshots will be saved by default — you can click one of the preset options, or select 'Other location' to choose a new folder.

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1. Select the Windows Start button on the bottom left corner of your screen
2. Select Applications
3. Open Paint. Yes, this archaic tool still exists
4. Press control + V to paste your screenshot from the clipboard
5. Select the floppy disk icon to save

How to edit/crop your screenshot

1. Open Paint
2. Click on the Select button in the toolbarYou can chose a rectangular outline or a free-form outline.
3. Drag to select or outline the area you'd like to keep
4. Click on the Crop button in the toolbar

How to use Lightshot (highly recommended)

1. Install Lightshot or add the Chrome extension

Lightshot is a free screenshot app for PC and Mac. It's a blessing, really, especially if you're a PC user, as you don't have to mess around with Paint or open up additional programs. In other words, it brings Mac-style screenshot functionality to Windows 10.
2. To take a screenshot, you can either press the print screen key on your keyboard or click the Lightshot icon on the bottom right of your screen. When you take a screenshot, the screen will dim slightly
3. Click and drag to highlight the area you want to capture
4. Release the mouse/trackpad to edit, upload, share on social media, and so on

How To See Your Screenshots On Mac

• You can choose where your screenshots go on a Mac by using the built-in screenshot menu.
• By default, all screenshots you take on your Mac will be saved to the Desktop, labeled with the date and time they were taken.
• If you hold down Control while taking a screenshot, it'll be temporarily saved to your computer's clipboard instead of the hard drive.
• Visit Business Insider's Tech Reference library for more stories.

There are few things more frustrating than saving a file, only to realize that you have no idea where on your computer it's actually been saved to.

You could spend your time combing through every folder and subsection, looking for it — or you could just take the time beforehand to make sure your files always go to the right place.

On a Mac, there are several ways to take a screenshot of your entire screen, a specific window, or a selected section. How to eject g drive from mac. And luckily, it's easy to decide where you want all of your screenshots to go automatically.

Here's what you should know about where screenshots go on your Mac.

Where screenshots go on a Mac, and how to change it

By default, any screenshot you take on your Mac will go to the Desktop. Once you press any of the screenshot shortcuts, the picture will appear on your Desktop, labeled as 'Screen Shot,' followed by the date and time.

You can also hold down the Control key while you take the screenshot to copy it to the clipboard. Your Mac's clipboard is the space that anything you copy or 'Cut' goes to — in other words, once the screenshot is saved there, you can paste it by pressing Command + V.

When you copy a screenshot to the clipboard, it won't be saved to your hard drive. This means that unless you paste the picture somewhere and save that, the screenshot will disappear as soon as you copy something else.

Although these are the two spaces where screenshots go by default, you can choose a new saving location at any time. To do this:

1. Press Shift+ Command + 5. If you're running MacOS Mojave or newer (if you've bought or updated your Mac since 2018, this should be the case), this will open the advanced screenshot menu.

2. In the menu bar that appears near the bottom of the screen, click 'Options.'

3. A pop-up will open, divided into a few sections. The first section, 'Save to,' will let you pick where your screenshots will be saved by default — you can click one of the preset options, or select 'Other location' to choose a new folder.

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Once you've chosen a new location, any screenshot you take (without holding Control) will be saved there.

Devon Delfino contributed to a previous version of this article.

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