5 Things you need to know about screenshots on a Mac

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This is a great article, i miss my Mac so much for Dev work because of this feature lol. I'm forever screenshotting things for Posts and support stuff for friends. Although the Ubuntu Linux screenshotting is similar.... its just not as nice as Mac.... Maybe next year i'll get a MacBook Prop :D
Aye, I think in the new year I’m going to get a MacBook Pro but get it on finance…. Bout the only way I can afford it lol Chris Bongers
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However, I realized the Mac Screenshot function has a lot of hidden gems you might not know! So I decided to dedicate a blog post to these 5 must-know things about the Mac Screenshot functionality.
When I'm using my Mac, I use a lot of shortcuts, and taking screenshots comes with a variety of shortcuts that can make your life so much easier!
Shift + Command + 3Shift + Command + 4. This will give you a crosshair with which you can select an area. (I use this one the most)Shift + Command + 4, Then: Spacebar. You can now hover windows and take a specific screenshot (P.s. try to hover your menu bar)Shift + Command + 5, In the app, you can quickly see all the optionsShift + Command + 6, Totally useless, I know, but there you goDid you know that if you click the screenshots while they are in the bottom right corner, you can edit them?

I really enjoy this feature and use it to quickly mark my screenshots with arrows and circles all the time!
Not only does the screenshot app allow you to take a picture, but you can even record your screen with it!
You can find these by opening the Screenshot app on your Mac. You can either find it through the Spotlight search or by shortcuts: Shift + Command + 5.
Then you'll see two buttons on the right, one for recording the entire screen and one for a portion.

You can then click the "Record" button, and you'll get a new recording icon in your menu bar. Use this icon to stop the recording.
Another thing that some people might find annoying is that the screenshots, by default, end up on your desktop.
You can, however, change this by opening up the Screenshot app. Again use the Spotlight search of shortcut: Shift + Command + 5.
And click the options button, there you'll see the output menu where you can change it to anything you like.

Sometimes you might want to take a screenshot and hover a button or item. In that case, you can set the app to use a timer.
You can set this timer in the Options menu described in #4. The default is "None", and you can set it to 5 or 10 seconds!

I hope you learned something new about the screenshot capabilities on your Mac!
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