(All Users) - Screen Capture on a Mac or PC
This document provides an overview of how to clip a portion of your screen and save it as an image.
On a Mac
- Press Command + Shift +4. Your cursor will turn into a small cross-hair icon.
- Click and drag your cursor to highlight the area you'd like to take a picture. A grayed rectangle should appear where you drag your cursor. If you need to adjust your windows at all, press Escape to return to a regular cursor without taking a picture.
- Let go of the mouse. You should hear a brief camera shutter noise if your computer's sound is turned on. That signals that your screenshot has been taken.
- The screenshot will be on your Desktop saved as a .png file named "screenshot" labeled with the date and time. Rename as necessary.
On a PC
- Click the Start button. Type Snipping Tool in the search box and click Snipping Tool to open the program.
- Click the arrow next to the New button and select Rectangular Snip.
- Select the area of your screen that you want to capture.
- To save the capture, click the save disk icon. Choose a location and name the file. Click Save. (NOTE: JPEG is the most common format.)
Using a Keyboard Shortcut on a PC
- Press Windows Logo Key + Shift + S. The screen will gray out, and you'll see a small toolbar at the top of your window. You can see different options for adjusting your capture there, or just click and drag to select the desired portion of your screen.
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- The image will stay outlined, and a toolbar will appear under your selection.
- From the toolbar, you can annotate and adjust the selected image or delete it without saving. Or, using the Capture button, save the image or choose to copy and paste it to the location of your choice.