Mac OS X offers a quick and application-free way of taking screenshots of just about anything.
Here's a rundown of the keyboard shortcuts.
- Command-Shift-3:
Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it as a file on the desktop - Command-Shift-4, then select an area:
Take a screenshot of an area and save it as a file on the desktop - Command-Shift-4, then space, then click a window:
Take a screenshot of a window and save it as a file on the desktop
- Command-Control-Shift-3:
Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it to the clipboard - Command-Control-Shift-4, then select an area:
Take a screenshot of an area and save it to the clipboard - Command-Control-Shift-4, then space, then click a window:
Take a screenshot of a window and save it to the clipboard
If you need to do any extra cropping afterwards, simply open the images in Preview, crop, and re-save them.
Also check out the freeware application Backdrop for masking any desktop icons, desktop backgrond, or other clutter before taking the screenshot.
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