How do you screenshot with keyboard custom shortcuts on MacOS

There are many situations in which we need to take a screenshot to either keep for ourselves or to send to someone. This tutorial teaches you how to take a screenshot with keyboard custom shortcuts on MacOS.

For users MacOS, screenshot It can be done very quickly, without needing to open any application, and it will automatically save on Desktop, very high qualityin .PNG format.
Key combinations (keyboard shorcuts) can be set for four scenarios in which a screenshot can be taken.

How to take a screenshot with custom keyboard shortcuts on your Mac

  1. Save a picture of the entire screen on Desktop. On desktop a file like: "Screen Shot at 2017 01-19-22.10.51”In .PNG format.
  2. Saving a certain area of ​​the screen, in a picture. As in point 1.
  3. Copy the whole image screen (full screen) to the clipboard. I mean it can be given "paste”In documents, chat, photo editors, without the need for a physical save on desktop of the capture file.
  4. Copying an area of ​​the screen to the clipboard. Identical to point 3, except that here it is just an area defined by the user.

How do you screenshot with keyboard custom shortcuts on macOS

  1. We open “System Preferences"And we go to"Keyboard", Then in the tab"Shortcuts"Navigate to"Screen Shots".
  2. Here we select the desired key combination for each type of screenshot.
macOS System Settings
macOS System Settings

We ensure that is checked desired option screenshotthen Click on combitatia key (if it already exists) on the right. Press the keys to execute the screen shot.

If the chosen key combination is used to run another command to show a yellow warning sign.

how do you screenshot with keyboard shortcuts on macos
How do you screenshot with keyboard shortcuts on macOS

Choose a different combination of keys for screen shots or change / disable key combination that is in conflict.

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