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How to screen shot mac high sierra

How to screen shot mac high sierra

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on May 31, 2021 11:45 AM

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Posted on May 31, 2021 11:54 AM

How to take a screenshot on your Mac 


(⌘⬆︎3) Command-Shift-3         Capture the screen to a file


(⌘⬆︎⌃3) Command-Shift-Control-3 Capture the screen to the Clipboard


(⌘⬆︎4) Command-Shift-4         Capture a selection to a file


(⌘⬆︎⌃4) Command-Shift-Control-4 Capture a selection to the Clipboard


(⌘⬆︎5) Command-Shift-5         Invoke new screen grabber


Paste the following command in the Terminal window followed by the Return or Enter key to change the type of screenshot file to jpeg:


defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg && killall SystemUIServer


Past the following commands in the Terminal window followed by the Return key to change the save location of screenshots to the desktop.


defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Desktop/ 


killall SystemUIServer


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May 31, 2021 11:54 AM in response to rayf43

How to take a screenshot on your Mac 


(⌘⬆︎3) Command-Shift-3         Capture the screen to a file


(⌘⬆︎⌃3) Command-Shift-Control-3 Capture the screen to the Clipboard


(⌘⬆︎4) Command-Shift-4         Capture a selection to a file


(⌘⬆︎⌃4) Command-Shift-Control-4 Capture a selection to the Clipboard


(⌘⬆︎5) Command-Shift-5         Invoke new screen grabber


Paste the following command in the Terminal window followed by the Return or Enter key to change the type of screenshot file to jpeg:


defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg && killall SystemUIServer


Past the following commands in the Terminal window followed by the Return key to change the save location of screenshots to the desktop.


defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Desktop/ 


killall SystemUIServer


How to screen shot mac high sierra

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