Is there some sort of "Print screen" on the keyboard?

[Captain Planet]

Like with a PC, there's a Print Screen button that takes a screenshot of your...screen, do iMacs have something like that?

 

[Willis]

Option apple: key)+Shift+3

 

[TimJim]

there is a program called 'Grab'. Applications + Utilities + Grab
or  + Shift + 3

 

[Eidorian]

Thread over

 

[Willis]

I thought command was the alt key... god damn... either way

key

 

[dpaanlka]

I thought command was the alt key... god damn... either way

key

Actually, it's "command"

Command + Shift + 3

(if we want to get all technical about it)

 

[Willis]

Actually, it's "command"

Command + Shift + 3

(if we want to get all technical about it)

meh its 3am... i'm allowed to make mistakes *runs away*

 

[chipchen]

Don't forget: CMND + SHFT + 4

This gives you crosshairs so you can select what you want, instead of getting the whole screen. (For instance, just a website, or chat box, etc)

 

[samh004]

Don't forget: CMND + SHFT + 4

This gives you crosshairs so you can select what you want, instead of getting the whole screen. (For instance, just a website, or chat box, etc)

And don't forget, you can then hit the SPACEBAR and the crosshairs change to a mini camera, which will then help in taking screenshots of particular windows, as you move the mouse around the screen, enjoy!

*Hitting SPACEBAR again will take you back to the crosshairs.

 

[chipchen]

touché

BTW, it automatically puts the file on the desktop as a png file. If you need something else, you can always double click to open in preview and save as something else.

 

[FadeToBlack]

touché

BTW, it automatically puts the file on the desktop as a png file. If you need something else, you can always double click to open in preview and save as something else.

You can also use TinkerTool to change the default screenshot file type to .jpg.

Pretty cool. I just found out about this not too long ago.