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How to take a screenshot on a Mac

An out of focus man holding an in focus Macbook.

Need to capture what's on your MacBook screen? No problem. Taking a screenshot that captures your entire screen or just a portion of it can be done in a few straightforward steps.

Depending on what kind of screenshot you need, there are different methods. We'll walk you through both.

First, here's how to take a screenshot of your entire screen.

Total Time
  • Less than 1 minute.
What You Need
  • MacBook

Step 1: Press the command, shift, and 3 keys simultaneously

The screenshot will appear in the bottom left-hand corner. You can either drag it where you'd like it from there or access it in Finder under Recents.

If you only want to screenshot a portion of your screen, you can do that too. Here's how.

Total Time
  • Less than 1 minute.
What You Need
  • MacBook

Step 1: Press the command, shift, and 4 keys simultaneously

Step 2: Move the plus sign cursor to the part of your screen you want to capture

Step 3: Drag the cursor to the edge of where you want to screenshot using your mouse

Step 4: Release your mouse

The screenshot will appear in the bottom left-hand corner. You can either drag it where you'd like it from there or access it in Finder under Recents.



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