Most computers include a feature that allows you to take a snapshot of your screen configuration so that you can save it or share it. If you have a Mac computer running the Mac OS X 10.8 operating system, then there is a simple way to take a screenshot and automatically save it to the computer’s desktop. So continue reading below to see how to take a screenshot of your Mac’s screen.
How Do You Capture a Screenshot on Your Mac
This is the alternative to the Print Screen feature on a Windows computer, though with a slightly improved feature. When you perform the key combination indicated below, it won’t simply copy the screenshot to your clipboard like it would on a Windows computer. This will actually generate an image file and save it to your desktop. So you can follow the steps below to learn how to do a print screen on your Mac computer.
Step 1: Set up your screen so that it appears the way you want it to be displayed in your screenshot.
Step 2: Press the Command + Shift + 3 keys at the same time to generate the screenshot.
Step 3: You can find your screenshot by navigating to your desktop, where the screenshot will be displayed as it is in the image below.
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