By Marlo Anderson – The Tech Ranch
Need a picture of everything on your Mac screen? Press Command + Shift + 3. You’ll hear the camera shutter, and the screenshot lands on your desktop.
The Shortcut
- ⌘ + Shift + 3: captures the whole screen
- The screenshot saves to your desktop
- Click the preview in the corner to draw, crop or share
Bonus Tip: Copy Instead of Saving
Add Control to copy the screenshot instead of saving a file. Control + ⌘ + Shift + 4 lets you drag a box, then paste it into an email or note with ⌘ + V. No desktop clutter.
On Windows?
Press Windows key + Print Screen.
More Keyboard Shortcuts, Explained
This is part of my Keyboard Shortcuts Explained series: quick, plain-English tips that make everyday computer work faster. Watch the whole series on YouTube and subscribe to The Tech Ranch so you don’t miss the next one. Short on time? Here’s the quick Short version.
Found this helpful? Give the video a thumbs up on YouTube. Got a shortcut you can’t live without? Tell me in the YouTube comments and it might show up in a future video.
