How to take screen shot on MAC

Use these shortcuts to take pictures of the screen in Mac OS X.

Screen shots are saved as files on the desktop, but if you prefer to put the screen shot in the Clipboard, hold down the Control key while you press the other keys. You can then paste the picture into a document.

Take a picture of the whole screen

Command (⌘)-Shift-3

Take a picture of part of the screen

Command (⌘)-Shift-4, and then drag the crosshair pointer to select the area. Continue to press the mouse button, release the keys, and then press Shift, Option, or the Space bar while you drag to resize the selection area. When you are ready to take a picture, release the mouse button.
To cancel, press Escape.

Take a picture of a window or the menu bar

Command (⌘)-Shift-4, press the Space Bar, move the camera pointer over the area to highlight it, and then click.
To cancel, press Escape.

Take a picture of a menu, including the title

Click the menu to display the menu commands, press Command (⌘)-Shift-4, and drag the crosshair pointer over the area.
To cancel, press Escape.

Take a picture of the menu without its title

Click the menu to display the menu commands, press Command (⌘)-Shift-4, press the Space Bar, move the camera pointer over the menu to highlight it, and then click.
To cancel, press Escape.
You can also take pictures of the screen using the Grab application (in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder).
Some applications, such as DVD Player, may not let you take pictures of the screen.