macOS: How do you take a screenshot on your Apple MacBook?

Tip 1: take a screenshot of the whole screen

If you want to capture the entire screen, use the following key combination:

• Press Shift + Command (⌘) + 3.
• The screenshot will appear on your desktop.

Tip 2: take a screenshot of 1 window

If you want to take a screenshot of a specific window that's open, use a different key combination:

• Press Shift + Command (⌘) + 4.
• Press the spacebar, which turns your mouse into a camera.
• Use the mouse to click the window that you want to take a screenshot of.
• The screenshot will appear on your desktop.

Tip 3: take a screenshot of a selection

If you want to take a screenshot of a manual selection of the screen, go through the following steps:

• Press Shift + Command (⌘) + 4.
• The mouse now turns into a cross.
• Hold down the left mouse button in the place you want to start your selection and drag the cross over the screen.
• At the end of your selection, you release the left mouse button.
• The screenshot will appear on your desktop.

Tip 4: take a screenshot with the Screenshot app

The macOS Mojave and onwards provide a Screenshot app. In this app, you can find extra tools. If you want to open the app, use the following key combination:

• Press Shift + Command (⌘) + 5.

From left to right, the icons in the app mean the following:

• Capture the entire screen
• Capture a window
• Capture part of the screen
• Record the entire screen
• Record part of the screen

Below Options, you can find things like a timer, the option to record the cursor, and you can select the location where you want to store your screenshots or recordings.