{"id":2134,"date":"2023-10-11T18:01:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T10:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=2134"},"modified":"2023-10-22T15:45:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T07:45:42","slug":"making-fast-screen-captures-in-windows-and-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/making-fast-screen-captures-in-windows-and-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Screen Capture Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows &amp; macOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to <strong>talk with your team, explain something<\/strong>, or share a chat you had? Screenshots are a great way to do it.<\/p>\n<p>If you <strong>need to take and show screenshots fast<\/strong>, using keyboard shortcuts is the best method. Shortcuts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/100-keyboard-shortcuts-windows\/\">make your work faster<\/a>, but you need to know the right ones.<\/p>\n<p>For those wanting to take screenshots on <strong>Mac or Windows<\/strong>, here are the shortcuts you need. Let\u2019s get started with <a href=\"#windows\">Windows<\/a>; for Mac users, <a href=\"#mac\">jump to this section.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"windows\">Windows Shortcut for Screenshots<\/h2>\n<p>Windows lets you <strong>take a picture of the whole screen or just the current window<\/strong> without needing any other software.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Press the <span class=\"key\">PrtScn<\/span> button to save the <strong>entire screen to Clipboard<\/strong>. You can then put it in text tools (like MS Word) or picture tools for more steps.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/making-fast-screen-captures-in-windows-and-mac\/windows-printscreen.jpg\" alt=\"Entire screen screenshot on Windows\" width=\"1529\" height=\"520\"><\/figure>\n<li>Hold the <span class=\"key\">Alt<\/span> key and press the <span class=\"key\">PrtScn<\/span> button to take a picture of just the <strong>current window<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/making-fast-screen-captures-in-windows-and-mac\/windows-alt-printscreen.jpg\" alt=\"Active window screenshot on Windows\" width=\"1529\" height=\"520\"><\/figure>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"mac\">Mac Shortcut for Screenshots<\/h2>\n<p>Compared to Windows, macOS offers users greater flexibility when it comes to taking screenshots. With a Mac, you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#entire_screen\">Screenshot the entire screen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#area\">Screenshot a specific area<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#specific_windows\">Screenshot a specific window<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#touchbar\">Screenshot the Touch Bar<\/a> (for MacBook Pro)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here\u2019s how you do it:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"entire_screen\">1. Capture the Whole Screen<\/h3>\n<p>Press <span class=\"key\">Command<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">Shift<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">3<\/span> to take a picture of the entire screen. The screenshot will be <strong>stored on your desktop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"area\">2. Capture a Specific Area<\/h3>\n<p>Press <span class=\"key\">Command<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">Shift<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">4<\/span> and your cursor changes to a crosshair. <strong>Drag<\/strong> the crosshair over the area you want to capture. It will save to your desktop.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/making-fast-screen-captures-in-windows-and-mac\/crosshair-in-mac.jpg\" alt=\"Crosshair cursor in macOS\" width=\"434\" height=\"280\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Pressing <span class=\"key\">Shift<\/span> or <span class=\"key\">Option<\/span> while dragging changes how you select the area.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"specific_windows\">3. Capture a Specific Window<\/h3>\n<p>Press <span class=\"key\">Command<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">Shift<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">4<\/span> then hit the <span class=\"key\">Space<\/span> key. Your cursor will turn into a <strong>camera shape<\/strong>. Hover over the window you want to screenshot and <strong>click once<\/strong>. It will save to your desktop.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/making-fast-screen-captures-in-windows-and-mac\/camera-icon-mac.jpg\" alt=\"Camera cursor in macOS\" width=\"1170\" height=\"840\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"touchbar\">4. Screenshot the Touch Bar<\/h3>\n<p>If you own the  MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar and want to capture its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/macbook-pro-2016\/\">Touch Bar<\/a>, press <span class=\"key\">Command<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">Shift<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">6<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Usually, these steps save your images as <strong>.PNG on your desktop<\/strong>. If you want to change the file type or where they\u2019re saved, read the next section.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Change Where Screenshots Are Saved<\/h3>\n<p>If you <strong>often take many screenshots<\/strong> and don\u2019t want them to clutter your desktop, macOS lets you pick a different folder to save them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video tutorial:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><div class=\"video-19by6\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J52c2ppoVWQ?\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Make a folder and name it <strong>Screenshot<\/strong> or whatever you prefer.<\/li>\n<li>Open Terminal and type the command below, but <strong>don\u2019t<\/strong> hit Enter just yet.<\/li>\n<pre>\r\ndefaults write com.apple.screencapture location\r\n    <\/pre>\n<li>Place your cursor <strong>right after the \u201cn\u201d in \u201clocation\u201d<\/strong> and press the <span class=\"key\">Space<\/span> key once.<\/li>\n<li>Drag the folder you just made into Terminal. This adds the <strong>folder\u2019s address<\/strong> after \u201clocation\u201d. Your command should now look like:<\/li>\n<pre>\r\ndefaults write com.apple.screencapture location \/Users\/yourname\/Documents\/Screenshots \r\n    <\/pre>\n<li>Hit Enter and type in the following command:<\/li>\n<pre>killall SystemUIServer<\/pre>\n<li>Press Enter one more time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Extra Tips:<\/h2>\n<h3>How to Save Screenshots to Clipboard<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019d rather save your screenshots to the clipboard (so you can paste them in tools like Photoshop), just add the <span class=\"key\">Control<\/span> key to your keyboard command.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how the updated shortcuts would be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"key\">Control<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">Command<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">Shift<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">3<\/span> \u2013 Captures the whole screen and saves to clipboard.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"key\">Control<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">Command<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">Shift<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">4<\/span> \u2013 Takes a screenshot of a chosen area and saves to clipboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Related Posts:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/free-screen-capturing-tools\/\">Top 20 screenshot tools and plugins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/fastest-way-screenshot-windows-10\/\">Quickest methods to screenshot on Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/android-screen-recording-apps\/\">9 Android screen recording tools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/win-screen-recording-softwares\/\">5 top screen recording tools for Windows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/change-macos-screenshot-file-format\/\">How to change macOS screenshot file type<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/include-pointer-in-screenshot\/\">How to show mouse pointer in screenshots<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need to share or save what&#8217;s on your screen? 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