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Macbook Pro Screen Shot Function

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How to take a screenshot on your Mac

If you hear the click sound when taking a screen shot the the shot has been taken and it is in your Clipboard. To get it, open any application (like paint or other) and use the 'Paste command' to see it/modify and save as a file in a location of your choosing. When you use Boot Camp to run Windows on your MacBook Pro, the function keys work the same as they do in macOS. Hold down the Function key on your keyboard, and the function keys appear. You can also use the Windows on-screen keyboard to access function keys: From the Windows menu, select the Windows Ease of Access menu item. Click On-Screen.

  1. To take a screenshot, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 3.
  2. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

How to capture a portion of the screen

  1. Press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 4.
  2. Drag the crosshair to select the area of the screen to capture. To move the selection, press and hold Space bar while dragging. To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
  3. To take the screenshot, release your mouse or trackpad button.
  4. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

How to capture a window or menu

  1. Open the window or menu that you want to capture.
  2. Press and hold these keys together: Shift, Command, 4, and Space bar. The pointer changes to a camera icon . To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
  3. Click the window or menu to capture it. To exclude the window's shadow from the screenshot, press and hold the Option key while you click.
  4. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

Where to find screenshots

Do apple laptops have microsoft office. By default, screenshots save to your desktop with the name 'Screen Shot [date] at [time].png.'

In macOS Mojave or later, you can change the default location of saved screenshots from the Options menu in the Screenshot app. You can also drag the thumbnail to a folder or document.

Learn more

  • In macOS Mojave or later, you can also set a timer and choose where screenshots are saved with the Screenshot app. To open the app, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 5. Learn more about the Screenshot app.
  • Some apps, such as the Apple TV app, might not let you take screenshots of their windows.
  • To copy a screenshot to the Clipboard, press and hold the Control key while you take the screenshot. You can then paste the screenshot somewhere else. Or use Universal Clipboard to paste it on another Apple device.

Paste Screenshot On Macbook Pro

If you ever need to take a screenshot in Windows whilst using Boot Camp on your Mac – and with the Apple supplied keyboard, you may find it difficult to perform this action. However, this scenario occurs more often than you might think. Today, we still see users requesting Google Search to help them with this task. For that reason, we updated this post to reflect the current state of events, keyboards, and practice.

'Print Screen' is a term used in the Windows environment to explain and give the ability for users to capture the content visible on the screen. Specifically, on Windows compatible keyboards, you will notice Print Screen is an actual button. On the Mac keyboards no button is assigned or labelled that way.

The good news is through a series of keystrokes you can perform the same function as Print Screen. On a Mac, you might hear the language of how to screen capture or how to screenshot.

Shortcut Screenshot Macbook Pro

Screenshot – Screen Capture – Print Screen in Windows on Mac

  • To capture the entire screen simply press Function (fn) + Shift + F11.
  • To capture the front most window press Option (alt) + Function (fn) + Shift + F11.
Macbook Pro Screen Shot Function

Macbook screenshot app. If you have your function keys mapped correctly in Windows you will be able to go without using the Function (fn) key. By default you will need to use it.

FAQ:

Where is the F11 Key located?

Screenshot In Macbook Pro Laptop

We have many people asking about the location of the F11 key. Please look closely – it's the third key from the top right corner, represented by the 'lower the volume' speaker icon.

Save Screenshot Macbook Pro

Where is the destination of the screen capture?

How To Take Screenshot On Macbook Pro

Once you hear the click sound when taking the screen capture, the copy of your image is in your virtual clipboard. In order to retrieve it, you can open an application (such as Paint or Word) and use the 'Paste command' to see, alter, or modify this capture. Further, you can save as a file in a location of your choosing.





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