When you want to do a print screen on a PC, it is just a matter of hitting the ‘print screen’ key and then pasting that image into something as simple as Paint… then cropping it down and converting it to a jpg…
Oh, but with a Mac… Since that is too boring, Apple decided to create some incredible print screen features. The first time you try these, you will notice the special “claw” you have to make with your left hand… and although I cannot memorise them, I do love these tools…
When you check out this page on the Apple website, please read the title. Okay, okay… I will just repeat it here… “The SECRET screen capture shortcut“.
Command-Shift-3: Captures the whole screen and dumps the file on your desktop
Command-Shift-4: Gives you a cross-hair for you to drag a window to capture and dumps the file on your desktop (pretty neat-o)
Control-Command-Shift-3: Captures the whole screen and puts it on your clipboard
Control-Command-Shift-4: Gives you a cross-hair for you to drag a window to capture and puts it on your clipboard