Capture Your Screen: A Quick Guide on How to Screenshot on Mac

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To capture the entire screen, press Command + Shift + 3.

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The screenshot will be saved to your desktop as a .png file.

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To capture a specific area of the screen, press Command + Shift + 4.

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Use your cursor to select the area of the screen you want to capture.

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The screenshot will be saved to your desktop as a .png file.

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To capture a specific window or menu, press Command + Shift + 4 + Spacebar.

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Your cursor will turn into a camera icon.

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The screenshot will be saved to your desktop as a .png file.

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To take a screenshot of the Touch Bar on a MacBook Pro, press Command + Shift + 6.

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Does He Really Like You? How to Decode His Behavior

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