[OSX-Users] Re: Screen capture

[Hugh Glaser]

Thanks Luke, I guessed that there might be a combo, but didn't know it (not that I go looking for these things unless I have to!)

On 9 Oct 2012, at 17:49, Luke Teacy <wtlt at ecs.soton.ac.uk>
 wrote:

> I usually just use cmd-shift-4 (⌘⇧4) then select part of screen you want. Is there a benefit to using an application to do this?
Well, yes, I don't waste my diminishing brain cells remembering the key combinations.
"Now which was the one for window capture that I last used 8 months ago?"
Actually, I think there are:
- I don't want a file on my desktop - I can never see my desktop
- I don't want to have to find it and open it and then do the select/copy and then delete the file
- it means I can more easily save it in whatever format I want straight off
- I can easily go round doing a bunch of grabs, and then move to PPT or whatever and choose and paste them.
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> Hold down control key before you finish and it will go straight to the clipboard, rather than desktop. Esc to cancel.
Well whoopee - a useful undocumented feature that I really have to remember :-)
Help says:
Command (⌘)-Shift-4, and then drag the crosshair pointer to select the area. Continue to press the mouse button, release the keys, and then press Shift, Option, or the Space bar while you drag to resize the selection area. When you are ready to take a picture, release the mouse button.

To cancel, press Escape before you release the mouse button.
Simples!
And no mention of control:-)
Of course, if I want the window capture:
Command (⌘)-Shift-4, press the Space bar, move the camera pointer over the area to highlight it, and then click.
Got that?
Bang go some more brain cells I was hoping to keep a few more years.

Actually, interestingly I think I may continue to use Grab - it doesn't give some gratuitous border around the image like the key combo and the Preview thing.

Cheers guys.

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> For whole screen: cmd-shift-3 - that really has been there forever.
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> On 9 Oct 2012, at 17:25, Hugh Glaser <hg at ecs.soton.ac.uk>
> wrote:
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>> I've just noticed that Preview does selection/window/screen capture.
>> How long has that been there? :-)
>> (I have been using other apps such as Grab for a while now.)
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