Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How to Take a Screenshot on Your Mac
Here’s How to take a screenshot on your Mac, how capture the entire screen, Capture a window, Capture a portion of the screen, Record the entire screen, and Record a portion of the screen by taking a screenshot on your Mac.
1. How to capture the entire screen: To take a screenshot, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 3.
2. How to capture a portion of the screen: Press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 4. Drag the crosshair to select the area of the screen to capture.
3. How to capture a window or menu: Press and hold these keys together: Shift, Command, 4, and Space bar.
4. How to take screenshots or screen recordings using Screenshots: On your Mac, press Shift-Command-5 to open the Screenshot and display the tool. Click a tool to use to select what you want to capture or record
0:00 Intro
0:17 Capture the entire screen
0:37 Capture a portion of the screen
1:03 Capture a window or menu
1:34 Screenshot recordings toolbar
Snipping tool shortcut for MacBook Air (M2), MacBook Air (M1), MacBook Pro (M1), MacBook Pro (M2), MacBook Pro (M2 Pro or M2 Max), iMac, Mac mini (M2 or M2 Pro), Mac Studio (M2 Max or M2 Ultra)
How to Take a Screenshot on Your Mac
Here’s How to take a screenshot on your Mac, how capture the entire screen, Capture a window, Capture a portion of the screen, Record the entire screen, and Record a portion of the screen by taking a screenshot on your Mac.
1. How to capture the entire screen: To take a screenshot, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 3.
2. How to capture a portion of the screen: Press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 4. Drag the crosshair to select the area of the screen to capture.
3. How to capture a window or menu: Press and hold these keys together: Shift, Command, 4, and Space bar.
4. How to take screenshots or screen recordings using Screenshots: On your Mac, press Shift-Command-5 to open the Screenshot and display the tool. Click a tool to use to select what you want to capture or record
0:00 Intro
0:17 Capture the entire screen
0:37 Capture a portion of the screen
1:03 Capture a window or menu
1:34 Screenshot recordings toolbar
Snipping tool shortcut for MacBook Air (M2), MacBook Air (M1), MacBook Pro (M1), MacBook Pro (M2), MacBook Pro (M2 Pro or M2 Max), iMac, Mac mini (M2 or M2 Pro), Mac Studio (M2 Max or M2 Ultra)
