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Taking a Screen Capture using the Mac or Windows operating system
This document will explain how to take a screen capture using either the Mac or Windows operating systems
Mac Operating System
To take a screenshot of a selected portion of the screen:
- On the keyboard press the keys Command (⌘) + Shift + 4 simultaneously
- A crosshair cursor will appear on the screen instead of a mouse pointer
- Move the crosshair to where you want to start the screen shot and drag it to include the entire desired image
- Release the mouse or trackpad button to capture the area within the crosshair selection
- The screenshot will be saved as a .png file on the desktop
To take a screenshot of the entire screen:
- On the keyboard press the keys Command (⌘) + Shift + 3 simultaneously
- The screenshot will be saved as a .png file on the desktop
To take a screenshot of a window:
- On the keyboard press Command (⌘) + Shift + 4 simultaneously
- A crosshair cursor will appear on the screen instead of a mouse pointer
- Press the spacebar on the keyboard
- The pointer changes to a camera
- Move the camera over a window to highlight it
- Click the mouse or trackpad to take screenshot
- The screenshot will be saved as a .png file on the desktop
Windows Operating System
Previously, all campus Windows computers have a program called Greenshot. That program is no longer supported by campus IT. Therefore, follow the steps below to take a screen shot on a Windows computer.
To take a screenshot of a selected portion of the screen:
- On the keyboard press Windows + Shift + S simultaneously
- A grayed out overlay will appear on the screen
- Select capture region and release the mouse
- The selected area will be coped to the clipboard
- Paste the image into any editor or input that accepts the image
- Save the screen shot in the desired editor
If you need further assistance please contact the Information Technology Help Desk at 920-424-3020 or helpdesk@uwosh.edu