Taking Mojave screenshots using keyboard shortcuts If you’re a longtime Mac user, then you’re probably familiar with the default screenshot keyboard shortcuts. Thankfully, these shortcuts still work in macOS Mojave. • To capture the entire screen using a keyboard shortcut press Command + Shift + 3 • To capture a selected portion of the screen, press Command + Shift + 4. How to take a screenshot of a selected portion of your screen (on Mac) Step 1: Open the Capture window. In the menu bar, click the TechSmith Snagit icon to open the Capture window on the screen. Use your mouse and drag to select the area of the screen that you wish to capture. • To capture a selected window, press Command + Shift + 4, press the Space Bar, highlight the windows you wish to capture, and click with your mouse or press Return on the keyboard. After a screenshot is taken, you’ll notice that it doesn’t instantly appear on your Desktop as it did with previous versions of macOS. Instead, macOS Mojave has adopted an iOS-like system that places a floating thumbnail of the screenshot in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen, allowing users to interact with the screenshot before it is saved to the default location. By adopting this method, users can quickly markup, drag and drop, and share screenshots. Video walkthrough Taking Mojave screenshots using Screenshot Utility The Screenshot utility is a brand new tool found in macOS Mojave that allows users to take screenshots using a graphical interface. How to open the macOS Mojave Screenshot utility There are two basic ways to open the Screenshot utility on your Mac: • In Finder, open Applications → Utilities and click Screenshot • Use the keyboard shortcut Command + Shift + 5 Either method will open the Screenshot utility overlay, which resides near the bottom of the screen. The Screenshot utility features handy buttons that allow you to invoke the following types of screenshots via a mouse click: • Capture the entire screen • Capture a selected window • Capture a selected portion The tool also lets users record the screen just like you can do with QuickTime. Recording options are as follows: • Record entire screen • Record selected portion In addition to the screen capture and recording functionality, there are built-in options to alter the default save location, and to enable a countdown timer for taking perfectly timed screenshots. There are also options to disable the floating thumbnail preview in the bottom right-hand corner of the display, and to remember the last selection when using the Screenshot utility again. For capturing screenshots, there are options to hide or show the mouse cursor. Likewise, there is an option to show mouse clicks when performing a screen recording. Users are allowed to reposition the Screenshot utility interface by simply dragging it to the desired location. You can snap it back to its default location by dragging it back near the bottom area of the screen. Keep in mind that the macOS Mojave Screenshot utility UI will not show up in any screenshots or screen captures that you take. Managing the floating thumbnail Whenever you take a new screenshot or screen capture, you’ll notice a floating thumbnail in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. After about five seconds, the thumbnail will automatically dismiss if you don’t interact with it. Y ou can force-dismiss the floating thumbnail by dragging it to the right. This will cause the screenshot to immediately save to the default save location. You can also drag and drop the thumbnail directly into eligible applications, such as the Mail app or Messages. Right-clicking on the floating thumbnail will reveal a whole host of additional options, such as saving to a specific location, opening with apps, showing in Finder, Deleting, Markup, or dismissing the thumbnail. Clicking on the thumbnail will present the screenshot in full via Quick Look.
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