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Re: macOS screenshot tricks to impress your co-workers

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Post by salgorithm » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 9:31 PM UTC

traceroute66 wrote: post #11

> How can you make full-app screenshots (⌘ ⇧ 5 then space bar) Ahem, cough ... Mr Testa, its 4, not 5 for full-app screenshots. ;-)

Fixed! Thanks for the help. I think 4 might technically work, but I meant to say "4", not "5".

Re: macOS screenshot tricks to impress your co-workers

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Post by CTmystery » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 9:31 PM UTC

wasyl wrote: post #18

Is there any trick to record a video of a given app window only (or that covers area of a window)? Making screenshot is easy with pressing `space`, is there an equivalent for videos?

Doesn't record a video, but I've been a happy user of LICEcap to make animated gifs of a portion of the screen that I share with co-workers (to github, slack, etc.)

Re: macOS screenshot tricks to impress your co-workers

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Post by salgorithm » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 9:32 PM UTC

CodeWriter23 wrote: post #6

Screenshots folder in the Dock FTW!! I must confess, I was pretty sure I’d learn nothing by clicking in. I was pleasantly surprised, thanks!

You're welcome! I'm glad it was helpful.

Re: macOS screenshot tricks to impress your co-workers

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 9:33 PM UTC

susam wrote: post #45

Here is a key sequence I use very often. It takes a screenshot of a chosen window without the window's shadow. - First, type command + shift + 4 (the mouse pointer turns into crosshair). - Then type the space bar (the crosshair turns into a camera icon). - Hover the mouse pointer (a camera icon now), to highlight the chosen window. - Finally, hold the option key and click. This sounds like a lot of steps but it becom…

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Re: macOS screenshot tricks to impress your co-workers

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Post by CharlesW » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 9:36 PM UTC

LocalPCGuy wrote: post #55

marcellus23 wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It isn't hidden behind a keyboard shortcut. CMD+Shift+5 exposes the full screenshot UI, and under the clearly-named Options button is a menu that lets you pick the clipboard as the place to save. Holding CTRL is just a... well... "shortcut" for that.

That is literally the definition of "hidden behind a keyboard shortcut" - you have to be told or lookup CMD+Shift-5 before you can get to the full screenshot UI. It's been a while since I first used MacOS, but I don't remember it telling me how to do that.

> That is literally the definition of "hidden behind a keyboard shortcut" - you have to be told or lookup CMD+Shift-5 before you can get to the full screenshot UI.

Or more likely, new users search for "screenshot" in Spotlight the first few times, and if they do this enough maybe Google "mac screenshot shortcuts" (which leads them to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361).

Re: macOS screenshot tricks to impress your co-workers

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Post by lloeki » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 9:38 PM UTC

wintermutestwin wrote: post #50

jiux wrote: post #12

Here's how to set screenshots to save in your Downloads folder: defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Downloads && killall SystemUIServer

TinkerTool lets you edit the Destination Folder, Format and some additional screenshot settings. I much prefer this because it allows me to quickly check the current setting as opposed to a "black box" CLI command.

Maybe?

    defaults read com.apple.screencapture location

Re: macOS screenshot tricks to impress your co-workers

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Post by anarticle » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 9:38 PM UTC

lelandfe wrote: post #24

muhammadusman wrote: post #10

Hold control to save to your clipboard instead of a folder/desktop.

It's not a very ergonomic hotkey, though. I click the preview that appears in the bottom right to open, CMD-C to copy, and then click the trash icon to not save.

Swap your caps lock with control for happier pinky finger. Or if you’re old enough to remember Sun keyboards!

Re: macOS screenshot tricks to impress your co-workers

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Post by dylan604 » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 9:40 PM UTC

gkop wrote: post #60

Shameless question: is there a special trick to specify a filename for my screenshots in macOS? I manually rename after, and it's cumbersome.

Is entering the name in advance as you're requesting really any less cumbersome than renaming a generically named file after the fact?

In your request, you must provide a file name every time. In the current method, you can just take the snap and not waste time with the filename unless you really just need/want to do it for reasons.

Re: macOS screenshot tricks to impress your co-workers

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Post by Domenic_S » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 9:40 PM UTC

Want a quick measurement in px for something on your screen? CMD + SHIFT + 4 for the crosshairs, drag from origin to destination, observe the measurement in px. Press ESC to not capture anything.

(Only works for horizontal or vertical measurements, unless you're good at doing pythagorean theorem in your head)

Re: macOS screenshot tricks to impress your co-workers

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Post by quitit » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 9:41 PM UTC

dagmx wrote: post #7

You can just hit the option key to take a screenshot of an app without the shadow. No need to go and change system wide defaults

This is the real tip.