Do you own a MacBook and would you like to "photograph" the screen of your Apple laptop but, as you are not yet very familiar with IT and new technologies, you don't have the slightest idea of how to do it? I'd say then that, luckily for you, you've landed on the right tutorial, at the right time.
In fact, if you allow me a few moments of your precious time, I can explain it to you how to take a screenshot on macbook. I'll tell you right away that it's not a complicated operation and, above all, that you don't necessarily have to resort to third-party tools, as macOS already includes functions specifically designed for this purpose.
At that time? May I know what are you still doing standing there? Position yourself comfortably, take some free time just for yourself and immediately start focusing on reading this guide of mine focused on the topic. I am sure that in the end you will be able to say you are very happy and satisfied with what you have learned. How about we bet?
Index
- How to take screenshots on MacBook
- How to take screenshot on macbook online
- Programs for taking screenshots on MacBook
How to take screenshots on MacBook
As anticipated at the beginning, for take a screenshot on MacBook you just need to take advantage of the special tools offered directly by the operating system: macOS, in fact, includes a special tool for capturing screenshots and allows you to do the same also using ad hoc keyboard shortcuts. To find out more, continue reading.
Screenshot
To take screenshots on MacBook, you can take advantage of Screenshot, the default macOS tool for taking screenshots and what's happening on the Mac desktop. It's very easy to use and comes with a lot of interesting options.
To be able to use it, access the Launchpadby selecting the relevant icon (Quella with il space rocket) that you find on Dock bar, open the folder Other attached to it and click on theScreenshot icon (Quella with the macOS window and the camera). Alternatively, you can call up the application by simply pressing cmd + shift + 5 on the keyboard.
At this point, at the bottom of the desktop, you should see the utility toolbar. On the left side of the same you will find the buttons Capture the entire screen, Capture the selected window e Capture the selection which allow, respectively, to take a screenshot of the entire screen, of a selected window or of a portion of the desktop of your choice.
Although this does not interest you at the moment, I also inform you, still on the toolbar, in the far right part, there are also the buttons Record the entire screen e Record your selection, which allow you to record a video of the entire screen or just a portion of it.
Also on the right side of the Screenshot toolbar you will also find the button options, which allows you to choose, through the appropriate menu that opens, whether to show the mouse pointer in the resulting image and whether to make the floating thumbnail visible after capture, to set a timer to delay screen capture and select the location to save the screenshot.
That said, to proceed with capturing the screen, choose the mode you prefer among those available, select, if necessary, the area of the screen of your interest or the window, and click on the button Acquire. Once captured, confirming the success of the operation, you will hear the sound of a camera shutter.
If, on the other hand, you have not opened the screenshot captured using the relative preview image and you still want to make changes to it, you can do so by double-clicking on the relative file icon present in the location of your choice for the output and then using the tools and functions offered by Preview, the default image and PDF file viewer of macOS, which also allows you to insert texts and drawings, rotate images, etc.
Keep in mind that the indications I have just given you are valid for the macOS versions equal to or greater than 10.14 (Mojave). On the previous versionsHowever, a less versatile variant of Screenshot is available, which does not allow you to adjust preferences related to screen capture and does not even offer the possibility of recording the screen.
Keyboard shortcuts
If you prefer the use of keyboard shortcuts, you can also take screenshots on MacBook using the appropriate key combinations, without necessarily having to call up the Screenshot tool. If this interests you, below you will find a list of those you can use to succeed in the enterprise.
- To take a screenshot of the entire screen, use the key combination command+shift+3.
- To take a screenshot of a portion of the screen, use the key combination command+shift+4.
- To take a screenshot of a single window, use the key combination command+shift+4, press the space bar and click on window to "immortalize".
- To take a screenshot and save it to the macOS clipboard, use the keyboard shortcuts that I have already pointed out to you coupled with the use of the key control, after which paste the resulting image using the key combination control+v.
Note that, by default, all screenshots are saved to the macOS desktop in PNG format.
If you want to change the behavior above, just act through the terminalby issuing specific commands. If this interests you, therefore, call up the Terminal, accessing the Launchpadby clicking on the relevant one icon (Quella with il space rocket) that you find on Dock bar, and then onicon with black window and line of code located in the folder Other.
Once the Terminal window appears on your desktop, enter the following strings, depending on the changes you intend to make in capturing screenshots on your MacBook, followed by pressing the key Submit on the computer keyboard.
- To change the file format in which screenshots are saved, type the command defaults write com.apple.screencapture type format (instead of format you must type the extension of the file in which you intend to save the screenshots, the formats JPG, BMP, TUF, TGA, JP2, PICT and PDF are supported ).
- To disable the shading of screenshots, type the command defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true. If you change your mind, you can restore the shadow by issuing the command defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool false.
- To change the output location of screenshots, type the command default write com.apple.screencapture location folder (instead of folder you must enter the full path of the folder in which to save the images).
- To choose the default name of snapshots, type the command default write com.apple.screencapture name "file name" (instead of "file name" you must type the name you intend to assign to the screenshots, if the name consists of a single term you can also not use the quotes)
In all cases, to ensure that the changes made are actually applied, restart the process SystemUIServer on macOS, by typing the command killall SystemUIServer in the Terminal window and then pressing the key Submit on the keyboard. Alternatively, log out of your user account by clicking on the symbol apple at the top left of the menu bar and selecting the item Log out of account name (instead of account name you will see the name you used for the account), then log back in.
I also inform you that, once a screenshot has been captured, if you want to edit it before it is saved, adding writings, drawings, etc., you can do so by clicking on the relative preview that you see appearing at the bottom right of the screen and, subsequently, using the special editor that opens, proceeding in the same way as I indicated in the previous step.
If, on the other hand, the screenshot you want to edit has already been saved and you want to edit it, you can do it by double-clicking on thefile icon and then using Preview, again as I explained to you in the previous lines.
How to take screenshot on macbook online
Need to take a screenshot on MacBook of a web page in its entirety? In this case, the "standard" instruments that I have indicated to you in the previous lines are not suitable, as they do not support this feature. However, you can achieve this by taking advantage of the services online specifically used for the thing that I have proceeded to point out to you in the steps below.
WebCapture
WebCapture is an online service, free, usable without registration and functioning from any browser, which, in fact, allows you to capture screenshots of entire web pages, also allowing you to choose the desired output format between JPG, PNG, PDF and others.
To be able to use it, visit its home page and type the URL of the web page you want to take a full screenshot into the text field located under the heading Enter the URL to capture.
Afterwards, choose the output format via the drop-down menu Choose the file format and click on the button Capture web page which is at the bottom. Once you get the screenshot, press the button Download to download the image obtained on your computer to your MacBook. Et voila!
Snapito
As an alternative to the online service for capturing screenshots of entire web pages that I have already suggested, you can consider contacting Snapito, which is also free, works without registration and is compatible with any browser. However, keep in mind that screen captures can only be saved in JPG format.
To be able to use it, go to its home page, click on the text field located in the center and type the address of the web page you wish to capture the screenshot inside. If before proceeding you wish to adjust the settings relating to the size and delay in the capture, press the button with the beforehand ruota d'ingranaggio and intervene through the available menus.
After that, click on thepreview of the screenshot that is shown to you at the bottom of the page. In the new tab that opens, right-click on the returned image and choose, from the context menu that appears, the option to proceed with the download. Alternatively, you can copy the link to the screenshot to the macOS clipboard so that you can share it by clicking the button Copy on the Snapito page.
Programs for taking screenshots on MacBook
In case the default tools made available by macOS have not convinced you, you can consider taking screenshots on MacBook using one of the appropriate third party programs which I have included in the list below. Identify the one that you think might be more suitable for you and proceed immediately with the download.
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