How do I take a screenshot on a Mac?

How do I do a screen print or screen capture on a Mac?

Get your fingers ready, you'll need four.


Control Command Shift 3


This will take a screen shot and save it to the clipboard. If you want to save the screen shot as a PNG file on the desktop, then leave off the Control




Command is the key to the left of your spacebar that looks like a fancied-up square.

For more details, go here. There are several variations.

Note: Control Command Shift 3 is sweet for blogging on blogger. Just take your screenshot, then paste into your post. You'll need to resize.