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How to take screenshot in Apple ios


Hightlight : iPhone device comes with 2 different types physical form factor
  1. iPhone with Only Top Button and Volume Buttons
  2. iPhone with Home Button, Top Button and Volume Button

How to take a screenshot on iPhone models with Face ID


How to take a screenshot on iPhone models with Touch ID and Side button


How to take a screenshot on iPhone models with Touch ID and Top button


Where to find screenshots

Open Photos, then go to Albums > Screenshots.


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Hightlight : iPad device comes with 2 different types physical form factor
  1. iPad with Only Top Button and Volume Buttons
  2. iPad with Home Button, Top Button and Volume Button

How to take a screenshot on an iPad with Face ID



How to take a screenshot on an iPad with Touch ID


Where to find screenshots

Open Photos, then go to Albums > Screenshots.


Learn more

Take a screenshot on your Mac

You can capture the entire screen, a window, or just a portion of the screen.

How to take a screenshot on your Mac

Shift + Command + 3

  1. To take a screenshot, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 3. 
  2. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

How to capture a portion of the screen

Shift + Command + 4

  1. Press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 4.
  2. Drag the crosshair MacOS Crosshair Icon to select the area of the screen to capture. To move the selection, press and hold Space bar while dragging. To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
    MacOS Screenshot
  3. To take the screenshot, release your mouse or trackpad button. 
  4. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

How to capture a window or menu

Shift + Command + 4 + Spacebar

  1. Open the window or menu that you want to capture.
  2. Press and hold these keys together: Shift, Command, 4, and Space bar. The pointer changes to a camera icon Mac OS Camera Icon. To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
    MacOS Catalina Safari Screen
  3. Click the window or menu to capture it. To exclude the window's shadow from the screenshot, press and hold the Option key while you click.
  4. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.



Where to find screenshots

By default, screenshots save to your desktop with the name ”Screen Shot [date] at [time].png.”
In macOS Mojave or later, you can change the default location of saved screenshots from the Options menu in the Screenshot app. You can also drag the thumbnail to a folder or document.


Take pictures or screen recordings using Screenshot

The Screenshot panel of tools.

For a portion of the screen, drag the frame to reposition it or drag its edges to adjust the size of the area you want to capture or record.

Tool

Description

Capture the entire screen

Capture Entire Screen

Capture a window

Capture Window

Capture a portion of the screen

Capture Selected Portion

Record the entire screen

Record Entire Screen

Record a portion of the screen

Record a Portion

The available options vary based on whether you’re taking a screenshot or a screen recording. For example, you can choose to set a timed delay or show the mouse pointer or clicks, and specify where to save the file.
The Show Floating Thumbnail option helps you work more easily with a completed shot or recording — it floats in the bottom-right corner of the screen for a few seconds so you have time to drag it into a document, mark it up or share it before it’s saved to the location you specified.

When the Show Floating Thumbnail option is set, you can do any of the following while the thumbnail is briefly displayed in the bottom-right corner of the screen:

Depending on where you chose to save the screenshot or recording, an app may open.
Take pictures using keyboard shortcuts
You can use various keyboard shortcuts on your Mac to take pictures of the screen. The files are saved to the desktop.
Tip: To copy a screenshot so you can paste it somewhere — like in an email or to another device — press and hold the Control key while you press the other keys. For example, to copy the whole screen, press Shift-Command-Control-3.

Action

Shortcut

Capture the entire screen

Press Shift-Command-3.

Capture a portion of the screen

Press Shift-Command-4, then move the crosshair pointer to where you want to start the screenshot. Press the mouse or trackpad button, drag over the area you want to capture, then release the mouse or trackpad button.

Capture a window or the menu bar

Press Shift-Command-4, then press the Space bar. Move the camera pointer over the window or the menu bar to highlight it, then click.

Capture a menu and menu items

Open the menu, press Shift-Command-4, then drag the pointer over the menu items you want to capture.

Open Screenshot

Press Shift-Command 5.

Capture the Touch Bar

Press Shift-Command-6.

You can customise these keyboard shortcuts in the Shortcuts pane of Keyboard preferences. On your Mac, choose Apple menu Apple Menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Shortcuts.


Screenshots are saved as .png files and screen recordings are saved as .mov files. Filenames begin with “Screenshot” or “Screen Recording” and include the date and time.

You may not be able to take pictures of windows in some apps, such as DVD Player.