There are several useful tools available in macOS. A useful tool for taking a screenshot is the “Screenshot” app.
The Screenshot app for macOS is an app that allows you to take a screenshot of the screen or a specific area of the screen. Screenshots are useful for capturing images of web pages, documents, or other items that can be used for sharing. The macOS operating system offers a standard screenshot app that you can find in the “Utilities”.
You can use this app to take different types of screenshots. This way you can take a screenshot of the entire screen, a part of the screen that you can select yourself, or a window. In addition to taking a screenshot, this app can also record a video of the entire screen or a selection of the screen.
Take a screenshot on a Mac with Screenshot app
Open the screenshot app by opening the “Apps”. Then click “Utilities” and open the “Screenshot” app.
After opening the screenshots app, a window will appear at the bottom, just above the dock, with various options to capture a screenshot or video.
You can choose from the following options to take a screenshot.
To capture the entire screen, click the “Capture Entire Screen” button. A screenshot of the entire screen including dock and other windows is now taken. The resolution of this screenshot is quite high, if you are going to use it for the web I recommend reducing the screenshot size.
By clicking the second button “Capture selected window” you will take a screenshot of an active window. After clicking this button, click on the window you want to capture. A screenshot will now be taken of just this window.
The next button is the “Capture Selected Part” screenshot function. After clicking this button, select the part of the screen you want to capture. You can select this with a grid. After indicating which part you want to capture, click on the “Capture” button to take a screenshot.
The next two buttons are there to make a video of the screen. The first button “Record Entire Screen” helps you make a video recording of the entire screen. This is useful, for example, if you want to record an instructional video.
The second video recording button “Record selected part” can be used to record a video of a part of the screen. First select which part and then click “Record” to make a video recording of this part.
The last button “Options” provides various options to manage the screenshots or videos.
You can choose a default location or any other location to save the screenshots or video recording. You can also set a timer. If you click the “Capture” or “Record” button, it will take 5 or 10 seconds before the screenshot or video starts.
Another useful option is to show the mouse pointer or not. In some cases you may not want the mouse pointer to be visible on the screenshot. You can enable or disable this in the options.
Also read: Preview Mac: The all-rounder for image editing!
I hope to have informed you with this. Thank you for reading!