Dave Mark recently posted some useful information about taking screenshots without drop shadows on a Mac. He then updated the post with more information about Mac screenshots. So I thought I’d make a contribution, and mention something I do that makes managing screenshots easier.
If you take screenshots on your Mac, they are saved by default on the Desktop. But, for me, that’s not a good location to store them. I take a lot of screenshots for articles and books, and sometimes need to save them for a time while I’m working on a project. So I created a folder in my Documents folder called Screenshots, and, on each of my Macs, I save them to that folder.
But the Mac doesn’t give you an option to choose where to save screenshots. Office home and business 2017 for mac. Fortunately, there is a way you can change this.
Start by creating a folder called Screenshots and putting it where you want.
When you take a screenshot on your Mac – using the Shift-Command-3 shortcut to capture the whole screen, or Shift-Command-4 to capture a portion of it – the image files are saved straight to.
Jan 27, 2017 So I created a folder in my Documents folder called Screenshots, and, on each of my Macs, I save them to that folder. But the Mac doesn’t give you an option to choose where to save screenshots. Fortunately, there is a way you can change this. Start by creating a folder called Screenshots and putting it where you want.
Open Terminal, which is in your /Applications/Utilities folder. Copy the following code and pasted it into the Terminal window, then press Return.
As Krazer notes in his answer, Screenshots are stored in /Library/Application Support/Blizzard/Diablo III/Screenshots. Unfortunately, this folder is hidden by default under OS X 10.7 Lion. This means that most users will have no clue how to access their screenshots. By default (if no one has changed the OS settings): They are stored on Desktop with name 'Screen Shot YYYY-MM-DD at HH.mm.SS PM', example: 'Screen Shot 2016-01-23 at 1.07.03 PM".
(If you’ve chosen a different location for your Screenshots folder, make sure the command contains that folder path. ~ is a shortcut for your home folder.)
You’ll need to log out of your account and log in again, or restart your Mac for this to take effect. From that point on, any screenshots you take using the system shortcuts (such as Command-Shift-3) will be put into that folder.
This is practical for two reasons. If you store other files on your Desktop, screenshots won’t get in the way. And, as I said, it keeps them all in their own folder, which you can put in a location that is more practical for you.
Mac OS has a built-in screenshot taking feature and taking a screenshot is very easy. I take a lot of screenshots on my Mac. Some of them can be seen here on this website. Because this site, macreports, has a lot of macOS and iOS tutorials and I have written a lot of troubleshooting articles showing you what’s on the screens of my devices.
Are you having issues with Screenshots?
You may take a lot of them too. Because this can very useful if you want to show someone (e.g., your friend etc) what’s on your desktop.
So, how can you take a screenshot on a Mac?
Mac OS’s screenshot utility makes it very easy to capture your screen. You can capture your whole screen (hold down Shift-Command (⌘)-3) or some part of it (hold down Shift-Command (⌘)-4 then drag your cursor).
Where are my screenshots?
By default, the screenshot you take is saved to your desktop whenever you press the keys above. You will hear a camera shutter sound effect. That means that you just took a screenshot. The file won’t open automatically. Your screenshot will be saved as a PNG file. The name of the screenshot will be Screen Shot date at time.png (e.g., Screen Shot 2017-03-20 at 7.16.41 PM.png). Of course, you can easily change this setting. You can, in fact, save it anywhere.
This article applies to all macOS computers.
Terminal
Mac Save Screenshot
You can also take screenshots using the command line in macOS. Here is how:
Mac Where Is My Screenshot
Open the Terminal app
Enter the following command: screencapture ~/Desktop/macreports.jpg and press enter.
This command will create a screenshot named macreports.jpg and it will be saved to your desktop