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Tuesday 29 July 2014

How to grab Mac screenshots like a pro

OS X Mavericks (Grab icon, full size)


Ever since the dawn of the Computer Age, screenshots have been essential. Images showing software in action are used all over the web, on social media and in specialized magazines.


Blog about software, you’ll need screenshots. Putting together a useful how-to like this one, are we? Good, you’ll need even more screenshots.


Want to get your point across in an unambiguous manner? You’re definitely going to need memorable screenshots to illustrate your point effectively.


There are plenty applications, both paid and free, which allow you to grab screenshots, such as Skitch from Evernote, for example. But allow me to let you in on a dirty little secret: you don’t need any of them.


Assuming you’re in the vast majority of the population whose needs don’t go beyond grabbing screens, or are among the group that has no use for advanced annotation and image management capabilities, Apple has you covered.


I myself have never used a third-party app to grab screenshots. How’s so? Because OS X sports a compelling set of built-in shortcuts for taking different types of screen images in an instant, without having to even launch any kind of app.


Still, it’s surprising just how many folks are totally oblivious to the fact they can capture Mac screenshots. That being said, we’ve reckoned to do something about it.


This comprehensive tutorial will teach you how to take screenshots on your Mac like a pro and have fun in the process.... Read the rest of this post here




"How to grab Mac screenshots like a pro" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.

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