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By default, screenshots are .png format. To change that, type this at a terminal: | By default, screenshots are .png format. To change that, type this at a terminal: | ||
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defaults write com.apple.screencapture type ''image_format'' | defaults write com.apple.screencapture type ''image_format'' | ||
killall SystemUIServer | killall SystemUIServer | ||
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Revision as of 05:13, 3 October 2010
Tricks and Shortcuts
Screenshots
- Command-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it as a file on the desktop
- Command-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it as a file on the desktop
- Command-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it as a file on the desktop
- Command-Control-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it to the clipboard
- Command-Control-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it to the clipboard
- Command-Control-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it to the clipboard
In Leopard, the following keys can be held down while selecting an area (via Command-Shift-4 or Command-Control-Shift-4):
- Space, to lock the size of the selected region and instead move it when the mouse moves
- Shift, to resize only one edge of the selected region
- Option, to resize the selected region with its center as the anchor point
By default, screenshots are .png format. To change that, type this at a terminal:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type ''image_format''
killall SystemUIServer