By memorizing the one or two shortcuts most relevant to your workflow, you can significantly increase your productivity and communicate more effectively using visual aids.
| Shortcut | What it does | |----------|---------------| | | Captures the entire screen and saves it as a file on the desktop. | | Shift + Cmd + 4 | Turns the cursor into a crosshair to select a specific area. Release the mouse/trackpad to capture. | | Shift + Cmd + 4 + Space | After pressing the shortcut, press the Spacebar to capture a specific window or menu (camera icon appears). | | Shift + Cmd + 5 | Opens the screenshot toolbar (macOS Mojave and later) for video recording and timed screenshots. | | Ctrl + any of the above | Copies the screenshot to the clipboard instead of saving it (e.g., Ctrl + Shift + Cmd + 4 ). | shortcut key for screenshot in laptop