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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:


<syntaxhighlight>
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type ''image_format''
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type ''image_format''
killall SystemUIServer
killall SystemUIServer
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>

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