So, if you're a Mac user like I am, I'm going to show you a trick that is going to change
your life. And that is taking a screenshot on a Mac. Now, let me show you what I used to do
I would start by searching and opening preview. And then from the preview menu, I would select file and take screenshot from selection
This would allow me to draw a box around the screen that I wanted to take a photo of
From here, I would just select edit and copy. And then I could paste that in any document
Now, this works okay, but it wasn't good in a few different scenarios and it's a couple
different steps. So, I want to show you one of my favorite new keyboard shortcuts that I actually just
learned recently. You can take a screenshot on any Mac by using this keyboard shortcut
It would be shift, command, and then the number three. So, after you press it, you hear a little clicky noise and a beeping noise
Okay, so it sounds like a photo has been taken, but where is it
Well, here's what you have to do. You just have to paste that image
The image has been copied. It's actually copied to the clipboard on your computer
So, when you open up any program that you can paste into, just select command V
And there is the screenshot that I just took. This works fantastic
Now, the one way that you can bring preview in is if you have to do any editing
For instance, if I want to edit the screenshot a little bit, I can open preview, select file
new from clipboard, and now I'll be able to use all of the tools that are available in
preview on this image that I was able to take a screenshot of
So, go ahead and try that. Hit shift command number three. That will let you take a screenshot on your Mac that will automatically be copied
You can then paste it anywhere that you'd like. So, thanks for watching this quick tip on how to create a screenshot with a Mac
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