Screen Grabs in OS X 10.3

[Ric]

Screen to file Command-Shift-3

Screen to clipboard Command-Control-Shift-3

Crosshair screen selection to file Command-Shift-4

Crosshair screen selection to clipboard Command-Control-Shift-4

Window to file, hit spacebar after invoking Command-Shift-4, then click the appropriate window

Window to clipboard, hit spacebar after invoking Command-Control-Shift-4 then click the appropriate window

Menu to file or clipboard First, click the appropriate menu to invoke it, then (as above), hit spacebar after invoking Command-Control-Shift-4 or Command-Shift-4 then click the menu.

This method can also be used to take a picture of the Dock or an application's menu or palette.

 

[Danster]

When you take a snap it saves the picture by defualt as a PDF but, is there any way to change the settings to save it as a jpeg by defualt?

 

[Ric]

I am unaware of a way to change the default to jpg as you want...

...if you double click your pdf file, it should open in "Preview" pull down File, Export... from the program menu, select jpg, and Bob's your uncle!

there are free/commercial utilites that will do what you want, such as Snapz ProX, which is very good.

There is also the Grab utility that is part of OS X, but the default format for Grab, is a tiff file.

 

[mariogomez]

can anyone tell me if i can do screen snaps in osx.4? if so, how? and where does the pic go?

 

[Ric]

Hi there and welcome...

Command (the Apple Key) & Shift & 3

Will capture the entire screen and place it on the desktop...

regards

Ric

 

[Ric]

Command (the Apple Key) & Shift & 4

Will change the cursor to a cross hair, click and drag over the area you want to capture, it will save it on the desktop...

regards

Ric

 

[Ric]

If you look at post number 1, there all the same as that...

regards

Ric

 

[zerozeroisland]

this should help you out. you can change the screen grab file format to any Quicktime compatible one with a simple command in the Terminal. it will even save it as a Photoshop .psd if you want! this works fine for me in 10.4 and i believe i used it in 10.3 as well:

just type any one of the following lines in the Terminal and hit enter, pick the one for the file format you wish to use

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type pdf
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type png
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type tif
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type psd

you'll probably have to log out and back in again to see the change. hope that helps!

 

[Ric]

Hi there and welcome !

thanks for the info !

regards

Ric

 

[Cory Cooper]

Go

I use the Capture widget. Of course this is for 10.4 or later as it is a Dashboard widget.

Nice interface, easy to change settings, rock-solid, and free.

C

 

[Kyomii]

Thanks for this Ric

Loving the command + shift + 4 !

 

[Ric]

Yes it's very handy !

regards

Ric

 

[mrsp]

I use whatever it was that our Ric sent to me .... he is a very patient and kind man!

 

[LeeRain]

Can anyone tell me if i can do screen snaps in osx.4? if so, how? and where does the pic go?
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