"Image Deployment" in Mac

Hello!

I just got my first Mac, a Macbook Air. Love it..

On my Windows PC, I used to screen capture, then paste (Ctrl+V) the image into Paint, then make some modification or just crop the image, then save the image, and lastly upload it to imgur or something (so I could post in a forum board).

I have no idea how to do these equivalent steps in a Mac, and haven't seen a Paint-like application. Any hints or advice?

OS X doesn't come with a Paint-like app. For that function you can use Paintbrush: Paintbrush | Home

As far as process, you can use "command"+"shift"+"4" to bring up a targetting pointer which you can use to drag out a section of screen. Upon release, it is saved as a PNG on your desktop.

Just to crop, double click on the saved image - it will open in Preview

Head for the Tools menu - there are other options there as well.

Screen Capture -- either shift-command-3 (whole screen) shift-command-4 (selected area)

Double-click the image, Preview will open, you can crop and do some basic modifications. If you need more, take a look at Skitch or Monosnap (which I think are both free).

(just clarifying S.Subzero and Tom's suggestions)

And you need to make a selection in Preview before the crop tool is un-greyed out.

Thank you gentleman. Very helpful... particularly "shift-command-4".

May I make a suggestion?

Check out Jing... it's SnagIT light and is free. It also does video....

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