Often forgot screenshot method...

[surfwax95]

Maybe you could add this to the first post?

To take a delayed screen shot of the login screen (which is owned by root), or to get a good Dashboard or FrontRow shot open Terminal and type:

sudo -s

(Type your admin's password)

nohup bash -c "sleep 60; screencapture ~/Pictures/screen.pdf"

The number 60 is seconds, you can change it to whatever you want. You can also save it to whereever you'd like. Enjoy! :mac:

 

[cornelius]

When I take a snapshot of my dock using the Command-Shift-4-Spacebar thing, all I get is a gray bar with no icons. Is this normal/is there any way to take a snapshot of my dock and have the icons show up?

 

[surfwax95]

You have to hit Command+Shift+4 which brings up the little cross thingy...this cross thingy lets you drag a square around whatever you want to take a screenshot of(your dock in this case).

Hitting space turns it into a camera which will only take the shot of what's high-lighted.

 

[Daniel 1989 UK]

 

[shoude77]

cool trick!

 

[munch]

When I use dvd capture it takes a picture of the whole screen and not just the movie scene. Am I doing something wrong? I wish there was a command-shift-4 option for it.

 

[evolve]

I know this is old, but im new, and this is Very Cool.

 

[Kar98]

Old thread, I know, but the simplest method I've found is this:
System Preferences -> Keyboard & Mouse --> Keyboard Shortcuts, and then change "save picture of screen as file" to something simpler than apple+shift+control+4 or whatever it was. I used apple+F13, because F13 was free and it's sort of close to where the PrintScreen key is on a PC keyboard.

I don't remember if you have to go to
System Preferences -> Universal Access --> [x] Enable access for assistive devices
first.

 

[DoctorWombat]

erm, i have a question. i pressed cmd+shift+f3, and.. well, what happens afterwards? where does it go? i figured it'd copy to the clipboard like it does in windows, but when i press the buttons and then try to paste it into photoshop, nothing happens. what am i doing wrong?

 

[iNAP]

not f3 just 3 goes right to desktop

 

[DoctorWombat]

wow, thanks, i realized that RIGHt after i closed the browser and saw a million .png files on my desktop, lol

 

[Macman]

you can hold control with the command to copy straight to the clipboard.

 

[geminifiend]

Guys.. where can I find F13 on my keyboard and you know that logo for shortcuts that looks like an "X"? Thanks.

 

[Macman]

since you are on a laptop, there is no f13 key, only up to f12.
and what s shortcut that looks like an X?

 

[Aptmunich]

You probably mean the clover shaped icon...
It's the command key: The one with the apple on it.

 

[geminifiend]

Not the apple logo... sorry guys! I can't explain properly. well, How do you open the "Special Charaters" in Safari or add "New Smart Folder" in Finder using shortcut? There's keys you need to press and I don't know the first key. :black:

 

[geminifiend]

since you are on a laptop, there is no f13 key, only up to f12.
and what s shortcut that looks like an X?

hahaha... Yeah, just wondering what key to press if you don't have F13 on your laptop. Thanks!

 

[iWonder]

do you open the "Special Charaters" in Safari

Hold the Option/Alt key and press a key like e and it should look like ´ then press another key, like ... e and it will look like é. try it with all they keys!

 

[Macman]

yea, its the option key

 

[geminifiend]

Great, it works! Thanks!