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How to Take Screenshot on a MacBook, Quick and Easy Guide Without Apps

Aulia Hafisa
How to screenshot on a Macbook illustration (Cottonbro Studio/Pexels)
How to screenshot on a Macbook illustration (Cottonbro Studio/Pexels)

TheIndonesia.id - When you work on a Macbook you may have to take a picture on your screen. There are many built-in applications or built-in features from laptops for taking screenshots, including on Macbooks. So, how to take screenshot on Macbook?

On the Macbook, you actually don't need an additional application to take screenshots. Macbook is equipped with a very adequate screenshot feature. In this article, we will discuss how to quickly and easily take screenshots on a Macbook without an application.

What is screenshots

A screenshot is an action to take a photo or image of the screen display you are currently viewing. We can capture moments on a laptop, tablet, or cellphone screen, then save them. 

Just like on cellphones, screenshots on laptops can also be done by pressing a combination of keys on the keyboard. Usually, the key combination is different, depending on the brand of the laptop, like on an Asus laptop, you just have to press the Windows key + PrtSc and fn + PrtSc keys for MSI laptops. Likewise, on a Macbook, there are various ways to take screenshots.

5 Ways to screenshot on Macbook without an application

MacBook Illustration (Pexels/Toni Cuenca)
MacBook Illustration (Pexels/Toni Cuenca)

There are various ways to screenshot on a Macbook, either using an application or using the built-in features of the Macbook. The following are 4 ways to easily screenshot on a Macbook without using an application.

1. Shift + Command + 3

The first way is to press and hold the key combination shift + command + 3. This screenshot method will take a full screenshot. When the screenshot has been obtained, you will see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen. Then you can click on the thumbnail to edit it or wait a few moments for the screenshot to be automatically saved on the desktop.

2. Shift + Command + 4

The next screenshot method is to use the combination shift + command + 4. With this combination you will change the cursor to a crosshair (an icon like a plus sign), then you can drag while pressing left click to the area you want to screenshot. To move the selection, press and hold the spacebar, then drag. Meanwhile, to cancel the screenshot you can press the escape key.

To get a screenshot, release the left-click button on the mouse or trackpad. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of the screen, you can click to edit it immediately or wait a few moments for the screenshot to be automatically saved on the desktop.

3. Shift + Command + 4 + Space bar

The next way is to press the shift + command + 4 + space bar combination. When you press the key combination, the cursor will change to a camera icon. Doing so locks the shape of the selected area, but still lets you reposition it on the screen.

Next, click the window or menu that you want to screenshot. To exclude window shadows from screenshots, press and hold the Option key while you click. If the screenshot area is in accordance with what you want, release the left-click button on the mouse or trackpad. Then, you will see a thumbnail in the corner of the screen. Click the thumbnail to edit it immediately or wait a few moments for it to save automatically on the desktop.

4. Shift + Command + 5

The next way is to press the key combination shift + command + 5. This key combination will open a small panel at the bottom of the screen. The panel contains three screenshot options, namely for screenshots of the entire screen, window, or screen that you select. Apart from that, there is also an option to record all screens and a selection of screens. When the panel appears, you can choose to take a screenshot as needed. If so, a thumbnail will appear in the corner of the screen. You can click on the thumbnail to edit it immediately or wait a few moments for it to save automatically on the desktop.

5. Shift + Command + 6

Macbook illustration (Apple)
Macbook illustration (Apple)

If you are using a 15 or 16-inch Macbook Pro, you can take a screenshot of what is displayed on the touch bar. You can simply press shift + command + 6 to take very wide and thin screenshots from the Touch Bar.

Those are various ways to take screenshots on Macbooks that are easy and without applications. If you are a Macbook user, then you can use all of them to take screenshots easily. So, good luck!

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